Ken Burns
Popularity:8.441
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1953-07-29
Place of Birth:Brooklyn, New York, USA
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A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 (2010)
A history of the origin of National Baseball Hall of Fame and its first induction ceremony in 1939.
The Unmaking of a College (2022)
In THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE, students at Hampshire College confront a new president's underhanded attempt to shut down their school and discover...
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself (2012)
Plimpton! tells the story of writer, editor, amateur sportsman and friend to many, George Plimpton. Using Plimpton’s own narration –...
Ken Burns: One Nation, Many Stories (2024)
Explore the acclaimed filmmaker's more recent work in new interviews with Burns and his colleagues. Featuring excerpts from Country Music, Muhammad...
OETA's On The Record: Ken Burns (2014)
Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns sits down with OETA's Dick Pryor to discuss his latest documentary, "The Dust Bowl,' upcoming projects, and the...
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most...
Ken Burns: Here & There (2020)
Explore the filmmaker’s life and career in interviews with colleagues, friends and Burns himself. The importance of place emerges as a theme as...
Here For A Good Time (2020)
Here For A Good Time tells the story of Hampshire College, a tiny liberal arts school in Western Mass with a reputation for really knowing how to...
Very Ralph (2019)
The first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in...
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal (2000)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness (2022)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.
The Daily Show (1996)
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Today (1952)
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on...
This Week (1981)
ABC's Sunday morning political affairs program, currently hosted by George Stephanopoulos.
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...
60 Minutes (1968)
America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news...
The Colbert Report (2005)
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political...
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The...
Muhammad Ali (2021)
Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere.
The Tim McCarver Show (2005)
The Tim McCarver Show is a syndicated sports show hosted by Tim McCarver featuring interviews with athletes, coaches, managers, authors, and...
Back on the Record with Bob Costas (2021)
In-depth interviews with the biggest names in sports, entertainment, and popular culture, and discussions led by Bob Costas that addresses the most...
The Mindy Project (2012)
Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical...
MLB: Baseball's Seasons (2009)
Baseball's Seasons is a documentary series on MLB Network. Each episode takes a look at a season in the history of Major League Baseball. It first...
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...
The Simpsons (1989)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...
CNN Special Report (1980)
In hour-long, in-depth explorations, CNN hosts examine extraordinary individuals, unexpected events and controversial subjects through interviews,...
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...
In the Know (2024)
Lauren Caspian is public radio's third most popular host. He's a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He's also a stop motion...
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its...
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...
Baseball (1994)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...
Craft in America (2007)
Explore the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage....
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018)
Join author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas among the...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery – not just of the two...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in this...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the Great Plow-Up, followed by a...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the Great Plow-Up, followed by a...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. A fierce...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery – not just of the two...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33)....
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33)....
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33)....
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced....
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
“The Gene: An Intimate History” brings vividly to life the story of today’s revolution in medical science through present-day tales...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The documentary series aims to reshape the way the public sees cancer and strip away some of the fear and misunderstanding that has long surrounded...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced....
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Muhammad Ali brings to life the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part sequel to the 1994 series Baseball continues the story of America's national pastime from the early 1990s to 2010. This...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part sequel to the 1994 series Baseball continues the story of America's national pastime from the early 1990s to 2010. This...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain also known as Samuel Clements produced by Ken Burns in 2001. Burns captures both the...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
First-person accounts from young people ranging in age from 11-27 about living with mental health conditions.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part sequel to the 1994 series Baseball continues the story of America's national pastime from the early 1990s to 2010. This...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part sequel to the 1994 series Baseball continues the story of America's national pastime from the early 1990s to 2010. This...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in this...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Explore the transformative power of education through the eyes of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees – and a...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33)....
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part sequel to the 1994 series Baseball continues the story of America's national pastime from the early 1990s to 2010. This...
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (1970)
This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting...