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American documentarian and filmmaker (born )

For the English football referee, see Ken Burns (referee).

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For other people named Kenneth Burns, see Kenneth Burns (disambiguation).

Kenneth Lauren Burns^[1] (born July 29, ) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle Americanhistory and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS.

Burns's widely known documentary series include The Civil War (), Baseball (), Jazz (), The War (), The National Parks: America's Best Idea (), Prohibition (), The Roosevelts (), The Vietnam War (), and Country Music (). He was also executive producer of both The West (), and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies ().^[2] Burns's documentaries have earned two Academy Award nominations (for 's Brooklyn Bridge and 's The Statue of Liberty) and have won sever Ken Burns - Wikipedia VEWA