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Ken Burns

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Ken Burns Fast Facts:

Has cited the death of his mother and afterward seeing his father cry only while watching a movie as the reasons he became a filmmaker.
Started his production company, Florentine Films, at age 22.
Received an Oscar nomination for producing his first documentary, Brooklyn Bridge, in 1981.
In 1990, was the director, producer, and music director for the series The Civil War, which won more than 40 television and film awards.
His 1994 documentary Baseball became, at the time, the most watched series in PBS history with over 45 million viewers.
Became co-owner of the Restaurant at L.A. Burdick Chocolate, which opened in 2000.
Popularized a filming technique known as the Ken Burns Effect that involves zooming in on photographs and panning across the subjects in the still images.
Has received more than 20 honorary degrees from institutions such as Penn State University and the University of Michigan.

Ken Burns Relationships:
Robert Burns - Father
Sarah Burns - Daughter
Julie Deborah Brown - Wife
Lyla Burns - Mother
Lilly Burns - Daughter
Ric Burns - Brother
Amy Stechler Burns - Ex-wife
Ken Burns Awards:
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Winner
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Special - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Special - Winner
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational) - Nominee
1986 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Special - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Winner
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Winner
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming - Nominee
1981 Oscar: Best Documentary (Feature) - Nominee
1985 Oscar: Best Documentary (Feature) - Nominee
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Winner
College:
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA (BA in Film Studies and Design, 1975)