After earning his BA at Hampshire College, Brooklyn-born Ken Burns pursued a career as a documentary filmmaker. At age 22, he formed Florentine Films in his home base of Walpole, New Hampshire. Read Full Biography
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The Central Park Five
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National Parks: America's Best Idea
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Medal of Honor
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Wordplay
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Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
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Thomas Jefferson
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Seeing, Searching, Being
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Ken Burns' Mark Twain, Part 1
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Ken Burns' Mark Twain, Part 2
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In the Marketplace
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 10: A Masterpiece by Midnight, 1961-Present
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 1: Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 2: The Gift, 1917-1924
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 3: Our Language, 1924-1928
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 4: The True Welcome, 1929-1935
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 5: Swing - Pure Pleasure, 1935-1937
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 6: Swing - The Velocity of Celebration, 1937-1939
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 7: Dedicated to Chaos, 1940-1945
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 8: Risk, 1945-1946
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Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 9: The Adventure, 1956-1961
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The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs
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Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 2012 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Documentary | The Central Park Five | Nominated |
| 2012 | Writers Guild of America | Best Documentary Screenplay | The Central Park Five | Nominated |
| 2005 | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Best Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Nominated |
| 1985 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Documentary Feature | Ken Burns' America: The Statue of Liberty | Nominated |
| 1985 | Sundance Film Festival | In Competition | Ken Burns' America: Huey Long | Nominated |
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