Ken Burns Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$3,500,000

Ken Burns is an American director and producer who has a net worth of $3.5 million. Burns’ extensive career in filmmaking includes numerous documentaries and documentary series on various historical subjects. He is famous for his works such as ‘The Civil War,’ ‘Jazz,’ ‘Prohibition,’ ‘The Roosevelts,’ and ‘The Vietnam War.’

Key facts:

Ken Burns is an American director and producer known for his numerous documentaries and documentary series on historical subjects

His most famous works include 'The Civil War,' 'Jazz,' 'Prohibition,' 'The Roosevelts,' and 'The Vietnam War.'

Burns' filmmaking style is characterized by the use of archival footage and the "Ken Burns effect," a technique involving slow zooms into and out of photographs

He has received more than 20 honorary degrees and his film 'The Civil War' won over 40 major film and television awards

There is a Ken Burns Wing at the Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video at Hampshire College

Basic Information About Ken Burns

Category	Celebrities › Directors
Professions	Film director, Cinematographer, Television producer, Television Director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Actor, Music Director, Author
Net worth	$3,500,000
Date of birth	1953-07-29 (71 years old)
Place of birth	Brooklyn
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Ken Burns win?

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Ken Burns roles

Movie / Series	Role
Octopussy	East German Bodyguard (uncredited)

Ken Burns's photos

Interesting Facts about Ken Burns

He worked on the film Octopussy (1983) at the Nene Valley train location as an extra and was allowed to film a Super-8 six minute movie of the filming at the Peterborough, England location. This is now available to view on the DVD. The short includes footage of Roger Moore and Michael G. Wilson and focuses on machinery and filmmaking mechanics. The sixteen year old at the time was playing an East German Border Guard and lived near to the location. Burns was affectionately known on the set as the "3rd Unit".

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