Ken Burns's date of birth is: 29 July 1953, He was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Ken Burns's birth name is Kenneth Lauren Burn.
He is married to Julie Deborah Brown since 18 October 2003 (2 children), This is not His first marriage, He was also married to Amy Stechler (1982 - 1993).
His popular Trade Mark is: Takes a single photograph or painting, and utilizes close ups, music, voice overs and sound effects to make it seem like a lengthy action sequence. The slow zoom in or out, and/or pan right or left has been called "The Ken Burns Effect" due to his powerful use of this technique. While not developed by him, it has been included in iMovie and iPhoto by Apple Computers with the name "Ken Burns Effect" .
Among His first film/tv appearances you can find: "Brooklyn Bridge (1981)", "The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)", "The Statue of Liberty (1985)".
His later/recent/future appearances include: "The War: A World Without War: March 1945 - September 1945 (#1.7) (2007)", "The War: The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945 (#1.6) (2007) "The War: Pride of Our Nation: June 1944 - August 1944 (#1.4) (2007)".
Ken Burns's Most popular appearance according to information taken from the web is "Gettysburg".
Ken Burns Won 13 Award(s) & Had 12 Nomination(s), He Won the Emmy, Humanitas Prize, IDA Award, Erik Barnouw Award, Vision Award, Television Producer of the Year Award, Golden Space Needle Award, Best Documentary Award, Bronze Wrangler, Spur Award.
