Podcast #194 – Ken Burns
Celebrated documentary filmmaker and Television Hall of Fame inductee Ken Burns, talks about his latest film, Leonardo da Vinci. It will air nationwide on PBS network stations on November 18 and 19, 2024. Burns has directed and produced such acclaimed hi
Biographers International Organization
November 8, 202437m 49s
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Show Notes
Celebrated documentary filmmaker and Television Hall of Fame inductee Ken Burns, talks about his latest film, Leonardo da Vinci. It will air nationwide on PBS network stations on November 18 and 19, 2024. Burns has directed and produced such acclaimed historical documentaries as, The Civil War; Baseball; Jazz; The War; The National Parks: America’s Best Idea; Prohibition, The Vietnam War; Country Music; The U.S. and the Holocaust and The American Buffalo. Burns’ biographical documentaries include The Roosevelts: An Intimate History; Muhammad Ali; Benjamin Franklin; Jackie Robinson and Hemmingway. Burn’s films have earned dozens of major awards, including seventeen Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations. Additionally, he earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Ken Burns was interviewed by BIO member John A. Farrell.
Photo credit: Stephanie Berger.
