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One of my favorite documentaries is Ken Burns' brilliant film on the Second World War. Full Article at The Oshkosh Northwestern
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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Yosemite, Yellowstone and Grand Canyon get the publicity, and the visitors. But there are plenty of lesser- known national parks that offer gorgeous vistas and pristine back country, far from the crowds. Full Article at The Olympian
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Documentary film maker Ken Burns, makes remarks on September 28, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt created Kings Canyon, a wilderness park in California, based on the photographs of Ansel Adams
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Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan dive into the history of the national parks, from Yosemite Valley in 1851 and the world's first official national park at Yellowstone in 1872 to the most recent additions to a system that now includes nearly 400 sites and 84... Full Article at The Daily Green
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We’ve been watching Ken Burns’ The Civil War and last night we finished the episode that includes the battle of Gettysburg. Full Article at Tom Watson
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A documentary begs to be made. There are months, maybe years of filming and editing, and what results is a visual incarnation of journalistic work that’s meant to inform and inspire. Full Article at Flavorwire
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Documentary fil maker Ken Burns, makes remarks on September 28, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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For the general public, he does the same thing that the Ken Burns documentary series does
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(click linked text below to jump to related section of the review) "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people." Full Article at High-Def Digest
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Ken Burns is the director of The National Parks: America's Best Idea. The six-part series will air on PBS beginning September 27. I don't know how cold it was that January morning in Yellowstone, but the night before the temperature had been minus 20. Full Article at National Geographic
About Ken Burns
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Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American director and producer of documentary films known for his style of making use of archival footage and photographs. Among his most notable productions are The Civil War (1990), Baseball (1994), Jazz (2001) and The War (2007). Full Article
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (L) speaks as Dorothy Cross (2R), great niece of the first African American heavyweight boxing champion John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, Cross's daughter Constance Hines (R) and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (2L) listen during a news conf...
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (L) speaks as Dorothy Cross (C), great niece of the first African American heavyweight boxing champion John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, and Cross' daughter Constance Hines (R) listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill April 1, 2009...
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Filmmakers Ken Burns, right, and Dayton Duncan are shown in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley in Wyoming on Jan. 24, 2009. Burns and Duncan co-produced a PBS series on National Parks set to air in September.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Actress Uma Thurman and filmmaker Ken Burns attend the Room to Grow 10th Anniversary benefit gala at Christie's on December 2, 2008 in New York City.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Filmmaker Ken Burns and Julie Burns attend the Room to Grow 10th Anniversary benefit gala at Christie's on December 2, 2008 in New York City.
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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and Anne Finucane, Chief Marketing Officer, Bank of America, attend the 2009 National Arts Awards presented by Americans for the Arts on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 in New York.
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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and wife Julie Deborah Brown attend the 2009 National Arts Awards presented by Americans for the Arts on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 in New York.
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Documentarian Ken Burns, makes remarks on September 28, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Burns' most recent film, 'The National Parks: America's Best Idea', a 6-part, 12-hour series about the creation and evolving idea of US National Parks, premiered on PBS last night.
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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns autographs an old issue of Life Magazine about the U.S. National Parks system after discussing his new Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series on the National Parks at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, September 28, 2009.
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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns smiles as he discusses his new Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series on the National Parks at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, September 28, 2009.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Filmmaker Ken Burns attends a press conference to promote National Parks Week NYC at the Central Park Arsenal on August 24, 2009 in New York, New York.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns throws out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.
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![NEW YORK -Fellow Giants of Broadcasting 2009 honorees Ken Burns, Award-winning Documentarian and Biographer, Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and Dr. Woo Paik, President and Chief Technology Officer of LG Electronics Inc. , the "Father o...](http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07KY8eSeeVbRL/30x30.jpg?center=0.5,0 "NEW YORK -Fellow Giants of Broadcasting 2009 honorees Ken Burns, Award-winning Documentarian and Biographer, Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and Dr. Woo Paik, President and Chief Technology Officer of LG Electronics Inc. , the "Father o...")
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NEW YORK -Fellow Giants of Broadcasting 2009 honorees Ken Burns, Award-winning Documentarian and Biographer, Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, and Dr. Woo Paik, President and Chief Technology Officer of LG Electronics Inc. , the "Father o...
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A documentary video directed by Academy Award winning film director Ken Burns is shown behind the casket of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy during a "Celebration of Life Memorial Service" for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts August 28, 2009.
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A documentary video directed by Academy Award winning film director Ken Burns shows a photograph of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (R) with his brothers former President John F. Kennedy (L) and Robert F. Kennedy (C) on a video screen behind Kennedy's flag covered casket during a "Celebrati...
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A documentary video directed by Academy Award winning film director Ken Burns shows a photograph of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy (R) with his brothers former President John F. Kennedy (L) and Robert F. Kennedy (C) on a video screen behind Kennedy's flag covered casket during a "Celebrati...
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Attendees watch a documentary video directed by Academy Award winning film director Ken Burns during a "Celebration of Life Memorial Service" for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts August 28, 2009.
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (L) speaks as Dorothy Cross (C), great niece of the first African American heavyweight boxing champion John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, and Cross' daughter Constance Hines (R) listen during a news conference on Capitol Hill April 1, 2009...
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