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We didn't yet know why we needed these places and he reminded us, for both scientific and but also sort of spiritual reasons, why saving these places would be good for our souls ... The parks represent in the early years almost a spiritual advancement for the United States, and only later does the conse...
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In Ken Burns’s mighty documentary on jazz, the only songwriter mentioned is Duke Ellington, not George Gershwin, Irving Berlin or Cole Porter, whose music is also an integral part of the jazz world
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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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Any and everything by Ken Burns, the McLaughlin Group and reruns of Bob Newhart and Mary Tyler Moore. Movies: Mainly classics like ‘Chariots of Fire,’ ‘Cool Hand Luke’ and ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ and an occasional ‘Julie & Julia.’
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Wallace Stegner says in the last episode that we're the most dangerous species alive ... And yet, we're also the species capable, when we wish to, of saving other species, of preventing this loss. ... Here we begin to realize, I think, that our parks are bellwethers of our planetary health. They can be ...
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For the general public, he does the same thing that the Ken Burns documentary series does
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It's such a great thing to be hit over the head when you're working on a film ... I just wasn't prepared for what a great writer he was. Mark Twain said the difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. John Muir was lightning.
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We're obviously proud to be part of something like one of Ken Burns' productions
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I want to be Ken Burns [of PBS fame, also an honored 'Giant'] when I grow up... minus the facial hair.
SOURCE: MediaPost.com -
In a year when the country will be focused on America's best secret, 'The National Parks,' produced by Ken Burns, the only state that doesn't have a national park is the state where Ken grew up
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Ken Burns is truly a genius, which I like to attribute in part to the fact that he grew up in Newark, at capturing our country's history and pastimes in a way that all Americans can relate to and enjoy
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Every time Ken Burns comes out with another series, we think it's his masterpiece
– Patricia Miller SOURCE: Reno Gazette-Journal -
It was entertaining, fun and interesting ... They were very professional people. Dayton Duncan is, of course, a really neat resource because of the things he's done. He's been working with Ken Burns for quite a while, and he's a huge fan of the national parks.
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The national parks belong to us all. Whether you want to stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon, sit in the shade of a sequoia, or visit Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home, each of us can find a way to connect with our shared heritage by traveling to a national park ... We are very proud to work with Expedia...
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Ken Burns uniquely captures their essence like no one can and shares the incredible story of protecting these pockets of beauty and nature so generation after generation can enjoy
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And while I always knew Ken Burns' massive documentary series on the Civil War was a masterpiece, this time I watched it through different eyes ... And I looked to Whitman's very direct poetic language for what I didn't know about Lincoln because he influenced Lincoln's thinking about American democracy...
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Even though we didn’t get a lot of baseball coverage in Australia other than maybe the World Series, I was still interested in the history ... I remember watching the Ken Burns’ documentary (a 10-part series on baseball). It came on real late at night so I’d fall asleep halfway through.
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The term 'Shepard Fairey style' has now entered the lexicon much in the same way that a slow pan on a photograph in a documentary film is now referred to as 'Ken Burns move,'
SOURCE: Huffington Post
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Director Ken Burns (L) presents the Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award to Anne Finucane of Bank of America during the 2009 Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards in New York October 5, 2009.
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Documentariy film maker Ken Burns, makes remarks on September 28, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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Film maker 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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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Actor Adam Arkin, director Ken Burns, musician Adam Duritz attend a National Parks celebration hosted by the National Parks Conservation Association and PBS at Central Park on September 23, 2009 in New York City.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Director Ken Burns attends a National Parks celebration hosted by the National Parks Conservation Association and PBS at Central Park on September 23, 2009 in New York City.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Actor Adam Arkin, director Ken Burns, musician Adam Duritz attend a National Parks celebration hosted by the National Parks Conservation Association and PBS at Central Park on September 23, 2009 in New York City.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe speaks at a press conference to promote National Parks Week NYC at the Central Park Arsenal on August 24, 2009 in New York, New York. Filmmkaer Ken Burns can be seen to the right.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe speaks at 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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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe speaks at a press conference to promote National Parks Week NYC at the Central Park Arsenal on August 24, 2009 in New York, New York. Filmmkaer Ken Burns can be seen to the left.
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: (L-R) President of the National Parks Conservation Association Tom Kiernan, filmmaker Ken Burns, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Maria Burks and New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe at a press conference to prom...
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe speaks at 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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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Filmmaker Ken Burns, (left) with Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Maria Burks (center) and New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe at a press conference to promote National Parks Week NYC at the Central Park Arsenal...
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Filmmaker Ken Burns, (left) with Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Maria Burks (center) and New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe at a press conference to promote National Parks Week NYC at the Central Park Arsenal...
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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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Directors Ron Howard (R) and Ken Burns arrive for a Film Society Gala Tribute to honor actor Tom Hanks with the Chaplin Award in New York April 27, 2009.
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill April 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (L) speaks as U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill April 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (C) and great great nieces of the first African American heavyweight boxing champion John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, Linda Haywood (L) and Constance Hines attend a news conference on Capitol Hill April 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: (L-R) U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, Dorothy Cross, great niece of the first African American heavyweight boxing champion John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, Cross's daughter Constance Hines, and family friend Betsy...
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We didn't yet know why we needed these places and he reminded us, for both scientific and but also sort of spiritual reasons, why saving these places would be good for our souls ... The parks represent in the early years almost a spiritual advancement for the United States, and only later does the conse...
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In Ken Burns’s mighty documentary on jazz, the only songwriter mentioned is Duke Ellington, not George Gershwin, Irving Berlin or Cole Porter, whose music is also an integral part of the jazz world
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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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Any and everything by Ken Burns, the McLaughlin Group and reruns of Bob Newhart and Mary Tyler Moore. Movies: Mainly classics like ‘Chariots of Fire,’ ‘Cool Hand Luke’ and ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ and an occasional ‘Julie & Julia.’
SOURCE: 2TheAdvocate.com -
Wallace Stegner says in the last episode that we're the most dangerous species alive ... And yet, we're also the species capable, when we wish to, of saving other species, of preventing this loss. ... Here we begin to realize, I think, that our parks are bellwethers of our planetary health. They can be ...
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For the general public, he does the same thing that the Ken Burns documentary series does
SOURCE: The State -
It's such a great thing to be hit over the head when you're working on a film ... I just wasn't prepared for what a great writer he was. Mark Twain said the difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. John Muir was lightning.
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We're obviously proud to be part of something like one of Ken Burns' productions
SOURCE: Recordnet.com -
I want to be Ken Burns [of PBS fame, also an honored 'Giant'] when I grow up... minus the facial hair.
SOURCE: MediaPost.com -
In a year when the country will be focused on America's best secret, 'The National Parks,' produced by Ken Burns, the only state that doesn't have a national park is the state where Ken grew up
SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal -
Ken Burns is truly a genius, which I like to attribute in part to the fact that he grew up in Newark, at capturing our country's history and pastimes in a way that all Americans can relate to and enjoy
SOURCE: The Delaware News Journal -
Every time Ken Burns comes out with another series, we think it's his masterpiece
– Patricia Miller SOURCE: Reno Gazette-Journal -
It was entertaining, fun and interesting ... They were very professional people. Dayton Duncan is, of course, a really neat resource because of the things he's done. He's been working with Ken Burns for quite a while, and he's a huge fan of the national parks.
SOURCE: Reno Gazette-Journal -
The national parks belong to us all. Whether you want to stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon, sit in the shade of a sequoia, or visit Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home, each of us can find a way to connect with our shared heritage by traveling to a national park ... We are very proud to work with Expedia...
SOURCE: PR Newswire -
Ken Burns uniquely captures their essence like no one can and shares the incredible story of protecting these pockets of beauty and nature so generation after generation can enjoy
SOURCE: Kansas.com -
And while I always knew Ken Burns' massive documentary series on the Civil War was a masterpiece, this time I watched it through different eyes ... And I looked to Whitman's very direct poetic language for what I didn't know about Lincoln because he influenced Lincoln's thinking about American democracy...
– Bill T. Jones SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times -
Even though we didn’t get a lot of baseball coverage in Australia other than maybe the World Series, I was still interested in the history ... I remember watching the Ken Burns’ documentary (a 10-part series on baseball). It came on real late at night so I’d fall asleep halfway through.
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The term 'Shepard Fairey style' has now entered the lexicon much in the same way that a slow pan on a photograph in a documentary film is now referred to as 'Ken Burns move,'
SOURCE: Huffington Post
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