Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life. In an interview with “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, the filmmaker challenged how the nation ...

An institution and genre of movies and television unto himself, Ken Burnshas been a mainstay in documentary filmmaking for over 40 years. His body of work is vast, but it still can't keep up with the ...

Documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns has cemented his career on bringing history to life. In an interview with “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, the filmmaker challenged how the nation ...

Ken Burns agreed to let Apple use his photo panning style in iMovie for $1 million worth of equipment. Steve Jobs proposed naming the Mac feature after Burns' filmmaking technique, and he initially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Painting by John Trumbull, 1818. - Yale University Art Gallery/Courtesy PBS ...

Ken Burns is back. A storyteller of America for nearly 50 years, the lauded documentary maker has a new series airing on PBS — and yes, it’s another epic. Having made his name in the 1990s with The ...

Ken Burns. Photo by Stephanie Berger. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will be awarded the first Commonwealth Prize, an honor for patriotic service or extraordinary and lasting contributions to the ...

Ken Burns revolutionized the way historical documentaries were made before the internet was even a common term, so it’s hardly a shock he’d eventually tackle America’s fight for independence in his ...

Documentarian Ken Burns releases a 12-hour series, 'The American Revolution,' urging Americans to revisit their country's origins. With his work, Burns challenges myths and offers a complex view of ...

Like every great Ken Burns documentary, the letters and writings of the people involved are an important part of telling the story. The American Revolution is no exception, and the actors involved are ...