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Ric Burns

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Ric Burns

Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Credits
35 titles

Biography

Ric Burns is an American documentary filmmaker and writer. He has written, directed and produced historical documentaries since the 1990s, beginning with his collaboration on the celebrated PBS series The Civil War, which he produced with his older brother Ken Burns and wrote with Geoffrey Ward.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 1

YearTitleRole
2013 Men at Lunch Film Self

Crew credits 34

YearTitleJob
2024 Dante: Inferno to Paradise TV Director, Creator (2 ep)
2021 Oliver Sacks: His Own Life Film Director
2020 Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America Film Director
2019 Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs Film Director
2017 The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America Film Director
2017 The Chinese Exclusion Act Film Writer, Director
2016 The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth Film Director, Writer
2016 Aufbruch in die neue Welt Film Director
2015 The Pilgrims Film Director
2015 American Ballet Theatre: A History Film Director
2014 Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer Film Director, Writer
2012 Death and the Civil War Film Director
2011 Nantucket Film Director
2010 Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World Film Writer, Director
2009 We Shall Remain TV Writer, Director (1 ep)
2006 Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film Film Director, Writer
2006 Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film Film Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2003 New York: The Center of the World Film Writer, Director
2002 Ansel Adams Film Director
2001 The Concert for New York City Film Director, Producer, Writer
2001 New York: A Documentary Film Film Writer, Producer, Director
2001 New York: The City and the World Film Director, Writer
2001 New York: The City of Tomorrow Film Director
1999 New York: A Documentary Film Film Director
1999 New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898) Film Director
1999 New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865) Film Director
1999 New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825) Film Director
1999 New York TV Writer, Director, Creator (10 ep)
1997 New York Underground Film Director
1995 The Way West TV Director, Producer, Writer (4 ep)
1992 The Donner Party Film Director, Producer, Writer
1991 Coney Island Film Director, Producer
1990 The Civil War TV Producer (9 ep)
1988 American Experience TV Producer, Director, Writer (43 ep)
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