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Ric Burns

Birthplace:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

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

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

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

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

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TV Production

Creator:
1999  New York: A Documentary Film
2024  Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Director:
1988  American Experience
1999  New York: A Documentary Film
2009  We Shall Remain
2024  Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Producer:
1988  American Experience
1990  The Civil War
1999  New York: A Documentary Film
2009  We Shall Remain
2024  Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Writer:
1988  American Experience
1990  The Civil War
1999  New York: A Documentary Film
2009  We Shall Remain
2024  Dante: Inferno to Paradise

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