Caption: Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, filmmaker and honoree Steven Spielberg, and Foundation for the National Archives Board Vice President and Gala Chair Ken Burns view two facsimile versions of the 13th Amendment at the Foundation for the National Archives 2013 Records of Achievement award ceremony and gala in honor of Steven Spielberg on November 19, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Producer, Director, Cinematographer
Born: July 29, 1953
Star sign: Leo
Known for: The Central Park Five (2012), Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997), Frank Lloyd Wright (1998), The Statue of Liberty (1985)
Source: IMDB
Celebrated American documentarian who gradually amassed a considerable reputation and a devoted audience with a series of reassuringly traditional meditations on Americana. Burns' works are treasure troves of archival materials; he skillfully utilizes period music and footage, photographs, periodicals and ordinary people's correspondence, the ...