Ken Burns

 Ken Burns is an American producer and director who has a net worth of $3.5 million. Ken Burns is an American filmmaker who is famous for his numerous documentaries and documentary series on a variety of historical topics. The most well-known of his works are "The Civil War", "Jazz," Prohibition, "The Roosevelts" and "The Vietnam War". Burns' filmmaking style is well-known for his use of slow zooms into and out of photos and archival footage. This technique is referred to as the "Ken Burns effect". "Burns has also been the recipient of more than 20 honorary degrees. His film "The Civil War", which won more than 40 major TV and film awards, included two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards, Producer of the Year Award (from the Producers Guild of America) and a People's Choice Award and a Peabody Award. He also was awarded a duPont–Columbia award as well as an D. W. Griffith Award. The $50,000 Lincoln Prize was awarded to him. The documentary he made in 2017 "The Vietnam War" was also lauded.There is an Ken Burns Wing at the Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography and Video at Hampshire College. Burns was awarded the S. Roger Horchow award for the most outstanding public service performed by a private citizen in 2004. This is an award that Jefferson Awards gives out each year.