Revisiting the Ken Burns docuseries to commemorate the anniversary of America’s founding wasn’t exactly the plan, but it ...

The Pioneer High School graduate received a nomination for his work on the PBS series "The American Revolution," which ...

Ken Burns keeps a neon sign in his editing room reading, “It’s complicated.” That was certainly true of his illuminating and ...

For some, Ken Burns’ films don’t just retell history. They are history. Beginning with his 1981 directorial debut, “Brooklyn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ken Burns has been telling the story of America through his entire career with genre-defining documentaries on the Civil War, the ...

Patriotism is in full effect for the Fourth of July.

Documentarian Ken Burns said in an appearance on "Meet the Press" that the American story is all about overcoming divisions.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns joins Kristen Welker for a special edition of Meet the Press marking America’s 250th ...

Thirty-five years ago, I stood with filmmaker Ken Burns at what was then called the Chicago Historical Society (now the Chicago History Museum). He was telling me some advice that Southern novelist ...

BENTONVILLE -- Ken Burns, the documentary filmmaker, said Friday he was moved by the support Arkansans showed for the Public Broadcasting Service when the Arkansas Educational Television Commission ...

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns talks about his quilt collection and the powerful role it plays in history and ...