Ric Burns Biography (1955-)
Born c. 1955; son of Robert Kyle (an anthropology professor) and Lyla (a homemaker; maiden name, Tupper) Burns; brother of Ken Burns (a documentary filmmaker). Career: Producer, director, and writer. Awards, Honors: Christopher Award, best film script, 1987, for The Statue of Liberty; Emmy Awards, outstanding informational series and outstanding individual achievement--informational programming, 1991, both for The Civil War. Addresses: Contact: Steeplechase Films, 2095 Broadway, Room 503, New York,NY 10023.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director, writer
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Producer, Except Where Indicated
- Specials
- The Civil War(documentary), PBS, 1990
- And director, Coney Island(documentary), PBS, 1991
- And director, The Donner Party(documentary), PBS, 1992
- And director and executive producer, The Way West(documentary), PBS, 1995
- And director and executive producer, New York: A Documentary Film(documentary), PBS, 1998
- Television Appearances
- Specials
- Media Matters, PBS, 1995
- WRITINGS
- Television Specials
- (With others) The Statue of Liberty(documentary), PBS, 1985
- (With Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward) The Civil War(documentary),1990
- The Donner Party(documentary), PBS, 1992
- (With L. Ades) The Way West(documentary), PBS, 1995
- (With L. Ades) New York(documentary), PBS, 1998
- Nonfiction
- (With Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward) The Civil War: An Illustrated History, Knopf, 1990