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Ric Burns

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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Directing

1991

[ ] Coney Island (Director)

1992

[ ] The Donner Party (Director)

1995

[ ] The Way West (Director)

1997

[ ] New York Underground (Director)

1999

[ ] New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865) (Director)
[ ] New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898) (Director)
[ ] New York: A Documentary Film (Director)
[ ] New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825) (Director)

2001

[ ] New York: The City of Tomorrow (Director)
[ ] The Concert for New York City (Director)
[ ] New York: A Documentary Film (Director)
[ ] New York: The City and the World (Director)

2002

[ ] Ansel Adams (Director)

2003

[ ] New York: The Center of the World (Director)

2006

[ ] Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (Director)
[ ] Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (Director)

2010

[ ] Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (Director)

2011

[ ] Nantucket (Director)

2012

[ ] Death and the Civil War (Director)

2014

[ ] Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer (Director)

2015

[ ] The Pilgrims (Director)
[ ] American Ballet Theatre: A History (Director)

2016

[ ] Aufbruch in die neue Welt (Director)
[ ] The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth (Director)

2017

[ ] The Chinese Exclusion Act (Director)
[ ] The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America (Director)

2019

[ ] Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs (Director)

2020

[ ] Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America (Director)

2021

[ ] Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (Director)

Writing

1992

[ ] The Donner Party (Writer)

1995

[ ] The Way West (Writer)

2001

[ ] New York: A Documentary Film (Writer)
[ ] New York: The City and the World (Writer)
[ ] The Concert for New York City (Writer)

2003

[ ] New York: The Center of the World (Writer)

2006

[ ] Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (Writer)
[ ] Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (Writer)

2010

[ ] Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (Writer)

2014

[ ] Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer (Writer)

2016

[ ] The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth (Writer)

2017

[ ] The Chinese Exclusion Act (Writer)

Production

1991

[ ] Coney Island (Producer)

1992

[ ] The Donner Party (Producer)

1995

[ ] The Way West (Producer)

2001

[ ] New York: A Documentary Film (Producer)
[ ] The Concert for New York City (Producer)

2006

[ ] Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film (Executive Producer)

Actor

2013

[ ] Men at Lunch (Self)