The noted documentary filmmaker will give two presentations: an afternoon event for invited high school students and a ...

Documentarian Ken Burns stood in the governor’s reception room and addressed a man who was present but could not hear him.

WALPOLE, N.H. -- When Ken Burns' "Civil War" hit public television in 1990, it was a revelation: Burns invested a faded period of American history with new life, color and emotion. The public does not ...

Ken Burns talks with filmmaker Ken Burns on his latest project. Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his upcoming six-part series, “The American Revolution,” which looks at one of the pivotal events in world ...

Famed American documentary filmmaker Ken Bruns is in Rhode Island on Thursday to discuss his latest film with local students.

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in New Jersey built 266 years ago will be featured in Ken Burns’ upcoming PBS documentary series “The American Revolution.” The historic building, located in ...

The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a citizen," iconic filmmaker Ken Burns told CBS News, as the nation celebrates ...

Having spent nearly 50 years telling America’s stories, warts and all, Ken Burns knows better than to traffic in the reassurance business. I was reminded of that on Monday when I spoke with him a ...