Ric BurnsBorn in Baltimore, Maryland, Ric Burns was the son of a social anthropologist. He studied English literature at Columbia University in New York City and Cambridge University in England before working with his brother, Ken Burns, on The Civil War. His production company, "Steeplechase Films"... See full bio » |
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Writer (9 titles)
1992-2012
The American Experience
(TV series documentary)
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Death and the Civil War
(2012)
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Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World
(2010)
(writer)
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We Shall Remain: Part II - Tecumseh's Vision
(2009)
(writer)
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Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film
(2006)
(writer)
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New York: Center of the World
(2003)
(writer)
1990
The Civil War
(TV mini-series documentary)
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The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)
(1990)
(written by)
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War Is All Hell (1865)
(1990)
(written by)
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Most Hallowed Ground (1864)
(1990)
(written by)
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Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864)
(1990)
(written by)
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Simply Murder (1863)
(1990)
(written by)
,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "The American Experience: Season 22: Episode 8 -- For two centuries, American whale oil lit the world - illuminating and powering the start of the industrial revolution and laying the groundwork for a truly global economy.")
,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "The American Experience: Season 21: Episode 6 -- In the course of his brief and meteoric career, Tecumseh would become one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time, orchestrating the most ambitious pan-Indian resistance movement ever mounted on the North American continent.")
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