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Ric Burns

American filmmaker

  • Fame48.7
  • Momentum5.6
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Born 1955 · age 71United States
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  • Age
    71
    Born 1955
  • Known for
    The Concert for New Yo…
    2001
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Updated 2026-08-16

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 (1990), which he produced with his older brother Ken Burns and wrote with Geoffrey Ward.

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Momentum5.6
Historical4.5
Source confidence35.0
Completeness75.0
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