Ken Burn

 Ken Burns is an American producer and director with a net worth of $3.5 million. Ken Burns is an American filmmaker and producer, well-known for his many documentaries and documentary series on a variety of historical topics. Some of his most well-known films include "The Civil War,"" "Jazz," "Prohibition," "The Roosevelts," and "The Vietnam War." Burns films have been praised for his use of archive footage and slow zooms in and out of photos and films, a technique known as the "Ken Burns effect. Burns has been awarded more than 20 honorary degrees. The film he directed "The Civil War" was a huge success, winning over 40 important TV and film awards, included two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards, Producer of the Year Award (from the Producers Guild of America) as well as an People's Choice Award and a Peabody Award. He also received a duPont–Columbia Prize as well as the D. W. Griffith Award. The $50,000 Lincoln Prize was awarded to the actor. The documentary from 2017 "The Vietnam War" was also appreciated. There is an Ken Burns Wing at Hampshire College's Jerome Liebling Center for Film Photography, Film, and Video. In 2004 Burns was awarded the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, a prize handed out annually by Jefferson Awards.