Ken Burns

 American producer and director Ken Burns has a net value 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 subjects. His most notable works include "The Civil War," Jazz," Prohibition," The Roosevelts," and the "Vietnam War." Burns' filmmaking style is well-known for his use of slow zooms into and out of photos and archival footage. This technique is called the "Ken Burns effect". Burns has been awarded over 20 honorary degrees. The film he directed "The Civil War", which won more than 40 major television and film awards, including two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards, Producer of the Year Award (from the Producers Guild of America) as well as the People's Choice Award and a Peabody Award. He also received a duPont–Columbia Award as well as the D. W. Griffith Award. The $50,000 Lincoln Prize was awarded to him. The documentary from 2017 "The Vietnam War" was also highly appreciated. There is the Ken Burns Wing at Hampshire College's Jerome Liebling Center for Film Photography, Film and Video. In 2004, Burns received the S. Roger Horchow Award for the Most Outstanding Public Service of a Private Citizen. This award is handed out annually by Jefferson Awards.