BURNS, Ken(neth Lauren)

BURNS, Ken(neth Lauren). American, b. 1953. Genres: History, Military/Defense/Arms control, Sports/Fitness, Documentaries/Reportage. Career: Producer, director, cinematographer, and writer. Maker of motion picture and television documentaries. Television appearances include Public Television: Public Debate with Charlie Rose, PBS, 1992. Member of board of trustees, New Hampshire Humanities Council; member of board of directors, MacDowell Colony; trustee, Hampshire College; member of professional council, The New School of Design. Publications: FILM AND TELEVISION SCRIPTS: The Brooklyn Bridge, 1981; The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God, 1984; (with G.C. Ward) Huey Long, 1985; Thomas Hart Benton, 1988; The Congress, 1988; (with Ward and R. Burns) The Civil War, 1990; Lindbergh, 1990; Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, 1991; The Songs of the Civil War, 1992; (with Ward) Baseball, 1994; The West, 1996; Thomas Jefferson, 1997. BOOKS: (with A.S. Burns) The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God: The History and Visions of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing from 1774 to the Present (companion to documentary), 1987; (with G.C. Ward and R. Burns) The Civil War: An Illustrated History (companion to television series), 1990; (with G.C. Ward) Baseball (companion to televison series), 1994; (with Ward and D. Duncan) Mark Twain: An Illustrated Biography, 2001. Contributor to books. Retrospectives of Burns's work have been featured at the Smithsonian Institution, 1991, and the Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1991. Address: P.O. Box 613, Walpole, NH 03608, U.S.A.