Ken Burns

 Ken Burns is an American director and producer who has an estimated net worth of $3.5 million. American filmmaker Ken Burns is well-known for his numerous documentaries and documentary films on historical subjects. Some of his most famous films include "The Civil War," "Jazz," "Prohibition," "The Roosevelts," and "The Vietnam War." Burns' filmmaking style has been praised for his utilization of archival footage as well as slow zooms into and out of photographs, a technique dubbed"the "Ken Burns effect. "Burns has also been awarded over 20 honorary degrees. The film he directed "The Civil War" was a huge success, winning more than 40 major TV and film awards, won two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards, Producer of the Year Award (from the Producers Guild of America), a People's Choice Award and a Peabody Award. He also received a duPont–Columbia Award and an D. W. Griffith Award. The $50,000 Lincoln Prize was awarded to the actor. His 2017 documentary "The Vietnam War" was also lauded.There is an Ken Burns Wing at the Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography and Video at Hampshire College. Burns was given the S. Roger Horchow award for the highest level of public service rendered by a private citizen in 2004, an award that the Jefferson Awards gives out each year.