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About Ken Burns
Ken Burns has been making documentary films for fifty years.
Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Ken has
gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical
documentaries ever made, including The Civil War; Baseball; Jazz; The
War; The National Parks: America’s Best Idea; Prohibition; The
Roosevelts: An Intimate History; The Vietnam War; Country Music; The
U.S. and the Holocaust; The American Buffalo; Leonardo da Vinci; and,
most recently, The American Revolution.
Future film projects include Emancipation to Exodus, and LBJ & the Great
Society, among others.
Ken’s films have been honored with dozens of major awards, including seventeen Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations. In September of 2008, at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Ken was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In November of 2022, Ken was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
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A contributor may designate their contribution for a particular participant. The allocation formula above may change if following it would result in an excessive contribution.
Contributions will be used in connection with a federal election.
Paid for by Talarico Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Talarico for Texas, the Texas Democratic Party, and the DSCC.Contributions or gifts to Talarico Victory Fund are not tax-deductible. The first $3,500 of a contribution from a person and the first $5,000 of a contribution from a multi-candidate PAC will be allocated to Talarico for Texas and will be designated for the general election. The next $10,000 from a person and $5,000 from a multi-candidate PAC will be allocated to the Texas Democratic Party. The next $44,300 of each contribution from a person and $15,000 from a multi-candidate PAC will be allocated to the DSCC and will be designated for the DSCC’s general fund. The next $265,800 from a person and $90,000 from a multi-candidate PAC will be allocated to the DSCC and will be designated for the DSCC’s headquarters fund or voter protection/legal defense fund up to the legal limits. A contributor may designate their contribution for a particular participant. The allocation formula above may change if following it would result in an excessive contribution. Contributions will be used in connection with a federal election.