Ken Burns

 American producer and director Ken Burns has a net worth $3.5 million. American filmmaker Ken Burns is well-known for his many documentaries and documentary shows that cover historical topics. His most renowned films include "The Civil War,"" "Jazz," "Prohibition," "The Roosevelts," and "The Vietnam War." Burns his filmmaking style has been recognized for his utilization of archival footage as well as slow zooms in photographs and out of them which is known as the "Ken Burns effect. "Burns has also been the recipient of over 20 honorary degrees. His film "The Civil War" was awarded more than 40 major awards for television and film including two Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, Producer of the Year Award from the Producers Guild of America, and a People's Choice Award, a Peabody Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, an D. W. Griffith Award as well as the $50,000 Lincoln Prize. The documentary from 2017 "The Vietnam War" was also appreciated. There's an 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 to him annually by the Jefferson Awards.