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Also Known As Kenneth Lauren Burns
Born July 29, 1953 (age 71) • New York City • New York
Founder Florentine Films
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1991)
Notable Works “Country Music” • “Hemingway” • “Muhammad Ali” • “The Civil War” • “Roosevelts: An Intimate History, The” • “The Vietnam War”

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