Ric Burns
Ric Burns | |
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Ric Burns (left) with Brian Keane (1995) | |
| Born | Eric Burns 1955 (age 69–70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) University of Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer |
| Relatives | Ken Burns (brother), Sarah Burns (niece), Lilly Burns (niece) |
Ric Burns (Eric Burns, born 1955) is an American documentary filmmaker and writer. He has written, directed and produced historical documentaries since the 1990s, beginning with his collaboration on the celebrated PBS series The Civil War (1990), which he produced with his older brother Ken Burns and wrote with Geoffrey Ward.