Caption: Mario Van Peebles, Ken Burns and Howard Stringer at event of How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)
																																				
						Producer, Director, Cinematographer
						Born: July 29, 1953
						Star sign: Leo
												Known for: The Central Park Five (2012), Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997), Frank Lloyd Wright (1998), The Statue of Liberty (1985)
						Source: IMDB
						Celebrated American documentarian who gradually amassed a considerable reputation and a devoted audience with a series of reassuringly traditional meditations on Americana. Burns' works are treasure troves of archival materials; he skillfully utilizes period music and footage, photographs, periodicals and ordinary people's correspondence, the ...