Ken Burns is a renowned filmmaker known for his documentary films about American history. Born on July 29, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, Burns grew up watching his father's baseball films, which sparked his love for the sport. His father was an amateur filmmaker who captured footage of amateur baseball games in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Burns became a self-taught filmmaker and created his first documentary film about baseball in 1984, which aired on PBS. More about Ken Burns
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Burns' baseball documentary, titled "Baseball," was a massive success and turned him into a household name. The nine-part series chronicled the history of baseball in the United States from its inception in the mid-1800s to the present-day. The documentary, which aired in 1994, was narrated by Burns and featured interviews with prominent baseball players, coaches, historians, and fans. It became one of PBS's most-watched programs and helped revive interest in the sport in the mid-1990s, which had been waning since the 1980s.In total, we tracked 73 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken Burns (KEN BURNS BASEBALL JSA SIGNED BY 8 VIN SCULLY COSTAS ETC 6X9 POSTCARD AUTOGRAPH) was sold in September 2016 for $300.00 while the cheapest item (BASEBALL Documentary Filmmakers Ken Burns & Lynn Novick Signed 8x10) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2020. The month with the most items sold (6) was November 2023 with an average selling price of $39.32 for an autographed item of Ken Burns. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with $177.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2016. In average, an autographed item from Ken Burns is worth $22.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ken Burns were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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Baseball : An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns (signed) | $32.99 | ||
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Signed by Author Ken Burns 2003 | $15.00 | ||
Jazz: A History of America's Music *SIGNED* by Ken Burns (Hardcover, 2000) READ | $58.99 | ||
Ken Burns SIGNED The War Book HC 1st Ed Doc PBS WWII AUTOGRAPHED | $9.99 | ||
Ken Burns SIGNED The War Book HC 1st Ed Doc PBS WWII AUTOGRAPHED | $9.99 | ||
SIGNED- KEN BURNS- OUR AMERICA A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY- 1ST ED. NEW- STUNNING! | $124.99 | ||
The Civil War : An Illustrated History. Signed by Ken Burns. 1990 | $50.00 | ||
THE CIVIL WAR: HAND SIGNED KEN BURNS: 1990 HARDCOVER BOOK | $24.99 | ||
The National Parks by Duncan & Burns - SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED by Ken Burns - HC | $29.90 | ||
The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward SIGNED HC/DJ 1st/1st LIKE NEW | $47.95 |
Flannery O’Connor Documentary Wins New Award From Library of Congress (10/16/19): The filmmakers Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco will be awarded the first Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, which comes with a $200,000 finishing grant.