Ken Burns: American Lives
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Starring
Keith DavidHal HolbrookOssie DavisEdward HerrmannSally Kellerman
Starring
Keith DavidHal HolbrookOssie DavisEdward HerrmannSally Kellerman
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Ken Burns: American Lives Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
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Ken Burns' American Lives is a collection of outstanding biographies and stories of some of America's most celebrated pioneers and historical figures. The collection includes biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, Horatio Nelson Jackson, Lewis and Clark, and boxer Jack Johnson.
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Season 1
8.01581318h 15m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony | 7.5 | 6 | 94 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Not For Ourselves Alone: Part 2 | 7.4 | 5 | 90 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Thomas Jefferson: Part 1 | 7.7 | 16 | 86 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Thomas Jefferson: Part 2 | 7.4 | 13 | 89 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 1 | 8.0 | 10 | 82 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 2 | 8.0 | 8 | 73 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Mark Twain: Part 1 | 8.2 | 24 | 110 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Mark Twain: Part 2 | 7.8 | 15 | 103 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip | 7.4 | 11 | 34 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | 8.5 | 10 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Unforgivable Blackness: Part 2 | 8.6 | 9 | 102 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery | 8.6 | 20 | 105 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Lewis & Clark: Part 2 | 8.3 | 11 | 104 min |
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Keith David Narrator
Hal Holbrook Narrator
Ossie Davis Narrator
Edward Herrmann Narrator
Sally Kellerman Narrator
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