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Why Ken Burns Will Never Go Hollywood

‘CAN’T MAKE THIS UP’

The documentarian discusses the throughline from his most recent series about the Holocaust and his newest, “The American Buffalo”—and why he still believes in the power of truth.

Nick Schager
Nick Schager 

Entertainment Critic

A photograph of Ken Burns filming The American Buffalo.
Craig Mellish/PBS
Nick Schager

Nick Schager

Entertainment Critic

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