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Ward is a historian with seven videos in the cspan video library. The extraordinary life of ken burns scriptwriter wttw. Ward, ken burns the new york times bestsellerthe book of the landmark documentary, the vietnam war, by ken burns and lynn novickthe definitive work on the vietnam war, the conflict that came to define a generation, told. And if ever a war had to be fought, world war ii was probably it. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. Geoffrey champion ward born 1940 is an american editor, author, historian and writer of. Find geoff ward s phone, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory page 2. How a smalltown pastors son ruined an american president, brought on a wall street crash, and made himself the besthated man in the united states, by geoffrey c. Ward has written scripts for ken burns for the past thirty years, and his incredible life uniquely fits him for the job. Resolve defying american airpower, north vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the ho chi minh trail. Ward, ken burns the new york times bestsellerthe book of the landmark documentary, the vietnam war, by ken burns and lynn novickthe definitive work on the vietnam war, the conflict that came to define a generation, told from all sides by those who were there.
Ward was born in newark, ohio, in 1940 and grew up on the south side of chicago and in new delhi, india. Ken burns has been making documentary films for almost forty years. Burns is shown as the second author on the dust jacket but not on the title page itself. In the 1980s, geoffrey ward and ken burns created what may be the most riveting and revolutionary documentary in television history, the civil war. There are 30 phone book listings for people that are named geoffrey ward. The rise and fall of jack johnson 2004, the civil war 1990 and jazz 2001. The history of the negro leagues baseball the american epic and who invented the game. Ward is an historian, screenwriter, author and former editor of american heritage magazine.
Stephen ives is the producer and director of the west television series. Ward, a historian, screenwriter, and former editor of american heritage, is the author of sixteen books, including a firstclass temperament. Born in the black community of turnofthecentury new orleans but played from the beginning by musicians of every color, jazz celebrates all americans at their best. Ward s articles, email address, contact information, twitter and more. Ward introduction by ken burns and lynn novick illustrated. Find geoffrey ward s phone, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory page 2. Ward is probably best known as the principal writer on the ken burns series about the civil war, for which he won an emmy, the. Ward takes a different tack in his intimate history, the exceptionally engaging, if not wholly satisfying, companion book to the vietnam war, the recent, 18hour. He has written or cowritten many documentary films, including the war, the civil war, baseball, the west, mark twain, not for.
He graduated from oberlin college in 1962, with a bachelors degree in studio. Geoffrey christopher ward profile free company director check. Find geoffrey wards phone, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory page 2. The emergence of franklin roosevelt, which won the national book critics circle award, the francis parkman prize, and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. Ward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ward, prizewinning biographer of franklin roosevelt and author of companion volumes for three other burns films, including the civil war, handles the historical narrative deftly. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover geoffreys connections and jobs at similar companies. Geoffrey ward in the us we found 86 people named geoffrey ward in california, new york, florida and 36 other states. Ward a former editor of american heritage, geoffrey ward is an author and screenwriter of various documentaries on american history. View geoffrey warde mbes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Ken burns and lynn novicks the vietnam war airs sunday, september 17 through thursday, september 21 and sunday, september 24 through thursday, september 28.
Historian, biographer and screenwriter, ward the author of sixteen books, including a firstclass temperament. He survived polio, hunted tigers in india as a teenager, and has an ancestor who bankrupted ulysses s. Please visit our calendar page for uptodate information community meetings are held at various times and locations. Wallace center at the fdr presidential library and home.
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Ward is a published author of childrens books and young adult books. Ward, historian and screenwriter, is the author of sixteen books, including a firstclass temperament. He has written or cowritten many documentary films, including the war, the civil war, baseball, the west. Geoffrey christopher ward currently holds the position of a member of a limited liability partnership in cambridge quarterly publications llp. The league of women voters of jefferson county hosts both community and member meetings. Wards and ken burnss moving and fascinating history of the game goes beyond stolen bases, double plays, and home runs to demonstrate how baseball has been influenced by, and has in turn influenced, american life. He wrote the television miniseries the civil war with ken burns and has collaborated with burns on every documentary he has made since, including jazz and baseball. Oct 08, 2002 continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed works, geoffrey c. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. He is the author or coauthor of 18 books, including five companion books to the documentaries he has written. Campbell 1939 the coming revival hb baptist sermons watkins household hints elaine allen 1941, flexible binding, spiralbound. An immersive, 360degree narrative, the series tells the epic story of the vietnam war as it has never before been told on film.
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Organization of american historians awards ceremony and presidential address booklet 2006, page 4. Geoffrey champion ward born 1940 is an american editor, author, historian and writer of scripts for american history documentaries for public television. Geoffrey wards phone number, email, address page 2 spokeo. Explore wttws vietnam war site with the benefit of hindsight, you might say that geoffrey c. A former editor of american heritage, geoffrey ward is an author and screenwriter of various documentaries on american history. Contact info for geoffrey ward in chattanooga, tennessee. The extraordinary life of ken burns scriptwriter wttw chicago.
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