Geoffrey C. Ward

Career overview

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Synopsis (TMDB Bio):
Author, editor, historian, writer of scripts for American History Documentaries for Public Television.
Author or co-author of 18 books.
Five books are companion books to documentary films he has written.
Won seven Emmy Awards.
Principal writer of the television mini-series The Civil War (1990).
Collaborated with co-producer Ken Burns on documentaries: Jazz, Baseball, The War, and Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
This work (collaborations with Ken Burns) garnered him five Emmy Awards.
Won two Emmys for the American Experience series, including The Kennedys.
Source [1] (TMDB):
Known For: Writing.
Known Credits: 26.
Gender: Male.
Birthday: November 30, 1940.
Place of Birth: Newark, Ohio.
Source [2] (IMDb):
Known for: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004), The Civil War (1990), and Prohibition (2011).
Source [3] (TVmaze):
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Paragraph 1: Background and General Career.
Geoffrey C. Ward is an author, editor, historian, and writer of scripts for American History Documentaries for Public Television. Born in Newark, Ohio, on November 30, 1940, Ward has authored or co-authored 18 books, five of which serve as companion books to documentary films he has written. His professional credits include 26 known works, and he is recognized for his writing.
Paragraph 2: Major Works and Collaborations.
Ward served as the principal writer for the 1990 television mini-series The Civil War. He has also been known for his work on Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) and Prohibition (2011). Since writing The Civil War, Ward has collaborated with co-producer Ken Burns on several documentaries, including Jazz, Baseball, The War, and Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
Paragraph 3: Awards.
Throughout his career, Ward has won seven Emmy Awards. Five of these awards were earned for his collaborative work with Ken Burns. Additionally, he won two Emmys for the American Experience series, which includes The Kennedys.
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Geoffrey C. Ward is an author, editor, historian, and writer of scripts for American History Documentaries for Public Television. Born in Newark, Ohio, on November 30, 1940, Ward has authored or co-authored 18 books, five of which are companion books to documentary films he has written. He is known for his writing and has 26 known credits.

Ward was the principal writer of the television mini-series The Civil War (1990). He is also known for Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall