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Lynn Novick
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Novick in 2016
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| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) |
| Occupation | Director, producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Lynn Novick is an American director and producer. She makes documentary films, which are movies that tell true stories. She is very well known for working with another famous filmmaker, Ken Burns.
Early Life and Education
Lynn Novick was born in 1962. She grew up in New York City. In 1979, she finished school at Horace Mann School.
Later, she went to Yale University. She studied American Studies and graduated with high honors.
Career in Filmmaking
Before making films, Novick worked at the Smithsonian Institution. She was a research assistant at the National Museum of American History.
Her film career began at WNET, a public TV station in Manhattan. She was a production assistant there. She then worked on projects for Bill Moyers. These included Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth and A World of Ideas with Bill Moyers.
Working with Ken Burns
In 1989, Lynn Novick joined Florentine Films. This is where she started working with Ken Burns. She was an associate producer for his 1990 series, The Civil War.
In 1994, she produced Burns's nine-part series called Baseball. For this project, she won an Emmy Award. An Emmy is a special prize for TV shows.
In 1998, Novick directed and produced Frank Lloyd Wright. This was a two-part documentary about a famous architect. She won a Peabody Award for this film. In 2001, Novick produced Burns’ 10-part series, Jazz.
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Novick has worked with Ken Burns on many other films. These include The War (2007) and Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010). She also worked on Prohibition (2011).
One of their big projects was The Vietnam War. This was an 18-hour documentary series. It aired in September 2017.
Recent Projects
In 2019, Novick's four-part series College Behind Bars was shown on PBS. This series looked at college programs in prisons.
In April 2021, a new documentary debuted. It was about the writer Ernest Hemingway. Lynn Novick co-produced and directed this six-hour film with Ken Burns. It was shown on the Public Broadcasting System.
Also in April 2021, it was announced that Novick would join Meadowlark Media. She became a creative advisor there.
