Dayton Duncan
American screenwriter
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| Born | Dayton Duncan (1949-09-03) September 3, 1949 (age 74) Indianola, Iowa |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, producer |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Years active | 1971–present |
Dayton Duncan (born September 3, 1949) is an American screenwriter, producer and former political aide.
He is best known for his collaborations with documentary maker Ken Burns.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Indianola, Iowa, Duncan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971 with a degree in German literature and was also a fellow at Harvard's Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy.
Political career
Duncan served as chief of staff to New Hampshire governor Hugh Gallen until the latter's death in 1982.[1] In 1984, he served as deputy national press secretary for Walter Mondale's presidential campaign, and in 1988, as national press secretary for Michael Dukakis's presidential campaign.
In 1998, President Clinton appointed him chair of the American Heritage Rivers Advisory Committee and Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt appointed him as a director of the National Park Foundation.
Screenwriting
Dayton wrote and co-produced the Ken Burns-directed documentaries Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Mark Twain, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, Country Music and The National Parks: America's Best Idea. He was also involved in Burns' series The Civil War, Baseball and Jazz.
Dayton co-wrote Stephen Ives's Erik Barnouw Award-winning documentary series The West.
References
- ^ Amadon, Ron (December 29, 1982). "New Hampshire Gov. Gallen dies". United Press International. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- https://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/about/qa-dayton-duncan/
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Dayton Duncan at IMDb
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(1979–1994)
- Robert E. Fuisz and Louis H. Gorfain (1983)
- Bill Moyers (1984)
- Howard Enders, John G. Fox, Michael Joseloff, and Marc Siegel / Brian Winston (1985)
- Robert MacNeil and Robert McCrum (1987)
- Kevin Brownlow and David Gill / Bill Couturié and Richard Dewhurst (1988)
- John Heminway (1989)
- Todd McCarthy / Ric Burns, Ken Burns and Geoffrey C. Ward (1991)
- Todd Robinson / Dereck Joubert / Dennis Watlington (1994)
(2003–present)
- Michelle Ferrari (2003)
- Susan Lacy and Stephen Stept (2004)
- Geoffrey C. Ward (2005)
- Peter Jones (2006)
- James Sanders and Ric Burns (2007)
- Geoffrey C. Ward (2008)
- Joe Bini, P. G. Morgan, and Marina Zenovich (2009)
- Dayton Duncan (2010)
- Stanley Nelson Jr. (2011)
- Geoffrey C. Ward (2012)
- Alex Gibney (2013)
- Ann Druyan and Steven Soter (2014)
- Alex Gibney (2015)
- Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos (2016)
- Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick (2017)
- Anthony Bourdain (2018)
- Anthony Bourdain (2019)
- Mark Lewis (2020)
- Vickie Curtis, Davis Coombe, and Jeff Orlowski (2021)
- Mark Monroe (2022)
- Geoffrey C. Ward (2023)
Between 1979–1994, the category was a juried award.
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