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Geoffrey C. Ward

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Geoffrey C. Ward is known for Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004), The Civil War (1990) and Prohibition (2011).
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    • Won 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 13 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jack Johnson in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
    Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
    8.3
    • Writer
    • 2004
    The Civil War (1990)
    The Civil War
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Prohibition (2011)
    Prohibition
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    Baseball (1994)
    Baseball
    9.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer

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    Writer



    • The American Revolution (2025)
      The American Revolution
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2025
    • The American Revolution: An Inside Look (2025)
      The American Revolution: An Inside Look
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2025
    • The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
      The U.S. and the Holocaust
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Jeff Daniels and Patricia Clarkson in Hemingway (2021)
      Hemingway
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Ken Burns Presents: The Gene (2020)
      Ken Burns Presents: The Gene
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Vietnam War (2017)
      The Vietnam War
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Vietnam (2017)
      Vietnam
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
      Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2015
    • The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
      The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Prohibition (2011)
      Prohibition
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2011
    • Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
      7.6
      • screenwriter
      • 2010
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • telescript
      • 1990–2009
    • The War (2007)
      The War
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Jack Johnson in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
      Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
      8.3
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Mark Twain in Mark Twain (2001)
      Mark Twain
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2001

    Additional Crew



    • Jonathan Eig in Muhammad Ali (2021)
      Muhammad Ali
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • advisor
      • 2021
    • Country Music (2019)
      Country Music
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • program advisor
      • 2019
    • Jackie Robinson (2016)
      Jackie Robinson
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • program advisor
      • 2016
    • The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
      The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • advisor
      • 2014
    • The Dust Bowl (2012)
      The Dust Bowl
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • advisor
      • 2012
    • The Central Park Five (2012)
      The Central Park Five
      7.7
      • advisor
      • 2012
    • Prohibition (2011)
      Prohibition
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • senior advisor
      • 2011
    • Baseball (1994)
      Baseball
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • program advisor
      • 2010
    • The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
      The National Parks: America's Best Idea
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • advisor
      • 2009
    • The Jewish Americans (2008)
      The Jewish Americans
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • advisor
      • 2008
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • creative consultant
      • senior creative consultant
      • creative advisor ...
      • 1991–2005
    • Jack Johnson in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
      Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
      8.3
      • senior creative consultant
      • 2004
    • Reporting America at War (2003)
      Reporting America at War
      6.4
      TV Series
      • historical consultant
      • 2003
    • Mark Twain in Mark Twain (2001)
      Mark Twain
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • senior creative consultant
      • 2001
    • New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
      New York: A Documentary Film
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • senior creative consultant
      • 1999–2001

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      Biography (ed.): "Closest Companion: The Unknown Story of the Intimate Friendship Between Franklin Roosevelt and Margaret Suckley", 1995.

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