Born in Woodside, Queens and raised on Long Island, Edward Burns has made 14 feature films as a writer-director-actor and starred in many films, including "Saving Private Ryan." In 2015, he published "Independent Ed," an inside look at his two decades as a pioneer in independent filmmaking. "A Kid from Marlboro Road" is his first novel, based on his childhood memories and the Irish American communities of the Bronx and Long Island.
Communities: Irish American