Erik Barnouw(1908-2001)

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The Great Depression

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The Great Depression (1998– )

Erik Barnouw was born on 23 June 1908 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a writer and producer, known for Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 (1946), The United States Steel Hour (1953) and Columbia University Seminar (1952). He was married to Betty Barnouw. He died on 19 July 2001 in Fair Haven, Vermont, USA.

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Known for

Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 (1946)

Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945

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Short

Producer

1946

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)

The United States Steel Hour

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TV Series

Writer

Columbia University Seminar

TV Series

Producer

1952

TV Series

Producer(1951-1952)

1951

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression

Personal details

Born
- June 23, 1908
- The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died
- July 19, 2001
- Fair Haven, Vermont, USA
Spouse
- Betty Barnouw? - July 19, 2001 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
(1990: Book: "Tube of Plenty: The Evolution of American Television". Second revised edition. New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195064844.

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The Organization of American Historians annually bestows the Erik Barnouw Award "in recognition of outstanding reporting or programming on network or cable television, or in documentary film, concerned with American history, the study of American history, and/or the promotion of history." The first recipient was Ken Burns in 1983.

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