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Erik Barnouw(1908-2001)

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  • Producer
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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.
BornJune 23, 1908
DiedJuly 19, 2001(93)
BornJune 23, 1908
DiedJuly 19, 2001(93)
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Known for

Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 (1946)
Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945
8.2
Short
  • Producer
  • 1946
Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
The United States Steel Hour
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Columbia University Seminar
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1952
Horizons
TV Series
  • Producer(1951-1952)
  • 1951

Credits

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Writer

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • novel
    • writer
    • adaptation
    • 1954–1960

Producer

  • Camps of Death (1983)
    Camps of Death
    6.3
    Video
    • producer (segment "Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945")
    • 1983
  • Columbia University Seminar
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1952–1953
  • Horizons
    TV Series
    • producer (1951-1952)
    • 1951–1955
  • Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945 (1946)
    Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945
    8.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1946

Additional Crew

  • Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
    8.1
    • academic advisor
    • 1998
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • consultant
    • 1997
  • Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)
    Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
    7.5
    • consultant
    • 1991

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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.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    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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