- Erik Barnouw was born on June 23, 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 July 19, 2001 in Fair Haven, Vermont, USA.
- SpouseBetty Barnouw(? - July 19, 2001) (his death, 3 children)
- 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.
- Historian and author. Specialized in the history of broadcasting media.
- Children: son Jeffrey; daughters Susanna and Karen.
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