Overview

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Acting
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Male
Birthday
23 Jun, 1908 (116 years old)

Erik Barnouw

Biography

Erik Barnouw (June 23, 1908 – July 19, 2001) was an American historian of radio and television broadcasting. At the time of his death, Barnouw was widely considered to be America's most distinguished historian of broadcasting. Among his significant works are the textbook, 'Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film', Oxford University Press, 1993, and the film 'Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945', 1970, which compiles footage shot shortly after the bombing by both Japanese and American cameramen.

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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
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113 min 1991

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Documentary

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