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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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1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Movie Self - broadcast historian
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1996
Corwin
Movie Self
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1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Movie Self - Historian
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1983
The Camps of Death
Movie Producer
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1970
Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945
Movie Writer
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1968
Memento
Movie Writer
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1959
The Constitution and the Right to Vote
Movie Writer
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1958
The Constitution and Employment Standards
Movie Writer
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1957
The Constitution and Censorship
Movie Writer
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1957
The Constitution and the Labor Union
Movie Writer