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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Plot: For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium. ” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways
Release Date: Tuesday, October 1 1991
33 years ago
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Portrait of Jason RobardsJason Robards
Jason Robards was
69 in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Wed, Jul 26 1922 –
Tue, Dec 26 2000

Crew

Portrait of Ken BurnsKen Burns
Ken Burns was
38 in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Director, Producer, Cinematography, Music Director, Executive Producer'
Wed, Jul 29 1953
Portrait of Geoffrey C. WardGeoffrey C. Ward
Geoffrey C. Ward was
50 in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Writer'
Sat, Nov 30 1940
Portrait of Tom LewisTom Lewis
Tom Lewis was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Producer, Author'
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Portrait of Morgan WessonMorgan Wesson
Morgan Wesson was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Producer, Sound, Archival Footage Research'
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Portrait of Camilla RockwellCamilla Rockwell
Camilla Rockwell was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Associate Producer'
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Portrait of Susanna SteiselSusanna Steisel
Susanna Steisel was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Associate Producer'
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Portrait of Yaffa LereaYaffa Lerea
Yaffa Lerea was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Associate Editor, Sound Editor'
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Portrait of Paul BarnesPaul Barnes
Paul Barnes was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Editor, Sound Editor'
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Portrait of Buddy SquiresBuddy Squires
Buddy Squires was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Cinematography'
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Portrait of Allen MooreAllen Moore
Allen Moore was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Cinematography'
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Portrait of Lee DichterLee Dichter
Lee Dichter was
47 in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Sound Re-Recording Mixer'
Sun, Jul 30 1944
Portrait of Dalton DelanDalton Delan
Dalton Delan was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Executive In Charge Of Production'
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Portrait of Alan BarkerAlan Barker
Alan Barker was
>> in Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as 'Sound'
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