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The Dust Bowl is a 2012 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns which aired on PBS on November 18 and 19, 2012. The four-part miniseries recounts the impact of the Dust Bowl on the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Original Release
11/18/2012 on PBS
US Release
11/18/2012
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dorothy Williamson | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
| Donald Worster | Self - Historian |
| Timothy Egan | Self - Writer |
| Calvin Crabill | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
| Pamela Riney-Kehrberg | Self - Historian |
| Imogene Glover | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Wayne Lewis | Self - Resident of Beaver County, OK |
| Robert McCoy | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Charles Shaw | Self - Resident of Cimarron County, OK |
| R. Douglas Hurt | Self - Historian |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Plow Up | Sunday, 18 November 2012 |
| 2 | Dust to Eat | Sunday, 18 November 2012 |
| 3 | Reaping the Whirlwind | Monday, 19 November 2012 |
| 4 | The Hardy Ones | Monday, 19 November 2012 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dorothy Williamson | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
| Donald Worster | Self - Historian |
| Timothy Egan | Self - Writer |
| Calvin Crabill | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
| Pamela Riney-Kehrberg | Self - Historian |
| Imogene Glover | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Wayne Lewis | Self - Resident of Beaver County, OK |
| Robert McCoy | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Charles Shaw | Self - Resident of Cimarron County, OK |
| R. Douglas Hurt | Self - Historian |
| Pauline Hodges | Self - Resident of Beaver County, OK |
| Clarence Beck | Self - Residen of Cimarron County, OK / Self - Resident of Cimarron County, OK |
| William Forester | Self - Son of Harry Forester |
| Dorothy Kleffman | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Pauline Durrett Robertson | Self - Resident of Potter County, TX |
| Trixie Travis Brown | Self - Lipscomb County, TX / Self - Resident of Lipscomb County, TX |
| Robert Forester | Self - Son of Harry Forester |
| Shirley Forester McKenzie | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK / Self - Daughter of Harry Forester |
| Lorene White | Self - Resident of Stanton County, KS |
| Sam Arguello | Self - Resident of Union County, NM |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Susan Shumaker | Producer |
| Dayton Duncan | Producer |
| Julie Dunfey | Producer |
| Aileen Silverstone | Producer |
| Elle Carriere | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
