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Barry Commoner(1917-2012)

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Barry Commoner was born on 28 May 1917 in East New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Harnessing the Sun (1981), In Search of... (1976) and Nuclear Dynamite (2000). He was married to Lisa Feiner and Gloria Gordon. He died on 30 September 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 28, 1917
DiedSeptember 30, 2012(95)
BornMay 28, 1917
DiedSeptember 30, 2012(95)
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Harnessing the Sun
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  • 1981
Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
In Search of...
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Nuclear Dynamite
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  • 2000
A Dangerous Idea (2016)
A Dangerous Idea
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  • 2016

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    • May 28, 1917
    • East New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 30, 2012
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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      Lisa Feiner1980 - September 30, 2012 (his death)
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    He had two children with his first wife, Gloria: daughter, Lucy; and son, Frederic.

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