American Experience Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (Season 36, Episode 4)
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TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Experience

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (Season 36, Episode 4)

TV-14

TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY, discovered that their homes, schools, and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump.

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
David Axelrod Self - New York State Health Commissioner (archive footage) (as Dr. David Axelrod) Self - New York State Health Commissioner (archive footage) (as Dr. David Axelrod) See fewer	The Killing Ground (1979)
Barbara Davis Blum Self - Deputy Administrator, EPA Self - Deputy Administrator, EPA See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Michael Brown Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Laverne Campbell Self - New York State Health Department (archive footage) (as Dr. Laverne Campbell) Self - New York State Health Department (archive footage) (as Dr. Laverne Campbell) See fewer
Hugh Carey Self - Governor, New York (archive footage) Self - Governor, New York (archive footage) See fewer	The Lew Rudin Way (2006)
Jimmy Carter Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
Bonnie Casper Self - Congressional Aide Self - Congressional Aide See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Debbie Cerrillo Curry Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Bruce Davis Self - Hooker Vice President (archive footage) Self - Hooker Vice President (archive footage) See fewer
Phil Donahue Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Body of War (2007)
Lois Gibbs Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	The First Secret City (2015)
Al Gore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Jannie Grant-Freeney Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Ernie Grenzy Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Patti Grenzy Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Amy Hay Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Lois Heisner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Carol Jones Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Luella Kenny Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Oliver Koppell Self - New York Attorney General (archive footage) Self - New York Attorney General (archive footage) See fewer
John LaFalce Self - U.S. Representative Self - U.S. Representative See fewer	Maxed Out (2006)
Stephen Lester Self - Toxicologist Self - Toxicologist See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Grace McCoulf Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Richard Newman Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Keith O'Brien Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	Love Canal
Michael O'Laughlin Self - Mayor, Niagara Falls (archive footage) Self - Mayor, Niagara Falls (archive footage) See fewer
Beverly Paigen Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Beverly Paigen) Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Beverly Paigen) See fewer	The Killing Ground (1979)
Barbara Quimby Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Marie Rice Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Judith Smith Self - ederal Emergency Management Agency (archive footage) Self - ederal Emergency Management Agency (archive footage) See fewer
Jennifer Thomson Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Michael Tolli Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Arthur Tracy Self - Love Canal resident (archive footage) Self - Love Canal resident (archive footage) See fewer
Charles Warren Self - Regional Administrator, EPA Self - Regional Administrator, EPA See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Jerome Wilkenfeld Self - Hooker Chemical safety official (archive footage) Self - Hooker Chemical safety official (archive footage) See fewer