Series
1997
Cadillac Desert
Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.
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Acting
Born
1947-12-30 · 40 yrs
Died
1988-01-11
Known for
Acting
David Allen Gaines (1947-1988) was an American environmentalist and the founder of the Mono Lake Committee. The Mono Lake Committee (along with the Audubon Society) initiated a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to reduce or stop the water diversions that were lowering Mono Lake.