Leo Beuerman
Leo Beuerman is a 1969 American short documentary film directed by Gene Boomer. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1] It tells the story of Leo Beuerman (1902 – 1974), a diminutive, disabled man who sold pencils and became a fixture on the downtown sidewalks of Lawrence, Kansas in the 1950s and 1960s.
| Leo Beuerman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gene Boomer |
| Produced by | Russell A. Mosser Arthur H. Wolf |
| Written by | Margaret Travis |
| Edited by | Larry Bixby |
| Distributed by | Centron Productions |
Release date | 1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was produced by Russell A. Mosser and Arthur H. Wolf of Centron Corporation. The simple profile of a short handicapped man with his tractor in downtown Lawrence was produced on a budget of $12,000 and eventually became one of the most popular classroom films of all time, selling an impressive 2300 prints.[2]
References
- "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- Geoff Alexander, Academic Films..., p. 75
External links
- Leo Beuerman: A Legacy at Phoenix Media (corporate heir of Centron)
- Leo Beuerman Official Website (as archived July 19, 2012)
- Leo Beuerman at IMDb
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