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Leo Beuerman

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Leo Beuerman
Directed byGene Boomer
Written byMargaret Travis
Produced byRussell A. Mosser
Arthur H. Wolf[1]
Edited byLarry Bixby
Distributed byCentron Productions
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Leo Beuerman (1969)

Leo Beuerman is a 1969 American short documentary film directed by Gene Boomer. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[2]

Summary

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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 thanks to his determination.[3][4]

Production

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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 2,300 prints.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Fred Astaire Cuts Loose: 1970 Oscars
  2. ^ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Centron Corp. film producer Russel Mosser dies - Lawrence Journal-World
  4. ^ 5 Lawrence legends from 'Tan Man' to 'White Owl': Names that stand the test of time|Arts & Culture|kasan.com
  5. ^ Geoff Alexander, Academic Films..., p. 75
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