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Leo Beuerman

1969-10-01
7.2
en 13m
Documentary
Leo Beuerman is a 1969 American short documentary film directed by Gene Boomer. 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. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Writer

Margaret Travis

Director

Gene Boomer

Producer

Arthur H. Wolf

Editor

Larry Bixby

Producer

Russell A. Mosser

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Centron Corporation