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A Desk for Billie
Directed byIrving Rusinow
Produced byAgrafilms for National Education Association
Music byWilliam Bergsma[1]

Release date

  • 1956 (1956)

Running time

57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Desk for Billie is an educational American film released by the National Education Association in 1956.[2]

It is based on the story of Billie Davis, who grew up in a migrant family, and how she found educational opportunities. Davis' story first came to public light when her story I Was a Hobo Kid appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in December 1952.[3][4]

It was directed by Irving Rusinow, whose other films included Skippy and the Three R's and Freedom to Learn.[5][6] The film won a Golden Reel Award in the Education category at the Fourth Annual American Film Assembly.[4][7]

Primary cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McCarty, Clifford Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970, p. 40 (2000)
  • ^ Social Foundations of Educational Decisions, p. 75 (1965)
  • ^ (4 January 2015). Longtime educator Billie Davis honored by Evangel, Springfield News-Leader
  • ^ a b Wagner, Robert W. Two Tributes to Teachers, Audiovisual communication review, September 1957, Volume 5, Issue 4, pp 540-545
  • ^ Irving Rusinow, Academic Film Archive of North America, Retrieved 22 June 2016
  • ^ (11 August 1990). Irving Rusinow, 75, Dies, The Washington Post
  • ^ (29 April 1957). 'Golden Reel' Accolades for Film Toppers, Billboard
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