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A Desk for Billie

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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

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  • Billie as child - Nancy Pinet
  • Billie as girl - Joan Lundy
  • Father - A. Carroll Edwards
  • Mother - Verna Brown
  • 1st teacher - Bernice Harvey
  • 2nd teacher - Melva Comfort
  • 3rd teacher - Peggy Greene

References

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  1. ^ McCarty, Clifford Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970, p. 40 (2000)
  2. ^ Social Foundations of Educational Decisions, p. 75 (1965)
  3. ^ (4 January 2015). Longtime educator Billie Davis honored by Evangel, Springfield News-Leader
  4. ^ a b Wagner, Robert W. Two Tributes to Teachers, Audiovisual communication review, September 1957, Volume 5, Issue 4, pp 540-545
  5. ^ Irving Rusinow, Academic Film Archive of North America, Retrieved 22 June 2016
  6. ^ (11 August 1990). Irving Rusinow, 75, Dies, The Washington Post
  7. ^ (29 April 1957). 'Golden Reel' Accolades for Film Toppers, Billboard
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