Snowman movie makers seeking extra footage
Producers of a characteristic length documentary nearly legendary showjumper Snowman together with his rider Harry de Leyer are seeking footage, photographs together with clippings of the duet to consummate the film.
Harry together with Snowman, past times Docutainment Films is due for unloosen later on this year.
De Leyer & Snowman were the Cinderella storey of slow 1950s together with 1960s. Snowman was an onetime Amish plough Equus caballus who Harry rescued for $80 off a truck that was throttle for a slaughter factory. In less than 2 years after his rescue, they were the national present jumping champions together with had larn national celebrities.
Snowman appeared on the most pop game present of the 1960’s, “To Tell the Truth” together with on “The Tonight Show” amongst Johnny Carson. He had his ain fan club, he was profiled twice inwards Life magazine together with was the dependent area of iii best-selling books, including the 2011 NY Times Best-Seller, The Eighty-Dollar Champion.
Snowman retired from contest inwards 1962 to Harry’s farm inwards Long Island where he lived until he died inwards 1974. He was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame inwards 1992.
Harry deLeyer grew upward working on his identify unit of measurement farm inwards The Netherlands. After World War II, Harry together with his married adult woman immigrated to the U.S. where he was offered a chore equally a riding teacher at the exclusive Knox School inwards Long Island New York.
His career was catapulted past times Snowman together with he went on to larn 1 of the most successful riders together with trainers inwards the USA. He represented the U.S. at the World Championships inwards Sweden inwards 1983 together with was recognized past times the U.S. Equestrian Foundation amongst a Pegasus Medal of Honor inwards 2002 for his lifetime contribution to the sport.
Now 85, the “Galloping Grandfather,” equally he is known or together with then the world, notwithstanding rides together with trains, based out of his farm inwards Virginia.
In monastic enjoin to create the archival facial expression of the film, Docutainment Films is seeking aid from the equestrian globe to aid locate onetime celluloid footage, stills together with paper or magazine articles from the
Among the information beingness sought is footage of 1950s jumping horses Andante, Sonora, McLain Street, Australis together with Windsor Castle together with from the National Horse Shows betwixt 1955 together with 1965.
Harry & Snowman caught the attending of Documentary Educational Resources, a 501(c)3 scheme devoted to furthering the evolution of documentaries. The scheme has stepped upward to sponsor the celluloid past times allowing interested individuals to brand tax-deductible donations toward its creation. Davis encourages those who dear de Leyer, Snowman or the storey to larn involved together with locomote a business office of its development. All donors together with contributors volition locomote listed inwards the closing credits of the celluloid together with on the painting website.
Ron Davis is an honor winning documentary Director together with Producer who assembles Emmy together with Oscar nominated teams to develop together with hit his films.
More information on what is required for Harry together with Snowman is here.
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