The True Story of the Civil War

Louis Clyde Stoumen was an American film director and producer. He won two Academy Awards; the first in 1957 for Best Documentary Short Subject , and the second in 1963 for Best Documentary Feature . He was born in Springtown, Pennsylvania and died in Sonoma County, California. Stoumen also taught... at UCLA Film School. He spoke of his innovation in The True Story of the Civil War. He invented a track for the camera to move back and forth over historic photos and paintings. It also tracked up and down . The technique is often referred to today as "The Ken Burns Effect." Stoumen also received Colin Higgin's Masters Thesis, a screenplay called Harold and Maude. Stoumen spoke of his enjoyment of the writing, but doubted it would ever be produced. He wasn't unhappy when proven wrong by the film's success.
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