Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Charles Guggenheim
Born March 31, 1924
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Charles Guggenheim Marker
Inscription.
Charles Guggenheim. Born March 31, 1924. Documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim started his first production company in St. Louis in 1954. A four-time Oscar winner, he received his first of 12 Academy Award nominations in 1956 for "A City Decides," a film about the integration of St. Louis Public Schools. A pioneer in the field of campaign films, Guggenheim also made two feature films, most notably 1959's "The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery," starring a then unknown Steve McQueen. His 1968 masterpiece "monument to the dream" documented construction of the St. Louis Arch. Still shown daily on the Arch grounds, Charles Guggenheim said it was one film on which he would not change a single frame.
Documentary filmmaker Charles Guggenheim started his first production company in St. Louis in 1954. A four-time Oscar winner, he received his first of 12 Academy Award nominations in 1956 for "A City Decides," a film about the integration of St. Louis Public Schools. A pioneer in the field of campaign films, Guggenheim also made two feature films, most notably 1959's "The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery," starring a then unknown Steve McQueen. His 1968 masterpiece "monument to the dream" documented construction of the St. Louis Arch. Still shown daily on the Arch grounds, Charles Guggenheim said it was one film on which he would not change a single frame.
Location. 38° 39.362′ N, 90° 18.412′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. Marker is on Delmar Boulevard west of Leland Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6636 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
