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Leonard Eilers

Leonard John Eilers (June 23, 1898 March 19, 1996), the "Preachin' Cowboy" or the "Christian Cowboy," was an American traveling storyteller, preacher, and short-lived actor and Hollywood cameraman who established the North Rim Ranch, also known as Eilers Ranch, in the San Fernando enclave of the San Fernando Valley in 1942. His camerawork included Victor Fleming's Abie's Irish Rose (1928) and Cecil B. DeMille's version of The Ten Commandments (1923).

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Leonard John Eilers (June 23, 1898 March 19, 1996), the "Preachin' Cowboy" or the "Christian Cowboy," was an American traveling storyteller, preacher, and short-lived actor and Hollywood cameraman who established the North Rim Ranch, also known as Eilers Ranch, in the San Fernando enclave of the San Fernando Valley in 1942. His camerawork included Victor Fleming's Abie's Irish Rose (1928) and Cecil B. DeMille's version of The Ten Commandments (1923).

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1996-03-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1996-03-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374961421

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