Word: elmer
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...During Elmer's tenure as the Castle's janitor, which ended with his death in 1977, the Lampoon promoted him to such exalted positions as Grand Culinator, Generalissimo and Prevailing Symbol of the Lampoon. The Lampoon's award to visiting comedians is named the "Elmer" in his honor...
...Although the titles Elmer earned can be misleading, Elmer was a man for whom the Lampoon had a lot of respect," said Brian L. Kenet '88, Parade Marshall Emeritus and Resident Elmer Scholar at the Lampoon, who is making the film. "There was a unique relationship between Elmer and the Lampoon; this relationship was one that evolved over many years...
...film will consist of a series of videotaped interviews with Lampoon alumni from the past 50 years. Kenet said he has learned from the interviews that Elmer was "a person, a persona, a legend, and a myth...
Most of all, the interviews have shown that Elmer was a mystery, Kenet said. Although Elmer lived in the basement of the Lampoon Castle for his entire career with the magazine, some Lampoon alumni claim to never have seen...
...film will depict Elmer as an "ordinary" man who lived in the midst of a "strange" environment, Kenet said. "He came a long way from being just a janitor," Kenet said. "The Lampoon was his family...