Alex W. Bealer
| Alexander Winkler Bealer, III | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 6, 1921 Valdosta, Georgia, USA |
| Died | March 17, 1980 (aged 59) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Resting place | Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Boys High School in Atlanta Emory University |
| Occupation | Advertising executive; Blacksmith; Author |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Eitel Bealer (married 1946–1980, his death) |
| Children |
Alexander W. Bealer, IV |
| Parent(s) |
Alexander Winkler Bealer, Jr. |
Alexander W. Bealer, IV
Janet Rodie
Alice Bealer
Susie B. Duncan
Alexander Winkler Bealer, Jr.
Alexander Winkler Bealer, III, known as Alex W. Bealer (March 6, 1921 – March 17, 1980), was an old-time craftsman of wood working and blacksmithing from Atlanta, Georgia. He authored The Art of BlacksmithingOld Ways of Working Wood,The Tools That Built America, and The Successful Craftsman..
Bealer was born in Valdosta in Lowndes County in southern Georgia, but reared in Atlanta, where he graduated in 1938 from Boys High School, which thereafter closed in 1947. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Emory University in Atlanta. In 1943, during World War II, he entered the United States Marine Corps and advanced through the ranks to captain. He was stationed in the Pacific theater and was subsequently recalled for duty during the Korean War. He made his living as an advertising executive. Woodworking and writing were hence his avocations.
Bealer's first book is entitled Picture-Skin Story, a 1957 publication for juveniles.
Bealer wrote The Log Cabin: Homes of the North American Wilderness, a 1978 book with more than two hundred photographs, most taken in the southeastern United States by his friend, Dr. John O. Ellis (1917–2000). It is a study of the importance to frontier development of the log cabin, first brought to the United States in the 17th century by Swedish settlers in Delaware.
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