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DeWitt Beall (April 10, 1940 – March 31, 2006) was a Chicago-based filmmaker primarily active in the 1960s and 1970s. The subject matter of Beall's films usually centered around various sociological issues of Chicago.

Beall attended Dartmouth College on an NROTC scholarship, where he majored in English. After graduating in 1962, Beall moved to Chicago and began working for an advertising agency.

Beall also wrote, produced, and directed six episodes of a series for WTTW entitled Earthkeeping. The series

Earthkeeping also featured topical interludes by members of Chicago's Second City sketch group, with performances by John Belushi, Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty, Ann Ryerson, Eugenie Ross-Leming, David Rasche and Jim Fisher.