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{{short description|American film director and producer}} |
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[[File:Benjamin B. Hampton, Kathleen Norris, Harry Leon Wilson, Charles Gilman Norris - Jun 1920 EH.jpg|thumb|Benjamin B. Hampton with author [[Kathleen Norris]], her son, [[Harry Leon Wilson]], and [[Charles Gilman Norris]]]] |
[[File:Benjamin B. Hampton, Kathleen Norris, Harry Leon Wilson, Charles Gilman Norris - Jun 1920 EH.jpg|thumb|Benjamin B. Hampton with author [[Kathleen Norris]], her son, [[Harry Leon Wilson]], and [[Charles Gilman Norris]]]] |
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[[File:The Dwelling Place of Light (1920) - 3.jpg|thumb|Advertisement for ''[[The Dwelling Place of Light]]'' (1920), "A Benj. B. Hampton Production"]] |
[[File:The Dwelling Place of Light (1920) - 3.jpg|thumb|Advertisement for ''[[The Dwelling Place of Light]]'' (1920), "A Benj. B. Hampton Production"]] |
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'''Benjamin |
'''Benjamin Bowles Hampton''' (1875–1932) was an American film producer, writer, and director. He led a 1916 plan to conglomerate film companies via acquisition.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoUpDAAAQBAJ&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22&pg=PA80|title=The Hollywood Trust: Trade Associations and the Rise of the Studio System|first=Kia|last=Afra|date=June 22, 2016|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781442268296|via=Google Books}}</ref> He was married to actress [[Claire Adams]] and was a partner in [[Zane Grey Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5onAQAAIAAJ&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22|title=Zane Grey, Born to the West: A Reference Guide|first=Kenneth William|last=Scott|date=April 14, 1979|publisher=Cengage Gale|isbn=9780816178759|via=Google Books}}</ref> He wrote the ''History of the American Film Industry from Its Beginnings to 1931''. He is credited with producing numerous films. |
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Hampton published a couple of stories in ''[[Hampton's Broadway Magazine]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iaBbCAAAQBAJ&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22&pg=PT1|title=Earl Derr Biggers Tells Stories #1|first=Earl Derr|last=Biggers|date=June 23, 2014|publisher=Lulu Press, Inc|isbn=9781312301917|via=Google Books}}</ref> He held copyrights on [[Hampton's Magazine]] and Hampton's Broadway Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=elbQAAAAMAAJ&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22&pg=PA414|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions|date=April 14, 1910|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|via=Google Books}}</ref> He accepted [[Jack London]]'s story ''[[Mauki]]'' after it was turned down by other publications and remained committed to publishing stories of social injustices even after other publications had moved on believing readership had lost interest in that type of anti-Capitalist tale.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nRADAAAAYAAJ&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22&pg=PA985|title=Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Part 1, group 2|first=Library of Congress Copyright|last=Office|date=April 14, 1923|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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In his book on the history of the film industry to 1932, Hampton emphasized the industry's widespread mass market appeal in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite |
In his book on the history of the film industry to 1932, Hampton emphasized the industry's widespread mass market appeal in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UaTslCOyLz0C&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22&pg=PA309|title=Inventing the Dream: California Through the Progressive Era|first=Kevin|last=Starr|date=October 20, 1986|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=9780195042344|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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Hampton wrote in his film history about the success of an early fight film in 1897 and the criticism of it and "Living Pictures" generally by [[William Randolph Hearst]] as [[Yellow Journalism]].<ref>{{Cite |
Hampton wrote in his film history about the success of an early fight film in 1897 and the criticism of it and "Living Pictures" generally by [[William Randolph Hearst]] as [[Yellow Journalism]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-sbeR0K5Vx4C&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22&pg=PT64|title=Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies|first=Louis|last=Pizzitola|date=January 9, 2002|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=9780231507554|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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==Selected filmography== |
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==Filmography== |
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===Producer=== |
===Producer=== |
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*''[[The Westerners]]'' (1919) |
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* ''[[Desert Gold (1919 American film)|Desert Gold]]'' (1919) |
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| ⚫ | *''[[The Gray Dawn]]'' (1922)<ref>{{Cite |
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* ''[[Riders of the Dawn (1920 film)|Riders of the Dawn]]'' (1920) |
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* ''[[The Money Changers]]'' (1920) |
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*''[[The Dwelling Place of Light (film)|The Dwelling Place of Light]]'' (1920) |
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* ''[[A Certain Rich Man]]'' (1921) |
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* ''[[The Man of the Forest]]'' (1921) |
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* ''[[The Mysterious Rider (1921 film)|The Mysterious Rider]]'' (1921) |
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| ⚫ | *''[[The Gray Dawn]]'' (1922)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlLbRAPOgP0C&q=%22benjamin+b.+hampton%22&pg=PA310|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States|first=American Film|last=Institute|date=April 14, 1997|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520209695|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Heart's Haven]]'' (1922) |
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==References== |
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Benjamin Bowles Hampton (1875–1932) was an American film producer, writer, and director. He led a 1916 plan to conglomerate film companies via acquisition.[1] He was married to actress Claire Adams and was a partner in Zane Grey Pictures.[2] He wrote the History of the American Film Industry from Its Beginnings to 1931. He is credited with producing numerous films.
Hampton published a couple of stories in Hampton's Broadway Magazine.[3] He held copyrights on Hampton's Magazine and Hampton's Broadway Magazine.[4] He accepted Jack London's story Mauki after it was turned down by other publications and remained committed to publishing stories of social injustices even after other publications had moved on believing readership had lost interest in that type of anti-Capitalist tale.[5]
In his book on the history of the film industry to 1932, Hampton emphasized the industry's widespread mass market appeal in the U.S.[6]
Hampton wrote in his film history about the success of an early fight film in 1897 and the criticism of it and "Living Pictures" generally by William Randolph Hearst as Yellow Journalism.[7]
Selected filmography
[edit]Producer
[edit]- The Westerners (1919)
- Desert Gold (1919)
- Riders of the Dawn (1920)
- The Money Changers (1920)
- The Dwelling Place of Light (1920)
- A Certain Rich Man (1921)
- The Man of the Forest (1921)
- The Mysterious Rider (1921)
- The Gray Dawn (1922)[8]
- Golden Dreams (1922), an adaptation of a Zane Grey novel[5]
- Heart's Haven (1922)
References
[edit]- ^ Afra, Kia (June 22, 2016). The Hollywood Trust: Trade Associations and the Rise of the Studio System. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442268296 – via Google Books.
- ^ Scott, Kenneth William (April 14, 1979). Zane Grey, Born to the West: A Reference Guide. Cengage Gale. ISBN 9780816178759 – via Google Books.
- ^ Biggers, Earl Derr (June 23, 2014). Earl Derr Biggers Tells Stories #1. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 9781312301917 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". U.S. Government Printing Office. April 14, 1910 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Office, Library of Congress Copyright (April 14, 1923). "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Part 1, group 2". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Starr, Kevin (October 20, 1986). Inventing the Dream: California Through the Progressive Era. OUP USA. ISBN 9780195042344 – via Google Books.
- ^ Pizzitola, Louis (January 9, 2002). Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231507554 – via Google Books.
- ^ Institute, American Film (April 14, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.
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