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Benjamin B. Hampton(1875-1932)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Benjamin B. Hampton was born on 9 March 1875 in Macomb, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Golden Dreams (1922), Heart's Haven (1922) and The Mysterious Rider (1921). He was married to Claire Adams and Maria Somers Bartleson. He died on 31 January 1932 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 9, 1875
DiedJanuary 31, 1932(56)
BornMarch 9, 1875
DiedJanuary 31, 1932(56)
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Known for

Claire Adams and Carl Gantvoort in Golden Dreams (1922)
Golden Dreams
5.4
  • Producer
  • 1922
Heart's Haven (1922)
Heart's Haven
5.2
  • Director
  • 1922
The Mysterious Rider (1921)
The Mysterious Rider
  • Producer
  • 1921
Claire Adams in When Romance Rides (1922)
When Romance Rides
  • Producer
  • 1922

Credits

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Producer

  • Claire Adams and Carl Gantvoort in Golden Dreams (1922)
    Golden Dreams
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Claire Adams in When Romance Rides (1922)
    When Romance Rides
    • producer
    • 1922
  • The Gray Dawn (1922)
    The Gray Dawn
    • producer
    • 1922
  • The Mysterious Rider (1921)
    The Mysterious Rider
    • producer
    • 1921
  • Man of the Forest (1921)
    Man of the Forest
    • producer
    • 1921
  • A Certain Rich Man (1921)
    A Certain Rich Man
    • producer
    • 1921
  • The Spenders (1921)
    The Spenders
    • producer
    • 1921
  • The U.P. Trail (1920)
    The U.P. Trail
    • producer
    • 1920
  • Claire Adams and Roy Stewart in Riders of the Dawn (1920)
    Riders of the Dawn
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1920
  • Mary Jane Irving, Wilfred Lucas, Mildred Manning, Robert McKim, Graham Pettie, and Roy Stewart in The Westerners (1919)
    The Westerners
    • producer
    • 1919

Director

  • Heart's Haven (1922)
    Heart's Haven
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Claire Adams and Carl Gantvoort in Golden Dreams (1922)
    Golden Dreams
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1922
  • The Gray Dawn (1922)
    The Gray Dawn
    • unconfirmed
    • 1922
  • The Mysterious Rider (1921)
    The Mysterious Rider
    • Director
    • 1921

Writer

  • Heart's Haven (1922)
    Heart's Haven
    5.2
    • scenario
    • 1922
  • Claire Adams and Carl Gantvoort in Golden Dreams (1922)
    Golden Dreams
    5.4
    • adaptation
    • 1922
  • Claire Adams in When Romance Rides (1922)
    When Romance Rides
    • adaptation
    • 1922
  • The Money Changers (1920)
    The Money Changers
    • adaptation
    • 1920

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • B.B. Hampton
  • Born
    • March 9, 1875
    • Macomb, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • January 31, 1932
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Claire Adams1924 - January 31, 1932 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book: "A History of the American Film Industry from Its Beginnnings to 1931".
  • Publicity listings
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    For many years an executive at the Amerian Tobacco Co., he left that business to try his hand at producing films, with the idea of buying up several independent production companies and merging them into one giant film production conglomerate, to compete with the "big" studios. It didn't work out.

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