Joe Camp

Joseph S. Camp Jr. (born April 20, 1939) is a motion picture director and writer who is best known as the creator and director of the Benji films,[1] as well as Hawmps![2] and The Double McGuffin.[3]

Joe Camp
Born
Joseph S. Camp Jr.

(1939-04-20) April 20, 1939
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Camp resides in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, with his wife Kathleen. They previously owned property in Valley Center, California.

Camp is also known for his work with horses. He owns, and has trained, five horses who lived with him at his Valley Center Ranch. He has written a book about his experiences with horses, The Soul of a Horse.

His autobiography, Underdog: How One Man Turned Hollywood Rejection into the Worldwide Phenomenon of Benji (published 1993) —republished as Benji and Me in 2000—covers more than just his experience making "Dog" movies.

Joe Camp is also the author of The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd, a 2008 book that tells his story of discovery after he and his wife bought their first horses.

He owns a production company, Mulberry Square Productions, and had a minority interest in the film studio, Filmdallas Pictures.[4]

Filmography

References
  1. "Joe Camp". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-21.
  2. Eder, Richard (May 28, 1976). "Hawmps (1976) Screen: Camels In the Old West". The New York Times.
  3. Hal Erickson (2014). "The Double McGuffin". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05.
  4. "Embark, New Texas Prod. Co. To Debut With Pair of Pictures". Variety. 1986-03-19. p. 25.


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