Joe Camp
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Midwestern-born Joe Camp worked as an advertising account executive before making numerous local TV commercials in the Dallas, Texas, area in the early 1970s. In 1974, he segued to the big screen with the independently distributed "Benji," an adventure yarn starring a lovable dog who thwarts a kidnapping. The film's surprise success (it grossed over five times its budget of $500,000) led to a series of film and TV sequels, including "For the Love of Benji" (1977) and "Benji the Hunted" (1987). In between, Camp wrote, produced and directed "Hawmps!" (1976), a based-on-fact comedy about camels trained by the US Army in Texas, and the family thriller "The Double McGuffin" (1979).
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1961
Worked as a junior advertising account executive at McCann-Erickson in Houston, Texas
1971
Formed Mulberrry Square Productions
1974
Film directing, writing and producing debut, "Benji"
1977
Executive produced, wrote and directed the sequel "For the Love of Benji"
1987
Directed last film for 15 years, "Benji the Hunted"
2002
Returned to movie making at helm of "Benji Returns - The Promise of Christmas"
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