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American film producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earle W. Hammons, known professionally as E. W. Hammons (December 2, 1882 – July 31, 1962), was an American film producer, . He produced more than 220 films between 1921 and 1938.
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Born | December 2, 1882 Winona, Mississippi, USA |
Died | July 31, 1962 |
Other names | Earle W. Hammons |
Years active | 1921–1938 |
Born in Winona, Mississippi, in 1882, Hammons founded Educational Pictures in 1915 with the intention of making educational films for schools. Hammons found that there was a larger market for short comedies in movie theaters, and shifted the firm's focus. Although Educational Pictures would continue to release occasional documentary shorts, its primary output was comedy.
Hammons became a highly respected film executive, and in 1938 he attempted to branch out into the lucrative feature-film market by joining forces with Grand National Pictures. The merger failed, owing to insufficient capital to operate both companies, and Hammons declared bankruptcy in 1940.
He remained a consultant to the industry, associated with documentary shorts for Paramount Pictures during World War II and with ABC-TV in the 1950s.[1] In 1962 he died of a heart ailment, in New Rochelle, New York.
For further discussion of Hammons and his studio, see Educational Pictures and Buster Keaton.
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