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| birth_place = [[Scotland]], United Kingdom
| birth_place = [[Scotland]], United Kingdom
| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|8|26|1859|10|11|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|8|26|1859|10|11|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Hollywood]], [[California]], United States
| death_place = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]], United States
| yearsactive = 1911–1924
| yearsactive = 1911–1924
| occupation = Film director
| occupation = Film director
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'''James Colin Campbell''' (11 October 1859 &ndash; 26 August 1928) was a Scottish-born [[film director]], actor and [[screenwriter]].<ref>{{cite book|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Greenwood Press]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdEPgRJyVPIC&q=colin+campbell+a+wise+old+elephant&pg=PA65|date=1999|title=Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema|author=McCaffrey, Donald W.|author2=Jacobs, Christopher P.|isbn = 9780313303456}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13615350/james-colin-campbell/ |title=James Colin Campbell |work=Newspapers.com |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> He directed 177 films between 1911 and 1924. He also wrote for 60 films between 1911 and 1922. He was born in [[Scotland]], and died in [[Hollywood, California]].
'''James Colin Campbell''' (11 October 1859 &ndash; 26 August 1928) was a [[film director]], actor and [[screenwriter]].<ref>{{cite book|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Greenwood Press]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdEPgRJyVPIC&q=colin+campbell+a+wise+old+elephant&pg=PA65|date=1999|title=Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema|author=McCaffrey, Donald W.|author2=Jacobs, Christopher P.|isbn = 9780313303456}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13615350/james-colin-campbell/ |title=James Colin Campbell |work=Newspapers.com |date=27 August 1928 |page=1 |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> He directed more than 170 American films between 1911 and 1924; and wrote scripts for 60 films between 1911 and 1922. He was born in [[Scotland]], and died in [[Hollywood, California]].


Campbell married actress [[Blanche Crozier]] on March 2, 1912.<ref>California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com</ref>
Campbell married actress [[Blanche Crozier]] on March 2, 1912.<ref>California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 20 July 2024

Colin Campbell
Born(1859-10-11)11 October 1859
Scotland, United Kingdom
Died26 August 1928(1928-08-26) (aged 68)
Hollywood, California, United States
OccupationFilm director
Years active1911–1924

James Colin Campbell (11 October 1859 – 26 August 1928) was a film director, actor and screenwriter.[1][2] He directed more than 170 American films between 1911 and 1924; and wrote scripts for 60 films between 1911 and 1922. He was born in Scotland, and died in Hollywood, California.

Campbell married actress Blanche Crozier on March 2, 1912.[3]

Selected filmography

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An elephant picks up a basket with its trunk. Set photograph from the film A Wise Old Elephant directed by Colin Campbell (1913), Margaret Herrick Library.

References

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  1. ^ McCaffrey, Donald W.; Jacobs, Christopher P. (1999). Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313303456.
  2. ^ "James Colin Campbell". Newspapers.com. 27 August 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com
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