American film director and writer Joseph Shelton Camp Jr. is most renowned for creating and directing the Benji flicks and Hawmps!with The Double McGuffin and.
His total earnings exceeded $600 million, making him one of the most prosperous independent filmmakers in history.
He married Carolyn Hopkins, his undergraduate love, in 1960 after spending 1957–1961 studying business and advertising at the University of Mississippi.
He remained by her side till her 1997 death from heart illness. In 2001, he wed Kathleen Camp for the second and final time; they remained together until his death in 2024.
Camp was well-known for his equestrian work as well. He resided in Valley Center, California, and kept five horses at his ranch, the Valley Center Ranch.
He published two books, Born Wild: The Journey Continues and The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd, on his experiences with horses.
Eleven more publications were written by him, including children’s books, an autobiography, three novels, and a book on dog training.
Along with his first wife, Camp co-owned Mulberry Square Productions, a production firm; he also held a minority stake in Filmdallas Pictures, a film studio.
He was 84 years old when he passed away on March 15, 2024, and had resided in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, with his second wife.
Brandon Camp survives him alongside his second wife, Andrea Carolyn Camp.
