Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell (disambiguation)Colin Campbell
Also recorded as T. Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell

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- Name
- Colin Campbell
- Born
- 11 October 1859
- Birthplace
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Died
- 26 August 1928
- Place of death
- Hollywood, California, United States
- Occupation
- Film director James Colin Campbell (11 October 1859 – 26 August 1928) was a film director, actor and screenwriter.
- Full name
- James Colin Campbell.
- Nationality
- United States, United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Known for
- Shotgun Jones.
- Languages
- English.
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• Name — Colin Campbell • Born — 11 October 1859 • Birthplace — Scotland, United Kingdom • Died — 26 August 1928 • Place of death — Hollywood, California, United States • Years Active — 1911–1924 • Occupation — Film director James Colin Campbell (11 October 1859 – 26 August 1928) was a film director, actor and screenwriter. 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.
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Colin Campbell lived from 11 October 1859 to 26 August 1928 and was a film director and screenwriter. The birth of Colin Campbell is recorded on 11 October 1859 in Écosse, United Kingdom, and the death on 26 August 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Illustration — 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. • Brown of Harvard (1911) • An Assisted Elopement (1912) • The Count of Monte Cristo (1912) • Alas! Poor Yorick! (1913) • A Wise Old Elephant (1913) • Wamba A Child of the Jungle (1913) • The Spoilers (1914) • Shotgun Jones (1914) • Chip of the Flying U (1914) • The Rosary (1915) • The Carpet from Bagdad (1915) • Sweet Alyssum (1915) • Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915) • Thou Shalt Not Covet (1916) • The Garden of Allah (1916) • Gloria's Romance (1916) • The Crisis (1916) • Beware of Strangers (1917) • Who Shall Take My Life? (1917) • The Sea Flower (1918) • The City of Purple Dreams (1918) • The Yellow Dog (1918) • The Still Alarm (1918) • The Beauty Market (1919) • The Railroader (1919) • The Thunderbolt (1919) • Moon Madness (1920) • When Dawn Came (1920) • The Corsican Brothers (1920) • The First Born (1921) • Where Lights Are Low (1921) • The Lure of Jade (1921) • The Swamp (1921) • A Man of Stone (1921) • "Black Roses" (1921) • The World's a Stage (1922) • The Buster (1923) • Three Who Paid (1923) • The Bowery Bishop (1924) • The White Monkey (1925)
Identity
Identity
Colin Campbell is recorded as screenwriter, film director and actor. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading T. His recorded language was English. He married Blanche Crozier and Nancy Leiter.
Life and career
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1859
Colin Campbell born at Scotland.
1928
Colin Campbell died at Hollywood.
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