Amadee J. Van Beuren (producer)
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Amedee J. Van Beuren was the producer of Frank Buck
’s first three films, as well as many cartoons and short films.
, Aesop's Film Fables
. Later movies included the Frank Buck
features Bring 'Em Back Alive(1932), Wild Cargo (1934
), and Fang and Claw
(1935
). Van Beuren Studios
also issued more than two hundred animated shorts. Van Beuren was president of the Colorado Springs Theatre Corporation and the Kernab Corporation. He was a life member of the Society of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
.
against Amedee van Beuren and Van Beuren Studios
demanded an accounting of the profits from the film Adventure Girl. Lowell wrote and starred in this filmed version of her book, Cradle of the Deep. Van Beuren promptly made a counter-claim for $300,000 damages alleged to have been sustained because of Lowell's inexpert performance in the picture. Lowell alleged that she had not received 15 per cent of the earnings guaranteed her. Van Beuren replied that they lost $300,000 on the picture. In making the counter-claim for that sum Van Beuren asserted that Lowell "carelessly, negligently, inefficiently, inexpertly and improperly acted and performed in the motion picture produced as to seriously impair and damage the reputation, fame and business capacity of the defendant."
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
’s first three films, as well as many cartoons and short films.
Early years
Amedee J. Van Beuren was born in New York, son of Alfred Vignot Van Beuren and Marietta Ferguson van Beuren. Alfred van Beuren was head of the Van Beuren advertising company, which became a part of the General Outdoor Advertising Company. Amedee was educated at public and private schools and a business college. He worked in the livery business, groceries, and then as a salesman.Van Beuren Productions
One of Amedee Van Beuren's earliest and most successful projects was a series of cartoons produced by his Van Beuren StudiosVan Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios was an American animation studio that produced theatrical cartoons from 1928 to 1936.Producer Amedee J. van Beuren first became involved in the animation industry in 1920, when he formed a partnership with Paul Terry and formed the "Aesop's Fables Studio" for the production of...
, Aesop's Film Fables
Aesop's Film Fables
Aesop's Film Fables was a series of animated short subjects, created by American cartoonist Paul Terry. Terry came upon the inspiration for the series by young actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook, who suggested making a series of cartoons based on Aesop's Fables. Although Terry later claimed he...
. Later movies included the Frank Buck
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
features Bring 'Em Back Alive(1932), Wild Cargo (1934
1934 in film
-Events:*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
), and Fang and Claw
Fang and Claw (1935 film)
Fang and Claw was a 1935 jungle adventure documentary starring Frank Buck. Buck continues his demonstration of the ingenious methods by which he traps wild birds, mammals and reptiles in Johore.-Scenes:Among the scenes in the film:...
(1935
1935 in film
-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
). Van Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios was an American animation studio that produced theatrical cartoons from 1928 to 1936.Producer Amedee J. van Beuren first became involved in the animation industry in 1920, when he formed a partnership with Paul Terry and formed the "Aesop's Fables Studio" for the production of...
also issued more than two hundred animated shorts. Van Beuren was president of the Colorado Springs Theatre Corporation and the Kernab Corporation. He was a life member of the Society of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, or The Society of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, is an American social organization for Irish-Americans founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17 , 1771.General Stephen Moylan was one of society's organizers and...
.
Van Beuren Sued
A 1935 lawsuit by Joan LowellJoan Lowell
Helen Joan Lowell was a movie actress of the silent film era from Berkeley, California. Lowell published a sensational autobiography, Cradle of the Deep in 1929, which turned out to be a pure fabrication....
against Amedee van Beuren and Van Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios was an American animation studio that produced theatrical cartoons from 1928 to 1936.Producer Amedee J. van Beuren first became involved in the animation industry in 1920, when he formed a partnership with Paul Terry and formed the "Aesop's Fables Studio" for the production of...
demanded an accounting of the profits from the film Adventure Girl. Lowell wrote and starred in this filmed version of her book, Cradle of the Deep. Van Beuren promptly made a counter-claim for $300,000 damages alleged to have been sustained because of Lowell's inexpert performance in the picture. Lowell alleged that she had not received 15 per cent of the earnings guaranteed her. Van Beuren replied that they lost $300,000 on the picture. In making the counter-claim for that sum Van Beuren asserted that Lowell "carelessly, negligently, inefficiently, inexpertly and improperly acted and performed in the motion picture produced as to seriously impair and damage the reputation, fame and business capacity of the defendant."