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Henry Hampton(1940-1998)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Henry Hampton was born on 8 January 1940 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Eyes on the Prize (1987), I'll Make Me a World (1999) and American Experience (1988). He died on 22 November 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornJanuary 8, 1940
DiedNovember 22, 1998(58)
BornJanuary 8, 1940
DiedNovember 22, 1998(58)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Eyes on the Prize
9.2
TV Series
  • Producer
I'll Make Me a World (1999)
I'll Make Me a World
9.2
TV Mini Series
  • Producer(posthumously credited on video)
  • 1999
David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Eyes on the Prize Remake
TV Series
  • Producer

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    Producer



    • I'll Make Me a World (1999)
      I'll Make Me a World
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (posthumously credited on video)
      • 1999
    • Hopes on the Horizon
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • BreakThrough: The Changing Face of Science in America
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1996
    • America's War on Poverty (1995)
      America's War on Poverty
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • The Land of the Four Winds
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1994
    • The Great Depression (1993)
      The Great Depression
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1993
    • Eyes on the Prize (1987)
      Eyes on the Prize
      9.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • 1987–1990

    Writer



    • Eyes on the Prize (1987)
      Eyes on the Prize
      9.2
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 1990
    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 1988

    Director



    • Eyes on the Prize (1987)
      Eyes on the Prize
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987–2025

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • January 8, 1940
      • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • Died
      • November 22, 1998
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA(lung cancer)
    • Children
      • none
    • Parents
        Henry Hampton Sr.
    • Relatives
        Vera Hampton Zimmerman(Sibling)

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      Son of Henry Hampton, Sr, and Julia Vera Hampton.

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