Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 26—Benji Maldonado 1974-2025 Benji Maldonado, age 50, of Socorro, New Mexico. Born October 7, 1974. He passed away peacefully ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Camp, the writer, director and producer who taught that old dog Hollywood new tricks about animal movies as the creative force ...

When studios wouldn’t bite, director Joe Camp raised financing for his movie, told from a dog’s-eye view, and even formed his own distribution company to release it — creating a beloved canine star.

He defied the odds to turn “Benji,” a live-action film series from a dog’s perspective, into a smash hit, and turned the film industry on its head in the process. By Sopan Deb Joe Camp, a pioneering ...

Benji Maldonado 1974-2025 Benji Maldonado, age 50, of Socorro, New Mexico. Born October 7, 1974. He passed away peacefully in his home on February 16th, 2025, after a long battle with health issues.

Joe Camp, who wrote, produced and directed a series of films and TV shows that elevated a pooch stage-named Benji to Hollywood’s canine pantheon alongside Lassie and Rin Tin Tin, died today at his ...