Walton C. Ament
Walton C. Ament (born January 7, 1907 in Wilmerding , Pennsylvania , † January 23, 1968 in Washington, DC , United States ) was an American film producer and lawyer who was nominated for an Oscar in 1950 .
biography
Ament was the son of James McKeag Ament, who identified himself as a chauffeur in a 1920 census, and his wife Ida May Campbell Ament. He graduated from Pennsylvania State College and Harvard Law School and subsequently worked for the law firm Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Lombard in New York.
In 1939, Ament became editor of Pathé News , a news program and documentary creator, and subsequently became its vice-president and general manager. Ament was an advocate of the newsreel, in 1944 he wrote that it was by no means out of date, but had never been as important as it is today.
After Ament had already appeared as a producer on the film Jungle Cavalcade in 1941 , he also produced the following short documentaries as part of his work at Pathé News in the years 1948 to 1950, starting in 1948 with Football Magic . This was followed by the other short films Roaring Wheels and Ski Devils . In all three films, he worked with Robert Youngson , who directed. The films are part of a series of films that Warner Bros. under the series title Sports News Reviews: ... published.
Ament's first film in the following year was the short documentary film The Swim Parade , again with Youngson and Dan Donaldson as narrator and with the participation of swimming stars Johnny Weissmüller and Eleanor Holm . This is also a film from the aforementioned series.
In 1950 Ament received an Oscar nomination in the category "Best Short Film" (1 film role) for the film Spills and Chills which he produced . However, the Oscar went to Jack Eaton and his film Aquatic House Party .
The documentary shorts Pigskin Passes (1949) and Shoot the Basket (1950) are listed as Ament's last films for which he was responsible as producer . They too belong to the Sports News Reviews:… series .
Ament was married from 1937 until his death to Mary Alicia Nickerson, the daughter of an investment banker. The couple had three daughters. Walton C. Ament died in Washington DC at the age of 61 after a long illness
Filmography
- 1941: Jungle Cavalcade
The films listed below are documentary shorts.
- 1948: Football Magic
- 1948: Roaring Wheels
- 1948: Ski Devils
- 1949: The Swim Parade
- 1949: They're Off
- 1949: Spills and Chills
- 1949: Pigskin Passes
- 1950: Shoot the Basket
Awards
- In 1946 Ament was awarded a plaque by the War Activities Committee for voluntary military service
- Academy Awards 1950 : Oscar nomination for Spills and Chills
Web links
- Walton C. Ament in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Walton C. Ament in the IMDb (English)
- ↑ a b c d Walter Ament In: The New York Times , January 25, 1968. (English)
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, p. 61 (English)
- ↑ Walton C. Ament, In: Championing Newsreels, July 30, 1944. (English)
- ^ Film men get plaques , In: The New York Times, January 31, 1946. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ament, Walton C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilmerding , Pennsylvania , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1968 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC , United States |