Facts:   - imagesize: 190px    - death place: new rochelle , new york , usa    - caption: hammons in 1920    - death date: july 31 , 1962      - othername: earle w. hammons    - birth date: december 2 , 1882    - name: e. w. hammons    - image: e w hammons - may 1920 mpn.jpg    - birth place: winona , mississippi , usa    - yearsactive: 1921 -- 1938   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of e. w. hammons .
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e. w. hammons -lrb- december 2 , 1882 -- july 31 , 1962 -rrb- was an american film producer .he produced 228 films between 1921 and 1938 .in 1915 he founded educational pictures , which started out making educational films for schools , but soon changed its focus to comedy short films .he was born in winona , mississippi , and died in new rochelle , new york .