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John Korty

Directing 85 (deceased) years old Lafayette, Indiana, USA ★ 0.3
Born: June 22, 1936
Died: March 9, 2022

Biography

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John Korty (born July 22, 1936 – March 9, 2022) is an American film director and animator, best known for the television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the documentary Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, as well as the theatrical animated feature Twice Upon a Time. He has won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (for Who Are the DeBolts?) and several other major awards. He is described by the film critic Leonard Maltin as "a principled filmmaker who has worked both outside and within the mainstream, attempting to find projects that support his humanistic beliefs".

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Filmography

Directing Credits (52)

The Blues Broads
The Blues Broads Director 2012
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn Director 2009
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story Director 1999
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story Director 1998
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Scrooge Director 1997
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain Director 1995
Getting Out
Getting Out Director 1994
They
They Director 1993
Deadly Matrimony
Deadly Matrimony Director 1992
Long Road Home
Long Road Home Director 1991
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story Director 1991
Keeping Secrets
Keeping Secrets Director 1991
A Son's Promise
A Son's Promise Director 1990
Cast the First Stone
Cast the First Stone Director 1989
Winnie
Winnie Director 1988
Eye on the Sparrow
Eye on the Sparrow Director 1987
Angry Annie
Angry Annie Director 1987
Baby Girl Scott
Baby Girl Scott Director 1987
Resting Place
Resting Place Director 1986
A Deadly Business
A Deadly Business Director 1986
The Ewok Adventure
The Ewok Adventure Director 1984
Bark in the Dark
Bark in the Dark Director 1984
Second Sight: A Love Story
Second Sight: A Love Story Director 1984
Join a Daisy
Join a Daisy Director 1984
The Haunting Passion
The Haunting Passion Director 1983
Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time Director 1983
A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow Director 1980
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story Director 1978
Forever
Forever Director 1978
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? Director 1977
Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy Director 1976
Farewell to Manzanar
Farewell to Manzanar Director 1976
Crocodile eating crackers
Crocodile eating crackers Director 1976
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Director 1974
Silence
Silence Director 1974
The Music School
The Music School Director 1974
T for Typewriter, Toe
T for Typewriter, Toe Director 1973
Class of '63
Class of '63 Director 1973
Pat the Pilot
Pat the Pilot Director 1973
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice Director 1973
Q for Quiet
Q for Quiet Director 1973
The People
The People Director 1972
Imogen Cunningham, photographer
Imogen Cunningham, photographer Director 1970
Riverrun
Riverrun Director 1968
Funnyman
Funnyman Director 1967
The Crazy-Quilt
The Crazy-Quilt Director 1966
Any, Many, and Man
Any, Many, and Man Director 1966
Breaking the Habit
Breaking the Habit Director 1965
A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String
A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String Director 1964
The Dragon's Tears
The Dragon's Tears Director 1963
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat Director 1962
The Language of Faces
The Language of Faces Director 1961

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