John Korty
Directing
- Born
- June 22, 1936 · Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Died
- March 9, 2022 (age 85)
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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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Known for
The Ewok Adventure
December 21, 1984
Oliver's Story
December 15, 1978
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
October 17, 1974
Twice Upon a Time
August 5, 1983
Go Ask Alice
January 24, 1973
Resting Place
April 27, 1986
The People
January 22, 1972
They
November 14, 1993
A Son's Promise
March 5, 1990
Ms. Scrooge
December 10, 1997
A Christmas Without Snow
December 9, 1980
Getting Out
April 25, 1994
Behind the camera56
- 2012The Blues Broads Director, Camera Operator
- 2009Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn Director, Producer, Cinematography
- 1999A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story Director
- 1998Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story Director
- 1997Ms. Scrooge Director
- 1995Redwood Curtain Director
- 1994Getting Out Director
- 1993They Director
- 1992Deadly Matrimony Director
- 1991Long Road Home