John Korty
- Born
- June 22, 1936
- Died
- March 9, 2022 (85 years old)
- Place of birth
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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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Known for
Filmography
- 2012The Blues BroadsThe Blues BroadsFilm · Camera Operator, Director
- 2009Miracle in a Box: A Piano RebornFilm · Producer, Director, Cinematography
- 1999A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman StoryA Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman StoryFilm · Director
- 1998Oklahoma City: A Survivor's StoryFilm · Director
- 1997Ms. ScroogeFilm · Director
- 1995Redwood CurtainFilm · Director
- 1994Getting OutFilm · Director
- 1993TheyFilm · Director
- 1992Deadly MatrimonyFilm · Director
- 1991Long Road HomeFilm · Director
- 1991Line of Fire: The Morris Dees StoryFilm · Director
- 1991Keeping SecretsFilm · Director
- 1990A Son's PromiseFilm · Director
- 1989Cast the First StoneFilm · Director
- 1989Yosemite: The Fate of HeavenFilm · Co-Producer
- 1988WinnieFilm · Director
- 1987Eye on the SparrowFilm · Director
- 1987Angry AnnieFilm · Director
- 1987Baby Girl ScottBaby Girl ScottFilm · Director
- 1986Resting PlaceFilm · Director
- 1986A Deadly BusinessFilm · Director
- 1984The Ewok AdventureFilm · Director, Director of Photography★ 5.8
- 1984Bark in the DarkFilm · Director
- 1984Second Sight: A Love StoryFilm · Director
- 1984Join a DaisyFilm · Director
- 1983The Haunting PassionFilm · Director
- 1983Twice Upon a TimeFilm · Director, Screenplay, Story, Character Designer★ 6.6
- 1982Vietnam RequiemFilm · Executive Producer
- 1980A Christmas Without SnowFilm · Director, Producer, Teleplay
- 1978Oliver's StoryFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 4.8
- 1978ForeverFilm · Director
- 1977Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?Film · Director, Producer
- 1976Alex & the GypsyFilm · Director
- 1976Farewell to ManzanarFilm · Writer, Director
- 1976Crocodile eating crackersFilm · Director
- 1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1974SilenceSilenceFilm · Director
- 1974The Music SchoolFilm · Director, Cinematography, Writer
- 1973T for Typewriter, ToeFilm · Director
- 1973Class of '63Film · Director
- 1973Pat the PilotFilm · Director, Writer
- 1973Go Ask AliceFilm · Director★ 5.5
- 1973Q for QuietFilm · Director
- 1972The PeopleFilm · Director
- 1970Imogen Cunningham, photographerFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1968RiverrunFilm · Cinematography, Writer, Director
- 1967FunnymanFilm · Director of Photography, Writer, Animation, Director
- 1966The Crazy-QuiltFilm · Writer, Director
- 1966Any, Many, and ManFilm · Director
- 1965Breaking the HabitFilm · Director
- 1964A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of StringFilm · Director
- 1963The Dragon's TearsFilm · Director, Producer
- 1962The Owl and the PussycatFilm · Director
- 1961The Language of FacesFilm · Director
