John Korty
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-06-22
Day of Death
2022-03-09 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
John Korty
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
Acting
(2004)
(2004)
(1988)
(1982)
The Animators
as Himself
Crew
(2012)
The Blues Broads
Camera Operator, Director
(2009)
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Cinematography, Director, Producer
(1999)
(1998)
(1997)
Ms. Scrooge
Director
(1995)
Redwood Curtain
Director
(1994)
Getting Out
Director
(1993)
They
Director
(1992)
Deadly Matrimony
Director
(1991)
Keeping Secrets
Director
(1991)
Long Road Home
Director
(1991)
(1990)
A Son's Promise
Director
(1989)
Cast the First Stone
Director
(1989)
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Co-Producer
(1988)
Winnie
Director
(1987)
Angry Annie
Director
(1987)
Baby Girl Scott
Director
(1987)
Eye on the Sparrow
Director
(1986)
Resting Place
Director
(1986)
A Deadly Business
Director
(1984)
The Ewok Adventure
Director of Photography, Director
(1984)
Second Sight: A Love Story
Director
(1984)
Bark in the Dark
Director
(1984)
Join a Daisy
Director
(1983)
Twice Upon a Time
Story, Director, Screenplay, Character Designer
(1983)
The Haunting Passion
Director
(1982)
Vietnam Requiem
Executive Producer
(1980)
A Christmas Without Snow
Director, Producer, Teleplay
(1978)
Oliver's Story
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
Forever
Director
(1977)
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Director, Producer
(1976)
Alex & the Gypsy
Director
(1976)
Farewell to Manzanar
Writer, Director
(1976)
Crocodile eating crackers
Director
(1974)
(1974)
Silence
Director
(1974)
The Music School
Cinematography, Writer, Director
(1973)
Class of '63
Director
(1973)
Go Ask Alice
Director
(1973)
Q for Quiet
Director
(1973)
T for Typewriter, Toe
Director
(1973)
Pat the Pilot
Writer, Director
(1972)
The People
Director
(1970)
Imogen Cunningham, photographer
Screenplay, Director
(1968)
Riverrun
Cinematography, Director, Writer
(1967)
Funnyman
Writer, Director of Photography, Animation, Director
(1966)
The Crazy-Quilt
Director, Writer
(1966)
Any, Many, and Man
Director
(1965)
Breaking the Habit
Director
(1964)
(1963)
The Dragon's Tears
Producer, Director
(1962)
The Owl and the Pussycat
Director
(1961)
The Language of Faces
Director