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John Korty

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John Korty

Born June 22, 1936 in Lafayette, Indiana, USADied March 9, 202252 films

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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

52 films as director
  1. 2012The Blues BroadsDirector
  2. 2009Miracle in a Box: A Piano RebornDirector
  3. 1999A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman StoryDirector
  4. 1998Oklahoma City: A Survivor's StoryDirector
  5. 1997Ms. ScroogeDirector
  6. 1995Redwood CurtainDirector
  7. 1994Getting OutDirector
  8. 1993TheyDirector
  9. 1992Deadly MatrimonyDirector
  10. 1991Long Road HomeDirector
  11. 1991Line of Fire: The Morris Dees StoryDirector
  12. 1991Keeping SecretsDirector
  13. 1990A Son's PromiseDirector
  14. 1989Cast the First StoneDirector
  15. 1988WinnieDirector
  16. 1987Eye on the SparrowDirector
  17. 1987Angry AnnieDirector
  18. 1987Baby Girl ScottDirector
  19. 1986Resting PlaceDirector
  20. 1986A Deadly BusinessDirector
  21. 1984The Ewok AdventureDirector
  22. 1984Bark in the DarkDirector
  23. 1984Second Sight: A Love StoryDirector
  24. 1984Join a DaisyDirector
  25. 1983The Haunting PassionDirector
  26. 1983Twice Upon a TimeDirector
  27. 1980A Christmas Without SnowDirector
  28. 1978Oliver's StoryDirector
  29. 1978ForeverDirector
  30. 1977Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?Director
  31. 1976Alex & the GypsyDirector
  32. 1976Farewell to ManzanarDirector
  33. 1976Crocodile eating crackersDirector
  34. 1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanDirector
  35. 1974SilenceDirector
  36. 1974The Music SchoolDirector
  37. 1973T for Typewriter, ToeDirector
  38. 1973Class of '63Director
  39. 1973Pat the PilotDirector
  40. 1973Go Ask AliceDirector
  41. 1973Q for QuietDirector
  42. 1972The PeopleDirector
  43. 1970Imogen Cunningham, photographerDirector
  44. 1968RiverrunDirector
  45. 1967FunnymanDirector
  46. 1966The Crazy-QuiltDirector
  47. 1966Any, Many, and ManDirector
  48. 1965Breaking the HabitDirector
  49. 1964A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of StringDirector
  50. 1963The Dragon's TearsDirector
  51. 1962The Owl and the PussycatDirector
  52. 1961The Language of FacesDirector