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John Korty

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American film director

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John Korty, was 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? , as well as the theatrical animated feature Twice Upon a Time.

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Filmography 40

The Ewok Adventure1984 · ★ 5.8
Resting Place1986
Oliver's Story1978
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman1974
Twice Upon a Time1983
Go Ask Alice1973
They1993
The People1972
A Son's Promise1990
Ms. Scrooge1997
Deadly Matrimony1992
A Christmas Without Snow1980
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'2004
Getting Out1994
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?1977
The Haunting Passion1983
Alex & the Gypsy1976
Redwood Curtain1995
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope2004
Winnie1988
Funnyman1967
The Crazy-Quilt1966
Long Road Home1991
Riverrun1968
Second Sight: A Love Story1984
Silence1974
Eye on the Sparrow1987
Baby Girl Scott1987
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story1991
Keeping Secrets1991
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story1999
The Music School1974
A Deadly Business1986
Class of '631973
The Blues Broads2012
Vietnam Requiem1982
Farewell to Manzanar1976
Cast the First Stone1989
Slaying the Dragon1988
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story1998

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Awards 4

1978Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
1978Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Documentaries
1974Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

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John Korty, was 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 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".

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2022 · aged 85
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