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John Korty (born July 22, 1936) 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
all 56
Movies 54
Director 50
self 4
Producer 2
TV Shows 2
The Blues Broads (2012)
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn (2009)
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story (1999)
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story (1998)
Ms. Scrooge (1997)
Redwood Curtain (1995)
A Son's Promise (1994)
Getting Out (1994)
They (1993)
Deadly Matrimony (1992)
Long Road Home (1991)
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (1991)
Keeping Secrets (1991)
Cast the First Stone (1989)
Slaying the Dragon (1988)
Winnie (1988)
Eye on the Sparrow (1987)
Angry Annie (1987)
Baby Girl Scott (1987)
Resting Place (1986)
A Deadly Business (1986)
The Ewok Adventure (1984)
Bark in the Dark (1984)
Second Sight: A Love Story (1984)
The Haunting Passion (1983)
Twice Upon a Time (1983)
Vietnam Requiem (1982)
The Animators (1982)
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
Oliver's Story (1978)
Forever (1978)
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977)
Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
Farewell to Manzanar (1976)
Silence (1974)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
The Music School (1974)
T for Typewriter, Toe (1973)
Class of '63 (1973)
Pat the Pilot (1973)
Go Ask Alice (1973)
Q for Quiet (1973)
The People (1972)
Imogen Cunningham, photographer (1970)
Riverrun (1968)
Funnyman (1967)
The Crazy-Quilt (1966)
Breaking the Habit (1965)
A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String (1964)
The Dragon's Tears (1963)
The Owl and the Pussycat (1962)
The Language of Faces (1961)
Go Ask Alice
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1936-06-22
Deathday2022-03-09 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceLafayette, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesLafayette, United States of America
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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