Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
June 22, 1936
Died
March 9, 2022 (85 years old)
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
John Korty
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
Directing
Ms. Scrooge
Director
1997
They
Director
1993
A Son's Promise
Director
1990
Resting Place
Director
1986
The Ewok Adventure
Director, Director of Photography
1984
Twice Upon a Time
Director, Screenplay, Story, Character Designer
1983
Oliver's Story
Director, Screenplay
1978
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Director
1974
Go Ask Alice
Director
1973
The People
Director
1972