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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Acting (2 movies)
Directing (52 movies)
The Ewok Adventure
1984
Angry Annie
1987
Twice Upon a Time
1983
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
A Son's Promise
1990
Resting Place
1986
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Imogen Cunningham, photographer
1970
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
Ms. Scrooge
1997
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
1977
Redwood Curtain
1995
Oliver's Story
1978
Baby Girl Scott
1987
Breaking the Habit
1965
The People
1972
Class of '63
1973
Keeping Secrets
1991
They
1993
Long Road Home
1991
Second Sight: A Love Story
1984
The Crazy-Quilt
1966
The Blues Broads
2012
Go Ask Alice
1973
Deadly Matrimony
1992
The Haunting Passion
1983
Farewell to Manzanar
1976
A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String
1964
The Owl and the Pussycat
1962
The Dragon's Tears
1963
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
2009
Q for Quiet
1973
T for Typewriter, Toe
1973
Bark in the Dark
1984
A Deadly Business
1986
Riverrun
1968
Pat the Pilot
1973
Cast the First Stone
1989
Funnyman
1967
Silence
1974
The Music School
1974
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
1998
Winnie
1988
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
1999
Crocodile eating crackers
1976
Join a Daisy
1984
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991
Any, Many, and Man
1966
Getting Out
1994
Forever
1978
The Language of Faces
1961
Eye on the Sparrow
1987
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Dragon's Tears | 1963 | Producer |
| The Crazy-Quilt | 1966 | Writer |
| Funnyman | 1967 | Writer |
| Riverrun | 1968 | Writer |
| Imogen Cunningham, photographer | 1970 | Screenplay |
| Pat the Pilot | 1973 | Writer |
| The Music School | 1974 | Writer |
| Farewell to Manzanar | 1976 | Writer |
| Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? | 1977 | Producer |
| Oliver's Story | 1978 | Screenplay |
| A Christmas Without Snow | 1980 | Producer |
| Vietnam Requiem | 1982 | Executive Producer |
| Twice Upon a Time | 1983 | Screenplay |
| Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn | 2009 | Producer |