John Korty

John Korty

Deceased · Born: Jun 22, 1936 · Died: Mar 9, 2022

Personal Details

Born Jun 22, 1936 Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Spouse
  • Jane Silvia

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Mar 9, 2022 )
  • Beulah Chang Korty

    ( Jan 16, 1966 to May 12, 2024 )
  • Carol E Tweedie

    ( Mar 29, 1958 to May 12, 2024 )
Parents
  • Richard Marshall Korty
  • Mary Elizabeth Van Cleave
Relatives
  • Doug Korty (Sibling)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Korty,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

1988
Slaying the Dragon
1982
The Animators
The Animators
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2009
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn as Director
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1999
Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
1998
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story as Director
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1997
Ms. Scrooge
Ms. Scrooge as Director
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1995
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain as Director
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1994
A Son's Promise
A Son's Promise as Director
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Getting Out
Getting Out as Director
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1993
Children of the Mist
Children of the Mist as Director
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1992
Deadly Matrimony
Deadly Matrimony as Director
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1991
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story as Director
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Long Road Home
Long Road Home as Director
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Keeping Secrets
Keeping Secrets as Director
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1989
Cast the First Stone
Cast the First Stone as Director
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1988
Winnie
Winnie as Director
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1987
Baby Girl Scott
Baby Girl Scott as Director
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Eye on the Sparrow
Eye on the Sparrow as Director
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1986
Resting Place
Resting Place as Director
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1985
The Ewok Adventure
The Ewok Adventure as Director
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1984
Second Sight: A Love Story
Second Sight: A Love Story as Director
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1983
Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time as Director, Screenplay, Story
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The Haunting Passion
The Haunting Passion as Director
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1980
A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow as Director
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1978
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story as Director, Screenplay
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Forever
Forever as Director
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1977
1976
Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy as Director
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Farewell to Manzanar
Farewell to Manzanar as Director, Writer
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1974
The Music School
The Music School as Director, Writer
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1973
Class of '63
Class of '63 as Director
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Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice as Director
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1972
The People
The People as Director
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1968
Riverrun
Riverrun as Director, Writer
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1967
Funnyman
Funnyman as Director, Writer
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1966
The Crazy-Quilt
The Crazy-Quilt as Director, Writer
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