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John Korty

Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born June 22, 1936Died March 9, 2022 (85 years)
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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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
  • A Christmas Without Snow
  • Getting Out
  • Redwood Curtain

Known For

  • The Ewok Adventure
  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
  • Twice Upon a Time
  • Go Ask Alice
  • Oliver's Story
  • Sesame Street
  • Resting Place
  • The People
  • Ms. Scrooge
  • A Christmas Without Snow
  • Children of the Mist
  • A Son's Promise
  • Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
  • The Haunting Passion
  • Getting Out
  • Alex & the Gypsy
  • Redwood Curtain
  • Long Road Home
  • Winnie
  • Second Sight: A Love Story
  • Keeping Secrets
  • Baby Girl Scott
  • Eye on the Sparrow

John Korty Filmography

1988
1969
Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Lady

1984
The Ewok Adventure · as Director Of Photography
1983
Twice Upon a Time · as Character Designer
1983
Twice Upon a Time · as Story
1980
1968
Riverrun · as Cinematographer
1966
The Crazy-Quilt · as Cinematographer

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