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John Korty

b. 1936 — d. 2022 (aged 86) Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Director

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.

Known For

Filmography

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★ 6.0
Making of Star Wars Caravan of Courage an Ewok Adventure
2014 Self
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John Allair Digs In
2011 Director Writer Cinematographer
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
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Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
2009 Director Cinematographer
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Capitol Visions
2001 Director
Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
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★ 6.2
Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
1999 Director
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
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★ 5.1
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
1998 Director
Ms. Scrooge
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★ 5.5
Ms. Scrooge
1997 Director
Redwood Curtain
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★ 6.0
Redwood Curtain
1995 Director
Getting Out
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★ 5.9
Getting Out
1994 Director
Children of the Mist
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★ 5.4
Children of the Mist
1993 Director
Deadly Matrimony
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★ 6.6
Deadly Matrimony
1992 Director
Long Road Home
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★ 5.9
Long Road Home
1991 Director
Keeping Secrets
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★ 5.6
Keeping Secrets
1991 Director
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
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★ 5.8
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991 Director
A Son's Promise
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★ 6.7
A Son's Promise
1990 Director
Cast the First Stone
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★ 5.6
Cast the First Stone
1989 Director
Winnie
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★ 7.1
Winnie
1988 Director
Slaying the Dragon
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★ 6.6
Slaying the Dragon
1988 Self
Baby Girl Scott
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★ 7.4
Baby Girl Scott
1987 Director
Eye on the Sparrow
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★ 7.1
Eye on the Sparrow
1987 Director
Resting Place
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★ 6.4
Resting Place
1986 Director
A Deadly Business
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★ 5.7
A Deadly Business
1986 Director
George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour
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★ 8.0
George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour
1985 Director
The Ewok Adventure
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★ 5.3
The Ewok Adventure
1984 Director Cinematographer
Second Sight: A Love Story
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★ 6.0
Second Sight: A Love Story
1984 Director
Twice Upon a Time
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★ 6.9
Twice Upon a Time
1983 Director Writer
The Haunting Passion
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★ 5.6
The Haunting Passion
1983 Director
A Christmas Without Snow
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★ 5.7
A Christmas Without Snow
1980 Director Writer
Oliver's Story
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★ 4.7
Oliver's Story
1978 Director Writer
Forever
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★ 6.5
Forever
1978 Director
Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
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★ 7.2
Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
1977 Director
Alex & the Gypsy
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★ 5.2
Alex & the Gypsy
1976 Director
Farewell to Manzanar
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★ 7.7
Farewell to Manzanar
1976 Director Writer
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
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★ 7.8
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 Director
Silence
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★ 4.1
Silence
1974 Director
The Music School
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★ 6.7
The Music School
1974 Director Writer Cinematographer
Go Ask Alice
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★ 6.0
Go Ask Alice
1973 Director
Class of '63
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★ 6.4
Class of '63
1973 Director
The People
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★ 5.8
The People
1972 Director
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Imogen Cunningham, Photographer
1970 Director Cinematographer
Sesame Street
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★ 8.1
Sesame Street
1969 Director
Riverrun
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★ 6.9
Riverrun
1968 Director Writer Cinematographer
Funnyman
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★ 6.7
Funnyman
1967 Director Writer Cinematographer
The Crazy-Quilt
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★ 8.3
The Crazy-Quilt
1966 Director Writer Cinematographer
Breaking the Habit
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★ 7.0
Breaking the Habit
1965 Director
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A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String
1964 Director
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The Dragon's Tears
1963 Director
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The Owl and the Pussycat
1962 Director
The Language of Faces
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★ 7.4
The Language of Faces
1961 Director Writer