Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Korty,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 50
2000s
- 2009
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Director
1990s
- 1998
Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
Director
- 1997
Ms. Scrooge
Director
- 1995
Redwood Curtain
Director
- 1994
Getting Out
Director
- 1993
They
Director
- 1992
Deadly Matrimony
Director
- 1991
Long Road Home
Director
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Director
Keeping Secrets
Director
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Cast the First Stone
Director
- 1988
Winnie
Director
- 1987
Eye on the Sparrow
Director
Angry Annie
Director
- 1986
A Deadly Business
Director
- 1984
Bark in the Dark
Director
Join a Daisy
Director
- 1983
The Haunting Passion
Director
Twice Upon a Time
Director
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
Oliver's Story
Director
Forever
Director
- 1977
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Director
- 1976
Alex & the Gypsy
Director
Farewell to Manzanar
Director
Crocodile eating crackers
Director
- 1975
You's Scrapbook
Director
- 1974
Smog and Smoke
Director
The Music School
Director
- 1973
T for Typewriter, Toe
Director
Class of '63
Director
Pat the Pilot
Director
Q for Quiet
Director
- 1972
The People
Director
- 1970
Imogen Cunningham, photographer
Director
1960s
- 1968
Riverrun
Director
- 1967
Funnyman
Director
- 1966
The Crazy-Quilt
Director
Any, Many, and Man
Director
- 1965
Breaking the Habit
Director
- 1964
A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String
Director
- 1963
The Dragon's Tears
Director
- 1962
The Owl and the Pussycat
Director
- 1961
The Language of Faces
Director
Wrote 10
1980s
- 1983
Twice Upon a Time
Story, Screenplay
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
Oliver's Story
Screenplay
- 1976
Farewell to Manzanar
Writer
- 1974
The Music School
Writer
- 1973
Pat the Pilot
Writer
- 1970
Imogen Cunningham, photographer
Screenplay
1960s
- 1968
Riverrun
Writer
- 1967
Funnyman
Writer
- 1966
The Crazy-Quilt
Writer
Produced 6
2000s
- 2009
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Producer
1980s
- 1989
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
Co-Producer
- 1982
Vietnam Requiem
Executive Producer
- 1980
1970s
- 1977
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Producer
1960s
- 1963
The Dragon's Tears
Producer
Other crew 3
2000s
- 2009
Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
Cinematography
1970s
- 1974
The Music School
Cinematography
1960s
- 1968
Riverrun
Cinematography
Camera 2
1980s
- 1984
1960s
- 1967
Funnyman
Director of Photography
Visual effects 2
1980s
- 1983
Twice Upon a Time
Character Designer
1960s
- 1967
Funnyman
Animation
Acted in 1
1980s
- 1988
Slaying the Dragon
Movie
Appearances2
1980s
- 1982
The Animators
Himself