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John Korty

Known ForDirecting
Birthday1936-06-22
Age85 years old at death
Date of Death† 2022-03-09
Place of BirthLafayette, Indiana, USA

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.

Filmography

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2004
7.5
Documentary

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

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2004
6.8
Documentary

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

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1988
Documentary
TV Movie

Slaying the Dragon

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1982
Documentary
TV Movie

The Animators