Actor

John Korty

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

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Movies: 52Series: 0Crew credits: 50

TMDB ID: 19744

IMDb ID: nm0466793

Known for: Directing

Born: June 22, 1936

Died: March 9, 2022

Age: 85

Place of birth: Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 2009

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 5.83

Wikidata: Q1168358

Other jobs

Director (42)Writer (2)Cinematography (1)Co-Producer (1)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)

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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".

Movies

Movie credits linked with John Korty.