John Korty
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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
June 22, 1936Deathday
March 9, 2022Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
57Place of birth
Lafayette, Indiana, USA![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/8gAkrPrQTkwFEhUuE1OV4fGCoNz.jpg)
Cast credits
Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/c72Ix53KzxjHEv7IfnQbcQpMp0L.jpg)
The Ewok Adventure
Director, Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/abx7BQF3O23LJGTDTmQQ0CTwc8c.jpg)
Twice Upon a Time
Director, Story, Screenplay, Character Designer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ypO8WAhCeTBn32LR0FDqPg7A7Uf.jpg)
A Son's Promise
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bllvtTpyNfuJci2JGCTICnObkwa.jpg)
A Christmas Without Snow
Director, Producer, Teleplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dv0wGog8xcdJQ8wN2ADuNOXj1he.jpg)
Resting Place
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x0Zg9uJGA2CgYGReA4fE1NU6Inj.jpg)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cFQKY5wbuD0sygPt25NcTVBbd5F.jpg)
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Director, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9PtXGh29aO0emXMz1m1CcBJjqAt.jpg)
Alex & the Gypsy
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oqy2XuT80J0pZrjDxsam0afem0O.jpg)
Redwood Curtain
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rW3Qo9qvWwsrvGFsJJqBfTA3riv.jpg)
Ms. Scrooge
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/a5cXRwLomgwodwopFST6UG7WzeB.jpg)
Oliver's Story
Director, Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lFMbq1wI50UhLaSqIJJd7cUcmta.jpg)
The People
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x7dZbtZMXhmHBFr8tAD8XGGlgEo.jpg)
Class of '63
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cNKz2fM5kqftdc2UdKHKBhUzTED.jpg)
Breaking the Habit
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rECGbbdgyQlFZTKRm9rEEnjzevs.jpg)
They
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ArnmGEoTVXU3xGIYZdzeYVHtO6c.jpg)
Second Sight: A Love Story
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oT9jcgCDhSOU4n8nP4LDDEsOvsa.jpg)
Go Ask Alice
Director