John Korty

American film director (1936–2022)

John Korty, was 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 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".

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 25 films (1962–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 8 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1962	The Dragon's Tears	10020 Korty John	6 min	16mm		sound
1962	The Dragon's tears	CRM/McGraw-Hill	6	16mm	Color	sound
1962	The Dragon's tears	John Korty
1964	A Scrap of Paper and A Piece of String ▶	Korty John	300 ft.	16mm	Color	sound
1964	Breaking the habit	John Korty
1964	Breaking the Habit PSA ▶	John Korty, American Cancer Society
1965	Breaking the Habit	American Cancer Society
1967	The Shape and colour game	[produced and directed by] John Korty.	8	16mm	Color	sound
1970	A Poem by Edward Lear: The Owl and the pussy-cat
1970	Imogen Cunningham, Photographer	American Film Institute	7:00
1970	Imogen Cunningham, photographer	John Korty
1970s	The dragon's tears	adapted from a story by Hirosuke Hamada ; produced and designed by John Korty in cooperation with Exploring for the National Broadcasting Company.	12	16mm	Color	sound
1972	Imogen Cunningham, Photographer ▶	Korty John		16mm		sound
1972	Imogen Cunningham, photographer	Time-Life	20	16mm	Color	sound
1972	Imogen Cunningham, photographer	Korty Films presents ; a film by John Korty.	21	16mm	Color	sound
1973	Go Ask Alice	Metromedia Producers Corp	74 min	16mm		sound
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman ▶	Gaines Ernest J. 1933-		16mm		sound
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Learning Corporation of America	1:10	16mm	Color	sound
1974	The Music School	Learning in Focus \| Perspective Films	0:30:00	16mm	Color	sound
1974	The Music School	John Korty	12:00
1974	The Music school	John Korty
1974	The Music School	Coronet Films	30 min		Color
1975	Entry sentry /	Produced by John Korty ; Animator, Gary Gutierrez.	1	16mm	Color	sound
1978	Oliver's Story	John Korty	89 min		Color
	Imogen Cunningham	John Korty		16mm		sound