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John Korty (June 22, 1936 – March 9, 2022), 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.
- Director, producer, writer, animator
- July 22, 1936, Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
- c. 1957–2022
- March 9, 2022 (aged 85), Point Reyes Station, California, U.S.
John Korty was born on 22 June 1936 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977), The Music School (1974) and Farewell to Manzanar (1976). He was married to Jane Silvia, Beulah Chang Korty and Carol E Tweedie.
- January 1, 1
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- January 1, 1
- Point Reyes Station, California, USA
Mar 24, 2022 · John Korty, a director best known for ambitious made-for-television projects, including the 1974 film “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” which won nine Emmy Awards, died on March 9 at...
Mar 17, 2022 · John Korty, who directed the Emmy-winning The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the Oscar-winning documentary Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, died March 9 at...
Mar 17, 2022 · John Korty, who directed Cicely Tyson in the landmark telefilm The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and won an Oscar for the documentary Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen...
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Mar 24, 2022 · Mar 24, 2022 Updated Jun 16, 2022. John Korty on the set of the 1974 television movie “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” which went on to… By David Thomson. Special to The Examiner....
Mar 22, 2022 · John Korty, award-winning director who helped establish Bay Area filmmaking, dies at 85. G. Allen Johnson March 22, 2022 Updated: April 1, 2022, 11:54 am. John Korty established roots in...