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Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of Pentecostal preacher Marjoe Gortner. [1] . It won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [2] Story. Marjoe Gortner was a child preacher, who was popular in the American South starting in 1949.
Marjoe Gortner. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. January 14, 1944 · Long Beach, California, USA. Birth name. Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner. Height. 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Mini Bio. In his early career as the 4-year-old "World's Youngest Ordained Minister," Pentecostal preacher Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner became a 'Miracle Child' extraordinaire.
Apr 11, 1973 · 7.4 /10. 1.7K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Documentary Biography. This Oscar-winning documentary explores the life of one-time child evangelist and faith healer Marjoe Gortner. The son of professional evangelists, Gortner was preaching on the Southern tent-revival circuit by the age of 3. Directors. Sarah Kernochan. Howard Smith. Stars. Agnes Benjamin.
Interview with Marjoe Gortner. Roger Ebert September 25, 1972. Tweet. Marjoe Gortner is not listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having been the world's youngest preacher, but he should be. Marjoe performed his first marriage at the age of 4 and even Jesus didn't come out until he was 12. It was back in 1948 that little Marjoe ...
Apr 1, 2014 · [speaking foreign language] [Richard] I'm Richard Brody, and this clip is from. Marjoe, a 1972 documentary directed by Howard Smith, and Sarah Kernochan. Its eponymous subject is Marjoe...
Jan 13, 2020 · Monday, January 13, 2020 at 6:14PM. ‘Marjoe Gortner’ is not a name often mentioned when the Hollywood A-list of the swingin’ ‘70s and ‘80s is recalled, but at the time, the Californian native was very much part of the scene.
Biography. Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born January 14, 1944, in Long Beach, California), is a former revivalist who first gained a certain fame in the late 1940s when he became the youngest ordained preacher at the age of four.
