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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 ...
- 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 (1936-2022) John Korty. 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 Van Cleave Korty was born on June 22, 1936, in Lafayette, Ind. His father, Richard, was an engineer, and his mother, Mary (Van Cleave) Korty, was a nurse.
Mar 17, 2022 · John Korty was a prominent TV and film director who helmed the acclaimed CBS movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman in 1974, starring Cicely Tyson. He also won an Oscar for the documentary Who Are the DeBolts? and contributed to Sesame Street and other shows.
Mar 17, 2022 · John Korty, Emmy-Winning ‘Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Director, Dies at 85. The maverick filmmaker also received an Oscar for the documentary 'Who Are the DeBolts?
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Mar 22, 2022 · John Korty established roots in Marin County and remained there in a career spanning decades. Photo: Christian Bramswig. He directed Cicely Tyson’s biggest achievement in one of the television events of the 1970s, and, decades before “The Mandalorian” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” he was the first to expand the “Star Wars” universe to the small screen.
Mar 25, 2022 · John Van Cleave Korty was born in Lafayette, Ind., on June 22, 1936. His father was an engineer, and his mother was a nurse. Mr. Korty grew up in Santa Monica, Calif., and Kirkwood, Mo., before ...
