What is John Korty?
'''John Korty''' (June 22, 1936 &ndash; March 9, 2022) was an American [[movie director]] and [[animator]]. He was best known for directing the television movie ''[[The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman]]'', the documentary ''[[Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?]]'' and the animated movie ''[[Twice Upon a Time (1983 movie)|Twice Upon a Time]]''. He has won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]] (for ''Who Are the DeBolts?''). Korty was born in [[Lafayette, Indiana]]. He won two [[Emmy Awards]] in 1974 and 1979. Korty died on March 9, 2022 in [[Point Reyes Station, California]] at the age of 85.<ref>[https://www.marinij.com/2022/03/15/oscar-winning-marin-filmmaker-john-korty-dies/ Oscar-winning Marin filmmaker John Korty dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Korty, John}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Emmy Award winning directors]] [[Category:Academy Award winning directors]] [[Category:American animators]] [[Category:Movie directors from Indiana]] {{US-bio-stub}}