John Korty, who directed the Emmy-winning ‘The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman’ died March 9 at his home in Marin County, California. He was 85
His greatest television achievement came in 1974, when he directed Cicely Tyson in the celebrated CBS movie. Based on the 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines, the film told the story of a Black woman who, in 1962 at the age of 110, narrates her life story that began in slavery in the American South.
, about an American couple named Dorothy and Bob DeBolt who, in addition to their biological children, adopted and raised 14 children including many severely disabled war orphans. The film won the Academy Award for Best Feature-length Documentary in 1978 .success, with directing credits including, but not limited to, the Emmy-nominated
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