John Korty, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ Dies at 85
thewrap.comMarin Independent Journal, which said that he died in his home in Marin County, California, on March 9.A filmmaker who straddled the line between independent films and mainstream narrative work, Korty started his career in animation in the early 1950s.
While still in school in Antioch, Ohio, he experimented with new techniques for animation that he would use in television spots.
In 1964, he even developed an animated documentary short film called “Breaking the Habit” that was sponsored by the American Cancer Society about the dangers of smoking, and the spot went on to receive an Oscar nomination.
Korty made his way to the San Francisco Bay area and set up his Korty Films studio that would draw filmmakers such as George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola to the area.
Read more on thewrap.com