Fifty years ago this year, on Jan. 31, 1974, CBS premiered a film adaptation of “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” which became the most-watched television movie in history. The production, ...
Ernest J. Gaines, who wrote of the inner struggle for dignity among Southern black people before the civil rights era in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and other acclaimed novels, died ...
The Hollywood Reporter: John Korty, Emmy-Winning ‘Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Director, Dies at 85
John Korty, Emmy-Winning ‘Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman’ Director, Dies at 85
TheWrap: John Korty, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ Dies at 85
John Korty, an Oscar- and Emmy-winning director and documentarian known for his films “Who Are the DeBolts?” and “Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?” and “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has ...
John Korty, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ Dies at 85
Deadline.com: John Korty Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman’ Director Was 85
John Korty, who directed the Emmy-winning The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the Oscar-winning documentary Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, died March 9 at his home ...
John Korty Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman’ Director Was 85
John Korty, the award-winning director of television movies including “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” a 1974 tour de force starring Cicely Tyson as an African American centenarian whose life ...
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The Washington Post: John Korty, director of ‘Miss Jane Pittman,’ dies at 85