John Korty, born on June 22, 1936 and passed away on March 9, 2022, directed the film Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984). For his contributions to Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, Korty was awarded both the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming in 1978.