John W. Barnes

Born: 1920-03-25 in Belford, New Jersey, USA

Died: 2000-06-27

Known For: Directing

Biography

John Wadsworth Barnes (March 25, 1920 – June 27, 2000) was an American film director and producer. He was most active in the educational film industry, producing, directing and writing for Encyclopædia Britannica Films. In his career he worked on and helped create over 100 film projects. He produced the Academy Award nominated documentary The Living City. He wrote for a radio drama series, made experimental Bolex films, and produced the film To Live Together.

Filmography

1977

The Portable Phonograph ... (Director)

1975

The Painter ... (Director)
The Art of Silence: The Cage ... (Director)
The Mask Maker ... (Director)
Bip as a Skater ... (Director)
The Art of Silence: Youth Maturity Old Age and Death ... (Director)

1974

Adventure in Venice ... (Director)

1973

John Keats: His Life and Death ... (Producer)
The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament as Narrator
The Bible as Literature: Part 2 - History, Poetry, and Drama in the Old Testament ... (Director)

1964

Michelangelo ... (Director)

1963

Art, what is it? Why is it? ... (Director)

1958

Chaucer's England ... (Director)

1954

Captain John Smith: Founder of Virginia ... (Director)
The Civil War ... (Director)
The Pilgrims ... (Director)

1953

The Living City ... (Director)
The Baltimore Plan ... (Director)
The American Revolution ... (Director)

1951

People Along the Mississippi ... (Producer)