Larry Yust
Born: 1930-11-03 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Larry Yust's most significant contribution to educational film was through a finely crafted, intriguing, and intellectually stimulating series of dramatic films made for Encyclopaedia Britannica from roughly 1965-1975. Yust's 'Short Story Showcase' films are one of the great serial dramatic bodies of work of the 1965-1985 era of educational film. In addition to his film work, Yust is an accomplished photographer, as evidenced by his book Salvation Mountain: The Art of Leonard Knight (1998).
Filmography
1989
- The Favorite ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Say Yes ... (Director)
1979
- Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter ... (Director)
- Live or Die ... (Director)
1974
- Homebodies ... (Director)
1973
- The Secret Sharer ... (Director)
1972
- Trick Baby ... (Director)
- A Family Talks About Sex ... (Director)
1969
- The Lottery ... (Director)
- Bartleby ... (Writer)
- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment ... (Director)
- The Lady, or the Tiger? ... (Director)