John W. Barnes
- Directing
- March 25, 1920 · Belford, New Jersey, USA
- June 27, 2000
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Portable Phonograph · Director
- The Art of Silence: Youth Maturity Old Age and Death · Director
- The Painter · Director
- Bip as a Skater · Director
- The Art of Silence: The Cage · Director
- The Mask Maker · Director
- Adventure in Venice · Editing, Writer
- The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament · Narrator, Writer
- John Keats: His Life and Death · Producer, Director
- The Bible as Literature: Part 2 - History, Poetry, and Drama in the Old Testament · Director
- Michelangelo · Director, Writer
- Art, what is it? Why is it? · Producer, Director
- Chaucer's England · Director
- Captain John Smith: Founder of Virginia · Director
- The Civil War · Director
- The Pilgrims · Director
- The Baltimore Plan · Director
- The American Revolution · Director
- The Living City · Director
- People Along the Mississippi · Producer, Cinematography
- To Live Together · Director
- Look to the Land · Director
- Roy - Sheep Dog Of The Scottish Highlands · Producer
- Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island · Director
- Shaw vs. Shakespeare I: The Character of Caesar · Director