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John Kent Harrison

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Kent Harrison is a television producer, director and writer.

Harrison was educated at Columbia University and at Appleby College in Canada.

Harrison is best known for his work in the international miniseries format. Various credits include The Water is Wide (2006), Pope John Paul II (2005) with Jon Voight who was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Pope John Paul II. Two other popular films are A Bear Named Winnie (2004), Emmy Award winning Helen of Troy (2003), and A Wrinkle in Time (mini-series) which won the International Children's Film Festival in 2003.

With a 34 share, his 1996 TV movie, What The Deaf Man Heard, has been the highest-rated stand-alone 2-hour TV movie since 1991. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award as Best TV movie of the year. The following year his Hallmark Hall of Fame production, William Faulkner's Old Man with Arliss Howard and Jeanne Tripplehorn won two Emmy Awards, the Humanitas Prize and the Columbus Gold Medal.

In 2009 Harrison was nominated by the DGA as best TV movie director of the year for his Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" with Anna Paquin who was also nominated for a Golden Globe in her role as Irena Sendler, a Polish hero of the Holocaust. Also that year, Harrison directed Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper in another Hallmark Hall of Fame Production, "The Lois Wilson Story" about Lois and Bill Wilson who respectively founded Al-Anon and AA.

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Known for

Directing
2017 Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew Directing Director 59
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2017 Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars Directing Director 59
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2016 Anne of Green Gables Directing Director 61
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2013 Christmas in Conway Directing Director 59
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2011 Game of Your Life Directing Director 59
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2011 Change of Plans Directing Director 59
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2010 A Walk in My Shoes Directing Director 58
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2010 When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story Directing Director 58
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2009 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Directing Director 61
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2007 Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness Directing Director 59
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2006 The Water Is Wide Directing Director 59
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2005 Pope John Paul II Directing Director 67
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2004 A Bear Named Winnie Directing Director 59
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2004 The Winning Season Directing Director 58
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2003 A Wrinkle in Time Directing Director 59
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2003 Helen of Troy Directing Director 66
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2001 In Love and War Directing Director 58
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2000 A House Divided Directing Director 59
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1999 You Know My Name Directing Director 58
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1997 What the Deaf Man Heard Directing Director 59
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1997 Old Man Directing Director 59
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1995 The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky Directing Director 59
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1995 Johnny's Girl Directing Director N/A
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1994 City Boy Directing Director 58
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1994 For the Love of Aaron Directing Director N/A
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1993 Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica Directing Director 58
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1993 The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story Directing Director 59
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1990 Beautiful Dreamers Directing Director 58
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Writing
2011 Change of Plans Writing Writer 59
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2009 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Writing Writer 61
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2005 Pope John Paul II Writing Screenplay 67
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2005 Pope John Paul II Writing Writer N/A
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2004 A Bear Named Winnie Writing Writer 59
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2004 The Winning Season Writing Writer 58
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1999 You Know My Name Writing Writer 58
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1996 Calm at Sunset Writing Teleplay 59
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1995 Johnny's Girl Writing Writer N/A
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1993 The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story Writing Writer 59
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1990 Beautiful Dreamers Writing Screenplay 58
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1982 Murder by Phone Writing Screenplay 58
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1980 Coming Out Alive Writing Writer 58
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1980 Bravery in the Field Writing Writer 58
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1977 Shock Waves Writing Screenplay 57
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