John W. Barnes

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.

• The Portable Phonograph

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  Art, what is it? Why is it?

  Director

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  John Keats: His Life and Death

  Producer

• Chaucer's England

  Director

• Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island

  Director

• To Live Together

  Director

• The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

  Narrator

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  The Art of Silence: Youth Maturity Old Age and Death

  Director

• The Art of Silence: The Cage

  Director

• The Baltimore Plan

  Director

• 1977The Portable PhonographDirector
• 1975The Art of Silence: Youth Maturity Old Age and DeathDirector
• 1975The PainterDirector
• 1975Bip as a SkaterDirector
• 1975The Art of Silence: The CageDirector
• 1975The Mask MakerDirector
• 1974Adventure in VeniceDirector
• 1973The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old TestamentNarrator
• 1973John Keats: His Life and DeathProducer
• 1973The Bible as Literature: Part 2 - History, Poetry, and Drama in the Old TestamentDirector
• 1964MichelangeloDirector
• 1963Art, what is it? Why is it?Director
• 1958Chaucer's EnglandDirector
• 1954Captain John Smith: Founder of VirginiaDirector
• 1954The Civil WarDirector
• 1954The PilgrimsDirector
• 1953The Baltimore PlanDirector
• 1953The American RevolutionDirector
• 1953The Living CityDirector
• 1951People Along the MississippiProducer
• —To Live TogetherDirector
• —Look to the LandDirector
• —Roy - Sheep Dog Of The Scottish HighlandsProducer
• —Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode IslandDirector
• —Shaw vs. Shakespeare I: The Character of CaesarDirector