Larry Yust

Larry Yust

Known for

Directing

Born

November 3, 1930 (age 95)

Birthplace

Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

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).

Best known work

Homebodies
Homebodies
1974
The Lottery
The Lottery
1969
Trick Baby
Trick Baby
1972
The Favorite
The Favorite
1989
Say Yes
Say Yes
1986
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979
A Family Talks About Sex
A Family Talks About Sex
1972
The Secret Sharer
The Secret Sharer
1973
Bartleby
Bartleby
1969
The Lady, or the Tiger?
The Lady, or the Tiger?
1969

Filmography

  1. 1989

    The Favorite

    Screenplay

  2. 1986

    Say Yes

    Director

  3. 1979

  4. 1979

    Live or Die

    Writer, Director

  5. 1974

    Homebodies

    Director, Screenplay

  6. 1973

    The Secret Sharer

    Director, Writer, Producer

  7. 1972

    Trick Baby

    Director, Screenplay

  8. 1972

    A Family Talks About Sex

    Director, Writer

  9. 1969

    Bartleby

    Writer, Director

  10. 1969

    The Lottery

    Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

  11. 1969

  12. 1969

    Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

    Producer, Director, Writer

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