
Person
Larry Yust
Directing · Born 1930-11-03 · 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).
Known for

The Lottery
Director

The Favorite
Screenplay
The Secret Sharer
Director

Say Yes
Director

Homebodies
Director

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Director

Trick Baby
Director

Bartleby
Writer

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Director

The Lady, or the Tiger?
Director
Filmography
- 1989The FavoriteScreenplay
- 1986Say YesDirector
- 1979Mark Twain: Beneath the LaughterDirector
- 1979Live or DieDirector
- 1974HomebodiesDirector
- 1973The Secret SharerDirector
- 1972Trick BabyDirector
- 1972A Family Talks About SexDirector
- 1969BartlebyWriter
- 1969The LotteryDirector
- 1969The Lady, or the Tiger?Director
- 1969Dr. Heidegger's ExperimentDirector
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