Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

John Korty

19771h 12mEnglish
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Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? is a 1977 documentary film about Dorothy and Bob DeBolt, an American couple who adopted 14 children [12 at the start of filming], some of whom are severely disabled war orphans -- in addition to raising Dorothy's five biological children and Bob's biological daughter. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1978. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

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  • Documentary (Feature) · John Korty, Dan McCann and Warren L. Lockhart, Producers
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1978

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Documentary (Feature)

John Korty, Dan McCann and Warren L. Lockhart, Producers

1978

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