Jenny Is a Good Thing

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Jenny Is a Good Thing
Directed byJoan Horvath
Narrated by Burt Lancaster
Production
company
A.C.I. Productions
Distributed byProject Head Start, Office of Child Development, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare [1]
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jenny Is a Good Thing is a 1969 American short documentary film about children and poverty, directed by Joan Horvath. Produced by Project Head Start, it shows the importance of good nutrition for underprivileged nursery school children. [2] The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jenny is a Good Thing". Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour. Vol. 1, no. 3. 1970. p. 43. doi:10.1016/S0022-3182(70)80131-5.
  2. ↑ "Short documentaries". Films in Review. 21. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures: 251. 1970.
  3. ↑ "NY Times: Jenny Is a Good Thing". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Faculty biography". Tisch School of the Arts . Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved January 11, 2011.


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