Jenny Is a Good Thing

Jenny Is a Good Thing
Directed by Joan Horvath
Produced by Project Head Start, Office of Child Development, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare[1]
Narrated by Burt Lancaster
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
 18 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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. 1 (3). 1970. doi:10.1016/S0022-3182(70)80131-5.
  2. ↑ "Short documentaries". Films in Review. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 21: 251.
  3. ↑ "NY Times: Jenny Is a Good Thing". NY Times. 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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