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Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of Pentecostal preacher Marjoe Gortner. It won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner (born January 14, 1944) is a former evangelist preacher and actor. He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be ordained as a preacher at age four due to his extraordinary speaking ability, making him the youngest known in that position to this day.
Apr 11, 1973 · Marjoe is a 1972 Oscar-winning film that follows Marjoe Gortner, a former child preacher and faith healer, as he exposes the tricks of his trade. The film shows his troubled childhood, his return to evangelism, and his commentary on the religion business.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Sarah Kernochan, Howard Smith
- 1973-04-11
Dec 23, 2014 · Marjoe is the story of an abused child preacher who grows up to become an Evangelical con man, living a double life as a dope-smoking, girl-chasing hippie...
This Oscar-winning documentary explores the life of one-time child evangelist and faith healer Marjoe Gortner. The son of professional evangelists, Gortner w...
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Marjoe Gortner is an American actor who starred in films like Earthquake, Starcrash and American Ninja 3. He was also a former Pentecostal minister who exposed the deception of evangelism in the Oscar-winning documentary Marjoe (1972).
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This Oscar-winning documentary explores the life of one-time child evangelist and faith healer Marjoe Gortner. The son of professional evangelists, Gortner was preaching on the Southern tent-revival circuit by the age of 3.
