Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr. (February 14, 1926 – July 19, 2004) was a German-born American film director,[1][2] producer, screenwriter and theme park builder.
He directed more than 400 films for motivational, educational, and religious purposes, including television specials for evangelist Billy Graham.
While in these countries he designed and produced World's Fair and theme park pavilions for local enterprises.
[4] At the time of his death in a road accident, he was building a theme park called Jordanian Experience at the Aqaba Gateway.
In 2007, The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (the filming location of the famous "Running Out" scene in The Blob) honored Irvin Yeaworth and The Blob by holding a film contest in which amateur film-makers competed for the "Shorty" award, named after Yeaworth's nickname.