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Michael Sporn

Michael Sporn

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

23/04/1946

Day of Death

19/01/2014
(68) years old

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Michael Sporn was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, and produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots. Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.

Known For

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

Filmography

Crew

2006

Reading to Your Bunny

as Director

2005

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

as Director

2004

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of M...

as Director

2002

Mona Mon Amour

as Director

2002

The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

as Director

2002

I, Crocodile

as Director

2000

Yo! Yes?

as Director

2000

Yo! Yes?

as Producer

2000

Yo! Yes?

as Animation

1999

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

as Animation Director

1999

Leo the Late Bloomer

as Director

1997

White Fang

as Producer

1997

White Fang

as Director

1996

Champagne

as Director

1996

Champagne

as Animation

1996

Champagne

as Writer

1996

Champagne

as Producer

1996

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandmen...

as Director

1996

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandmen...

as Producer

1995

The Land of the Four Winds

as Director

1994

Whitewash

as Producer

1994

Whitewash

as Director

1993

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Ch...

as Director

1993

The Talking Eggs

as Director

1992

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

as Director

1992

Nightingale

as Director

1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

as Director

1992

A Child's Garden of Verses

as Producer

1992

A Child's Garden of Verses

as Director

1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

as Director

1992

Monty

as Director

1992

The Emperor's New Clothes

as Director

1991

Ira Sleeps Over

as Adaptation

1991

Ira Sleeps Over

as Producer

1991

Ira Sleeps Over

as Director

1991

Ira Sleeps Over

as Animation

1991

Jazztime Tale

as Director

1991

Jazztime Tale

as Producer

1991

Max's Chocolate Chicken

as Director

1991

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

as Director

1991

The Adventures of the Maltese Cat

as Thanks

1990

The Little Match Girl

as Director

1990

The Marzipan Pig

as Producer

1990

The Marzipan Pig

as Director

1990

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

as Director

1990

Earthday Birthday

as Director

1990

Earthday Birthday

as Producer

1990

The Red Shoes

as Director

1990

The Red Shoes

as Producer

1989

Baby's Storytime

as Director

1989

The Hunting of the Snark

as Director

1989

The Story of the Dancing Frog

as Screenplay

1989

The Story of the Dancing Frog

as Producer

1989

What's Under My Bed?

as Director

1989

What's Under My Bed?

as Producer

1989

The Story of the Dancing Frog

as Director

1988

Max's Christmas

as Director

1988

Abel's Island

as Screenplay

1988

Abel's Island

as Animation

1988

Abel's Island

as Producer

1988

Abel's Island

as Director

1987

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

as Director

1987

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

as Producer

1987

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The ...

as Screenplay

1987

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The ...

as Animation

1987

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The ...

as Director

1987

The Amazing Bone

as Animation

1987

The Amazing Bone

as Director

1986

The Mysterious Tadpole

as Director

1986

The Mysterious Tadpole

as Animation

1984

Doctor De Soto

as Director

1984

Doctor De Soto

as Producer

1982

Morris's Disappearing Bag

as Director

1981

Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mump...

as Director

1980

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Me...

as Screenplay

1980

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Me...

as Director

1977

Simple Gifts

as Assistant Director

1977

A Doonesbury Special

as Animation

1975

The Changing Middle East

as Animation