Michael Sporn
BIOGRAPHY
Michael Sporn was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, alongside producing and directing numerous short spots alongside television specials, the majority notable for being literary adaptations. Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
23 April 1946
Death Day
19 January 2014
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008-11-03Actor
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007-07-30Actor
I, Crocodile
2002-10-31Director
The Amazing Bone
1987-06-01Animation, Director
Abel's Island
1988-06-17Producer, Screenplay, Animation, Director
The Changing Middle East
1975-01-01Animation
The Red Shoes
1990-02-07Director, Producer
Doctor De Soto
1984-01-05Director, Producer
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005-04-23Director
Monty
1992-01-01Director
The Hunting of the Snark
1989-01-01Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992-06-10Director
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980-01-01Director, Screenplay
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991-01-01Director
Nightingale
1992-10-04Director
The Talking Eggs
1993-06-01Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992-02-01Director
Baby's Storytime
1989-01-01Director
The Land of the Four Winds
1995-01-01Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004-02-24Director
Mona Mon Amour
2002-11-12Director
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999-06-07Director
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989-01-01Producer, Screenplay, Director
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987-11-18Screenplay, Animation, Director
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987-12-01Director, Producer
The Marzipan Pig
1990-11-05Director, Producer
Jazztime Tale
1991-11-02Director, Producer
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
1981-01-09Director
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996-01-01Director, Producer
Simple Gifts
1977-12-03Assistant Director
What's Under My Bed?
1989-01-01Director, Producer
Yo! Yes?
2000-04-18Producer, Director, Animation
Whitewash
1994-08-16Director, Producer
The Little Match Girl
1990-12-06Director
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986-09-14Director, Animation
Reading to Your Bunny
2006-01-01Director
Max's Christmas
1988-12-25Director
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1982-12-15Director
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991-03-29Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002-11-08Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992-01-01Director
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
1991-01-01Thanks
White Fang
1997-01-01Director, Producer
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992-12-13Director
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990-09-10Director
Champagne
1996-10-12Animation, Producer, Director, Writer
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992-04-03Director, Producer
A Doonesbury Special
1977-11-27Animation
Ira Sleeps Over
1991-11-06Adaptation, Producer, Director, Animation
Earthday Birthday
1990-04-22Director, Producer
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999-12-06Animation Director
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993-12-08Director
Made in China
1985-01-01Animation
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999-11-12Writer
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