Michael Sporn
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday23 April 1946
Died19 January 2014 (age 67)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits55
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.
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 · Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 · Himself
Reading to Your Bunny
2006 · Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 · Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Director
Mona Mon Amour
2002 · Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002 · Director
I, Crocodile
2002 · Director
Yo! Yes?
2000 · Producer
Yo! Yes?
2000 · Director
Yo! Yes?
2000 · Animation
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999 · Animation Director
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999 · Writer
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999 · Director
White Fang
1997 · Director
White Fang
1997 · Producer
Champagne
1996 · Animation
Champagne
1996 · Producer
Champagne
1996 · Director
Champagne
1996 · Writer
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996 · Director
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996 · Producer
The Land of the Four Winds
1995 · Director
Whitewash
1994 · Director
Whitewash
1994 · Producer
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993 · Director
The Talking Eggs
1993 · Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992 · Director
Nightingale
1992 · Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992 · Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992 · Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992 · Producer
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992 · Director
Monty
1992 · Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992 · Director
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Adaptation
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Producer
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Director
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Animation
Jazztime Tale
1991 · Director
Jazztime Tale
1991 · Producer
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991 · Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991 · Director
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
1991 · Thanks
The Little Match Girl
1990 · Director
The Marzipan Pig
1990 · Director
The Marzipan Pig
1990 · Producer
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990 · Director
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