Michael Sporn

Directing

Born: 1946-04-23

Died: 2014-01-19

From: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.3

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.

Awards & Nominations0 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Doctor De Soto

1985

Acting2 titles

Movie

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

2008Documentary

Movie

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

Michael Sporn

Biography

Awards & Nominations0 won · 1 nominated

Acting2 titles

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

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

Directing42 titles

The Red Shoes

Monty

Nightingale

Simple Gifts

Ira Sleeps Over

The Hunting of the Snark

Leo the Late Bloomer

The Story of the Dancing Frog

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Champagne

Earthday Birthday

The Marzipan Pig

The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

The Talking Eggs

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

Baby's Storytime

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Mona Mon Amour

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

I, Crocodile

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

Jazztime Tale

The Little Match Girl

The Emperor's New Clothes

Abel's Island

White Fang

Whitewash

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

Doctor De Soto

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

What's Under My Bed?

Yo! Yes?

The Mysterious Tadpole

Reading to Your Bunny

Max's Christmas

Morris's Disappearing Bag

Max's Chocolate Chicken

The Amazing Bone

A Child's Garden of Verses

Writing6 titles

Ira Sleeps Over

The Story of the Dancing Frog

Champagne

Courage the Cowardly Dog

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street

Abel's Island

Production15 titles

Ira Sleeps Over

The Red Shoes

The Story of the Dancing Frog

Champagne

Earthday Birthday

The Marzipan Pig

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments

Jazztime Tale

Abel's Island

White Fang

Whitewash

Doctor De Soto

Yo! Yes?

What's Under My Bed?

A Child's Garden of Verses

Visual Effects11 titles

Ira Sleeps Over

Champagne

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Abel's Island

A Doonesbury Special

The Amazing Bone