Michael Sporn

Known for: Directing
Born: April 23, 1946, New York City, New York, USA
Died: January 19, 2014
Movies: 47

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.0

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

2005

6.7

White Fang

1997

5.2

Doctor De Soto

1984

8.2

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments

1996

6.7

Abel's Island

1988

8.0

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

2004

5.7

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

1992

9.0

The Story of the Dancing Frog

1989

8.5

The Marzipan Pig

1990

7.0

The Little Match Girl

1990

Filmography

2008	Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930	Self
2007	Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920	Himself

Directing, Writing & Producing

2006	Reading to Your Bunny	Director
2005	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers	Director
2004	Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me	Director
2002	Mona Mon Amour	Director
2002	The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale	Director
2002	I, Crocodile	Director
2000	Yo! Yes?	Director, Producer
1999	Leo the Late Bloomer	Director
1997	White Fang	Producer, Director
1996	Champagne	Director, Producer, Writer
1996	Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments	Director, Producer
1995	The Land of the Four Winds	Director
1994	Whitewash	Director, Producer
1993	The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale	Director
1993	The Talking Eggs	Director
1992	The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas	Director
1992	Nightingale	Director
1992	Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems	Director
1992	A Child's Garden of Verses	Director, Producer
1992	Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes	Director
1992	Monty	Director
1992	The Emperor's New Clothes	Director
1991	Ira Sleeps Over	Producer, Director
1991	Jazztime Tale	Director, Producer
1991	Max's Chocolate Chicken	Director
1991	The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash	Director
1990	The Little Match Girl	Director
1990	The Marzipan Pig	Director, Producer
1990	Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel	Director
1990	Earthday Birthday	Director, Producer
1990	The Red Shoes	Director, Producer
1989	The Story of the Dancing Frog	Screenplay, Producer, Director
1989	The Hunting of the Snark	Director
1989	Baby's Storytime	Director
1989	What's Under My Bed?	Director, Producer
1988	Max's Christmas	Director
1988	Abel's Island	Producer, Screenplay, Director
1987	Santabear's High Flying Adventure	Director, Producer
1987	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street	Screenplay, Director
1987	The Amazing Bone	Director
1986	The Mysterious Tadpole	Director
1984	Doctor De Soto	Director, Producer
1982	Morris's Disappearing Bag	Director
1981	Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me	Director
1980	Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method	Director, Screenplay

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