Michael Sporn

Michael Sporn

Directing
Born 1946-04-23 Died 2014-01-19 New York City, New York, USA 55 credits

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

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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.
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Filmography
Directing 41 credits
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992 · Director
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987 · Director, Producer
Yo! Yes?
Yo! Yes?
2000 · Director, Producer
Doctor De Soto
Doctor De Soto
1984 · Director, Producer
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992 · Director
Whitewash
Whitewash
1994 · Producer, Director
What's Under My Bed?
What's Under My Bed?
1989 · Director, Producer
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992 · Director
White Fang
White Fang
1997 · Producer, Director
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990 · Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002 · Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 · Director
The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
1990 · Director
The Marzipan Pig
The Marzipan Pig
1990 · Producer, Director
Max's Christmas
Max's Christmas
1988 · Director
The Amazing Bone
The Amazing Bone
1987 · Animation, Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992 · Producer, Director
Jazztime Tale
Jazztime Tale
1991 · Director, Producer
Champagne
Champagne
1996 · Director, Animation
The Mysterious Tadpole
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986 · Director, Animation
Leo the Late Bloomer
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999 · Director
Earthday Birthday
Earthday Birthday
1990 · Director, Producer
Reading to Your Bunny
Reading to Your Bunny
2006 · Director
The Talking Eggs
The Talking Eggs
1993 · Director
I, Crocodile
I, Crocodile
2002 · Director
Nightingale
Nightingale
1992 · Director
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark
1989 · Director
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993 · Director
Baby's Storytime
Baby's Storytime
1989 · Director
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1990 · Director, Producer
Mona Mon Amour
Mona Mon Amour
2002 · Director
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996 · Director, Producer
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992 · Director
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1982 · Director
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991 · Director
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
1981 · Director
The Land of the Four Winds
The Land of the Four Winds
1995 · Director
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980 · Screenplay, Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991 · Director
Monty
Monty
1992 · Director
Producing 14 credits
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987 · Director, Producer
Yo! Yes?
Yo! Yes?
2000 · Director, Producer
Doctor De Soto
Doctor De Soto
1984 · Director, Producer
Whitewash
Whitewash
1994 · Producer, Director
What's Under My Bed?
What's Under My Bed?
1989 · Director, Producer
White Fang
White Fang
1997 · Producer, Director
The Marzipan Pig
The Marzipan Pig
1990 · Producer, Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992 · Producer, Director
Jazztime Tale
Jazztime Tale
1991 · Director, Producer
Ira Sleeps Over
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Adaptation, Producer
Earthday Birthday
Earthday Birthday
1990 · Director, Producer
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1990 · Director, Producer
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996 · Director, Producer
The Story of the Dancing Frog
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989 · Screenplay, Producer
Acting 12 credits
Abel's Island
Abel's Island
1988 · Screenplay, Animation
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999 · Animation Director
The Amazing Bone
The Amazing Bone
1987 · Animation, Director
Champagne
Champagne
1996 · Director, Animation
A Doonesbury Special
A Doonesbury Special
1978 · Animation
The Mysterious Tadpole
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986 · Director, Animation
Ira Sleeps Over
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Adaptation, Producer
The Changing Middle East
The Changing Middle East
1975 · Animation
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 · Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 · Himself
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987 · Screenplay, Animation
Made in China
Made in China
1985 · Animation
Writing 5 credits
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999 · ★ 8.2 · Writer
Abel's Island
Abel's Island
1988 · Screenplay, Animation
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987 · Screenplay, Animation
The Story of the Dancing Frog
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989 · Screenplay, Producer
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980 · Screenplay, Director
Other credits 3 credits
Simple Gifts
Simple Gifts
1977 · Assistant Director
Confessions of a Stardreamer
Confessions of a Stardreamer
1979 · Thanks
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
1991 · Thanks
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