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.

Birthday

Apr 23, 1946

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Deathday

Jan 19, 2014

Credited in

As cast

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

As crew

I, Crocodile
Role: Director
The Amazing Bone
Role: Animation
Abel's Island
Role: Producer
Abel's Island
Role: Screenplay
Abel's Island
Role: Animation
The Changing Middle East
Role: Animation
The Red Shoes
Role: Director
Doctor De Soto
Role: Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Role: Director
Abel's Island
Role: Director
Monty
Role: Director
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
No picture available
Role: Director
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
No picture available
Role: Screenplay
The Hunting of the Snark
Role: Director
Baby's Storytime
Role: Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Role: Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Role: Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Role: Director
Nightingale
Role: Director
The Talking Eggs
Role: Director
The Land of the Four Winds
No picture available
Role: Director
Leo the Late Bloomer
Role: Director
Mona Mon Amour
Role: Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Role: Director
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Role: Screenplay
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Role: Producer
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Role: Screenplay
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Role: Animation
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
No picture available
Role: Director
Jazztime Tale
Role: Director
The Marzipan Pig
Role: Director
The Marzipan Pig
Role: Producer
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
No picture available
Role: Director
Jazztime Tale
Role: Producer
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Role: Director
Simple Gifts
Role: Assistant Director
Yo! Yes?
Role: Director
Yo! Yes?
Role: Producer
What's Under My Bed?
Role: Director
What's Under My Bed?
Role: Producer
Whitewash
Role: Director
Whitewash
Role: Producer
The Little Match Girl
Role: Director
The Mysterious Tadpole
Role: Director
Reading to Your Bunny
Role: Director
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Role: Director
Max's Christmas
Role: Director
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Role: Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
Role: Director
Yo! Yes?
Role: Animation
The Mysterious Tadpole
Role: Animation
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Role: Producer
The Emperor's New Clothes
Role: Director
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Role: Director
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
Role: Thanks
White Fang
Role: Producer
White Fang
Role: Director
Doctor De Soto
Role: Producer
The Amazing Bone
Role: Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
Role: Director
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Role: Director
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Role: Director
Champagne
Role: Director
Champagne
Role: Producer
Champagne
Role: Writer
Champagne
Role: Animation
A Child's Garden of Verses
Role: Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
Role: Producer
A Doonesbury Special
Role: Animation
Ira Sleeps Over
Role: Adaptation
Ira Sleeps Over
Role: Producer
Earthday Birthday
Role: Director
Ira Sleeps Over
Role: Director
Earthday Birthday
Role: Producer
The Red Shoes
Role: Producer
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
No picture available
Role: Producer
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Role: Animation Director
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Role: Director
Ira Sleeps Over
Role: Animation
Made in China
No picture available
Role: Animation