Michael Sporn

Directing·Apr 23, 1946·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-19302008 · Self	Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-19202007 · Himself	Himself
Reading to Your Bunny2006 · Director	Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers2005 · Director	Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me2004 · Director	Director
Mona Mon Amour2002 · Director	Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale2002 · Director	Director
I, Crocodile2002 · Director	Director
Yo! Yes?2000 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Leo the Late Bloomer1999 · Director	Director
White Fang1997 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Champagne1996 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments1996 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Land of the Four Winds1995 · Director	Director
Whitewash1994 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale1993 · Director	Director
The Talking Eggs1993 · Director	Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas1992 · Director	Director
Nightingale1992 · Director	Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems1992 · Director	Director
A Child's Garden of Verses1992 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes1992 · Director	Director
Monty1992 · Director	Director
The Emperor's New Clothes1992 · Director	Director
Ira Sleeps Over1991 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Jazztime Tale1991 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Max's Chocolate Chicken1991 · Director	Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash1991 · Director	Director
The Little Match Girl1990 · Director	Director
The Marzipan Pig1990 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel1990 · Director	Director
Earthday Birthday1990 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Red Shoes1990 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Story of the Dancing Frog1989 · Screenplay, Producer, Director	Screenplay, Producer, Director
Baby's Storytime1989 · Director	Director
The Hunting of the Snark1989 · Director	Director
What's Under My Bed?1989 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Max's Christmas1988 · Director	Director
Abel's Island1988 · Screenplay, Producer, Director	Screenplay, Producer, Director
SSantabear's High Flying Adventure1987 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street1987 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Amazing Bone1987 · Director	Director
The Mysterious Tadpole1986 · Director	Director
Doctor De Soto1984 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Morris's Disappearing Bag1982 · Director	Director
WWhy We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me1981 · Director	Director
BByron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method1980 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director