Michael Sporn

Known For: Directing

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: April 23, 1946

Day of Death: January 19, 2014 (68 years old)

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Michael Sporn was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, and produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots. Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.

2008

Actor Himself

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

Director

The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

2007

Actor Himself

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

2006

Director

Reading to Your Bunny

2005

Director

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

2004

Director

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

2002

Director

I, Crocodile

Director

Mona Mon Amour

2000

Director

Yo! Yes?

Producer

Yo! Yes?

Animation

Yo! Yes?

1999

Director

Leo the Late Bloomer

Animation Director

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

1997

Producer

White Fang

Director

White Fang

1996

Director

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments

Producer

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments

Director

Champagne

Animation

Champagne

Writer

Champagne

Producer

Champagne

1995

Director

The Land of the Four Winds

1994

Producer

Whitewash

Director

Whitewash

1993

Director

The Talking Eggs

Director

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

1992

Director

Monty

Director

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

Director

Nightingale

Director

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

Director

The Emperor's New Clothes

Director

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

Producer

A Child's Garden of Verses

Director

A Child's Garden of Verses

1991

Director

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

Director

Jazztime Tale

Producer

Jazztime Tale

Director

Max's Chocolate Chicken

Thanks

The Adventures of the Maltese Cat

Adaptation

Ira Sleeps Over

Producer

Ira Sleeps Over

Director

Ira Sleeps Over

Animation

Ira Sleeps Over

1990

Director

The Red Shoes

Producer

The Marzipan Pig

Director

The Marzipan Pig

Director

The Little Match Girl

Director

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Director

Earthday Birthday

Producer

Earthday Birthday

Producer

The Red Shoes

1989

Director

Baby's Storytime

Director

The Hunting of the Snark

Screenplay

The Story of the Dancing Frog

Producer

The Story of the Dancing Frog

Director

What's Under My Bed?

Producer

What's Under My Bed?

Director

The Story of the Dancing Frog

1988

Screenplay

Abel's Island

Animation

Abel's Island

Producer

Abel's Island

Director

Abel's Island

Director

Max's Christmas

1987

Animation

The Amazing Bone

Screenplay

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

Animation

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

Director

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

Director

The Amazing Bone

Director

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

Producer

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

1986

Director

The Mysterious Tadpole

Animation

The Mysterious Tadpole

1984

Director

Doctor De Soto

Producer

Doctor De Soto

1982

Director

Morris's Disappearing Bag

1981

Director

Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me

1980

Screenplay

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method

Director

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method

1977

Assistant Director

Simple Gifts

Animation

A Doonesbury Special

1975

Animation

The Changing Middle East