Directing
Michael Sporn
- Born
- April 23, 1946
- Died
- January 19, 2014
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.
Filmography
Known for
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
7.0I, Crocodile
2002
The Amazing Bone
1987
6.7Abel's Island
1988
The Changing Middle East
1975
10.0The Red Shoes
1990
5.2Doctor De Soto
1984
7.0The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005
10.0Monty
1992
9.0The Hunting of the Snark
1989
8.0Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991
10.0Nightingale
1992
8.0The Talking Eggs
1993
8.0Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992
8.0Baby's Storytime
1989
8.0Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004