Michael Sporn
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Apr 23 1946• Died Jan 19 2014
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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.
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Michael Sporn's Credits
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Courage the Cowardly Dog
Writing
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Visual Effects
White Fang
Directing
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Directing
Simple Gifts
Directing
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
Directing
The Marzipan Pig
Directing
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Writing
Abel's Island
Production
What's Under My Bed?
Directing
Whitewash
Directing
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Directing
A Doonesbury Special
Visual Effects
A Child's Garden of Verses
Directing
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Directing
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Directing
The Talking Eggs
Directing
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Himself
The Red Shoes
Directing
Doctor De Soto
Directing
The Amazing Bone
Visual Effects
The Emperor's New Clothes
Directing
Nightingale
Directing
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Directing
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Production
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Directing
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
Directing
The Hunting of the Snark
Directing
The Little Match Girl
Directing
Yo! Yes?
Production
Max's Christmas
Directing
Earthday Birthday
Directing
Ira Sleeps Over
Writing
Jazztime Tale
Directing
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
Crew
Leo the Late Bloomer
Directing
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Directing
I, Crocodile
Directing
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Self
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Directing
Reading to Your Bunny
Directing
The Mysterious Tadpole
Directing
Champagne
Visual Effects
Made in China
Visual Effects
Monty
Directing
The Changing Middle East
Visual Effects
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Directing
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Directing
Baby's Storytime
Directing
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Directing
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
Directing
Mona Mon Amour
Directing
The Land of the Four Winds
Directing
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Directing
Confessions of a Stardreamer
Crew