Michael Sporn
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 23, 1946
- Died
- January 19, 2014 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Courage the Cowardly Dog
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
White Fang
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
A Doonesbury Special
Doctor De Soto
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Abel's Island
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
The Story of the Dancing Frog
The Marzipan Pig
Filmography
Reading to Your Bunny
Movie · Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Movie · Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Movie · Director
I, Crocodile
Movie · Director
Mona Mon Amour
Movie · Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
Movie · Director
Yo! Yes?
Movie · Director
Leo the Late Bloomer
Movie · Director
White Fang
Movie · Director
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Movie · Director
Champagne
Movie · Director
The Land of the Four Winds
Movie · Director
Whitewash
Movie · Director
The Talking Eggs
Movie · Director
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Movie · Director
Monty
Movie · Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Movie · Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Movie · Director
Nightingale
Movie · Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie · Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
Movie · Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
Movie · Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Movie · Director
Jazztime Tale
Movie · Director
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Movie · Director
Ira Sleeps Over
Movie · Director
The Red Shoes
Movie · Director
The Marzipan Pig
Movie · Director
The Little Match Girl
Movie · Director
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Movie · Director
Earthday Birthday
Movie · Director
The Hunting of the Snark
Movie · Director
Baby's Storytime
Movie · Director
What's Under My Bed?
Movie · Director
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Movie · Director
Abel's Island
Movie · Director
Max's Christmas
Movie · Director
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Movie · Director
The Amazing Bone
Movie · Director
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Movie · Director
The Mysterious Tadpole
Movie · Director
Doctor De Soto
Movie · Director
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Movie · Director
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
Movie · Director
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Movie · Director
Simple Gifts
Movie · Assistant Director