Michael Sporn

AKA:
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1946-04-23

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.

Crew Roles

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