Directing
Michael Sporn
Born 1946-04-23 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 2014-01-19
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.
Known for
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
A Child's Garden of Verses
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Whitewash
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Reading to Your Bunny
The Changing Middle East
White Fang
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Max's Christmas
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Simple Gifts
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
Ira Sleeps Over
I, Crocodile
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
The Hunting of the Snark
A Doonesbury Special
Baby's Storytime
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
The Amazing Bone
Jazztime Tale
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Doctor De Soto
The Marzipan Pig
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Abel's Island
The Ten Commandments
Nightingale
Earthday Birthday
Yo! Yes?
The Talking Eggs
The Red Shoes
What's Under My Bed?
Leo the Late Bloomer