Michael Sporn

Biography

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

Acting

2008

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

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Himself

2007

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

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Himself

Production

1988

Abel's Island

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1989

The Story of the Dancing Frog

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1990

The Marzipan Pig

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1991

Jazztime Tale

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2000

Yo! Yes?

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1989

What's Under My Bed?

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1994

Whitewash

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1996

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments

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1997

White Fang

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1984

Doctor De Soto

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1996

Champagne

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1992

A Child's Garden of Verses

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1991

Ira Sleeps Over

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1990

Earthday Birthday

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1990

The Red Shoes

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1987

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

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Crew

1991

The Adventures of the Maltese Cat

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Directing

2002

I, Crocodile

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1990

The Red Shoes

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1984

Doctor De Soto

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2005

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

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1988

Abel's Island

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1992

Monty

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1980

Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method

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1989

The Hunting of the Snark

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1989

Baby's Storytime

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1991

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

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1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

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1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

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1992

Nightingale

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1993

The Talking Eggs

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1995

The Land of the Four Winds

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1999

Leo the Late Bloomer

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2002

Mona Mon Amour

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2004

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

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1987

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

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1991

Jazztime Tale

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1990

The Marzipan Pig

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1981

Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me

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1996

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments

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1977

Simple Gifts

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2000

Yo! Yes?

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1989

What's Under My Bed?

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1994

Whitewash

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1990

The Little Match Girl

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1986

The Mysterious Tadpole

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2006

Reading to Your Bunny

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1991

Max's Chocolate Chicken

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1988

Max's Christmas

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1982

Morris's Disappearing Bag

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2002

The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

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1992

The Emperor's New Clothes

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1989

The Story of the Dancing Frog

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1997

White Fang

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1987

The Amazing Bone

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1992

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

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1987

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street

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1990

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

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1996

Champagne

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1992

A Child's Garden of Verses

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1990

Earthday Birthday

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1991

Ira Sleeps Over

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1993

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale

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