Michael Sporn
Known for: Directing
Born: April 23, 1946
Died: January 19, 2014
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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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Filmography
54 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
NR
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
NR
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
NR
Reading to Your Bunny
2006
7.0
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005
8.0
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
8.0
Mona Mon Amour
2002
8.5
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002
7.0
I, Crocodile
2002
NR
Yo! Yes?
2000
7.3
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
8.2
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999
9.0
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999
6.6
White Fang
1997
9.0
Champagne
1996
8.2
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
19967.0
The Land of the Four Winds
1995
6.0
Whitewash
1994
8.0
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993
8.0
The Talking Eggs
1993
5.7
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992
10.0
Nightingale
1992
8.0
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992
NR
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992
8.0
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992
10.0
Monty
1992
7.0
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992
10.0
Ira Sleeps Over
1991
7.0
Jazztime Tale
1991
NR
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991
NR
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991
NR
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
1991
7.0
The Little Match Girl
1990
8.5
The Marzipan Pig
1990
9.0
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990
9.0
Earthday Birthday
1990
10.0
The Red Shoes
1990
9.0
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989
9.0
The Hunting of the Snark
1989
8.0
Baby's Storytime
1989
NR
What's Under My Bed?
1989
NR
Max's Christmas
1988
6.7
Abel's Island
19888.0
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
8.0
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987
NR
The Amazing Bone
1987
NR
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986
NR
Made in China
1985
5.2
Doctor De Soto
1984
NR
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1982NR
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
1981NR
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980NR
Confessions of a Stardreamer
1979
5.6
A Doonesbury Special
1978
10.0
Simple Gifts
1977
NR
The Changing Middle East
1975