Ben Sharpsteen
Born: 1895-11-04 in Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died: 1980-12-20
Known For: Visual Effects
Biography
Benjamin Sharpsteen was an American film director and producer for Disney. He was born on 4 November 1895 in Tacoma, Washington. He graduated from an agricultural college but gave up farming to join the Marines during World War II. He became an animator, joining the old International Film Company in New York, but soon joined Walt Diseny. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980. He also created a museum documenting the history of California's first millionaire, Sam Brannan, and the history of the Upper Napa Valley as well. He died in Napa County, California on 20 December 1980.
Filmography
2023
- Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) ... (Director)
- 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration ... (Director)
2000
- Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends ... (Director)
1992
- Goofy at the Olympic Games ... (Art Direction)
1984
- DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues ... (Director)
- Donald Duck's First 50 Years ... (Director)
1980
- Mickey Mouse Disco ... (Director)
1967
- Walt Disney Masterpieces ... (Director)
1960
- The Danube ... (Director)
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds ... (Director)
- Japan ... (Director)
1959
- Mysteries of the Deep ... (Director)
- Cruise of the Eagle ... (Producer)
1958
- Ama Girls ... (Director)
1957
- Portugal ... (Director)
- Lapland ... (Director)
- The Navajos: Children of the Gods ... (Producer)
- The Blue Men of Morocco ... (Associate Producer)
- Alaskan Sled Dog ... (Director)
- The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades ... (Producer)
1955
- Switzerland ... (Director)
1954
- The Disneyland Story
- The Wonderful World of Disney ... (Director)
1953
- The Living Desert ... (Producer)
1952
- Water Birds ... (Director)
- The Olympic Elk ... (Production Supervisor)
1951
- Alice in Wonderland ... (Production Supervisor)
1950
- Cinderella ... (Production Supervisor)
1949
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ... (Production Supervisor)
1942
- The New Spirit ... (Director)
- Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line ... (Director)
1941
- Dumbo ... (Director)
1938
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ... (Sequence Supervisor)
- Boat Builders ... (Director)
- Mickey's Trailer ... (Director)
- Polar Trappers ... (Director)
- The Fox Hunt ... (Director)
1937
- Hawaiian Holiday ... (Director)
- Clock Cleaners ... (Director)
- Don Donald ... (Director)
- Moose Hunters ... (Director)
- Pluto's Quin-puplets ... (Director)
- The Worm Turns ... (Director)
- Mickey's Review ... (Director)
1936
- Moving Day ... (Director)
- Mickey's Circus ... (Director)
- Donald and Pluto ... (Director)
- Orphan's Picnic ... (Director)
1935
- On Ice ... (Director)
- Broken Toys ... (Director)
- Mickey's Fire Brigade ... (Director)
- Mickey's Service Station ... (Director)
- The Cookie Carnival ... (Director)
- Cock o' the Walk ... (Director)
1934
- Peculiar Penguins ... (Animation)
- The Wise Little Hen ... (Animation)
- Shanghaied ... (Animation)
- Two-Gun Mickey ... (Director)
- Funny Little Bunnies ... (Animation)
- The Grasshopper and the Ants ... (Animation)
- The Hot Choc-late Soldiers ... (Animation)
- The China Shop ... (Animation)
- Mickey Plays Papa ... (Animation)
1933
- The Pied Piper ... (Animation)
- The Mad Doctor ... (Animation)
- Building a Building ... (Animation)
- Father Noah's Ark ... (Animation)
- The Night Before Christmas ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Gala Premiere ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mellerdrammer ... (Animation)
- Birds in the Spring ... (Animation)
- Old King Cole ... (Animation)
- Puppy Love ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mechanical Man ... (Animation)
- Lullaby Land ... (Animation)
1932
- Just Dogs ... (Animation)
- King Neptune ... (Animation)
- Trader Mickey ... (Animation)
- Santa's Workshop ... (Animation)
- The Duck Hunt ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Good Deed ... (Animation)
- The Whoopee Party ... (Animation)
- The Klondike Kid ... (Animation)
- The Bears and the Bees ... (Animation)
- Babes in the Woods ... (Animation)
- Mickey in Arabia ... (Animation)
- The Bird Store ... (Animation)
1931
- Traffic Troubles ... (Animation)
- Birds of a Feather ... (Animation)
- The Busy Beavers ... (Animation)
- The Birthday Party ... (Animation)
- The China Plate ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Orphans ... (Animation)
- The Spider and the Fly ... (Animation)
- Mother Goose Melodies ... (Animation)
- The Beach Party ... (Animation)
- The Cat's Out ... (Animation)
- The Fox Hunt ... (Animation)
- The Clock Store ... (Animation)
- Egyptian Melodies ... (Animation)
1930
- Monkey Melodies ... (Animation)
- Cannibal Capers ... (Animation)
- Winter ... (Animation)
- Frolicking Fish ... (Animation)
- Pioneer Days ... (Animation)
- The Fire Fighters ... (Animation)
- The Chain Gang ... (Animation)
- The Gorilla Mystery ... (Animation)
- Midnight in a Toy Shop ... (Animation)
- Playful Pan ... (Animation)
- Arctic Antics ... (Animation)
1929
- El Terrible Toreador ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Choo-Choo ... (Animation)
1920
- The Bootblack ... (Director)