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
- Donald Duck's First 50 Years ... (Director)
- DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues ... (Director)
1980
- Mickey Mouse Disco ... (Director)
1967
- Walt Disney Masterpieces ... (Director)
1966
- Winnie the Pooh ... (Director)
1960
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds ... (Director)
- The Danube ... (Director)
- Japan ... (Director)
1959
- Mysteries of the Deep ... (Director)
- Cruise of the Eagle ... (Producer)
1958
- Ama Girls ... (Director)
1957
- Portugal ... (Director)
- Lapland ... (Director)
- The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades ... (Producer)
- The Blue Men of Morocco ... (Associate Producer)
- Alaskan Sled Dog ... (Director)
- The Navajos: Children of the Gods ... (Producer)
1955
- Switzerland ... (Director)
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney ... (Director)
- The Disneyland Story as Self
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)
1947
- Fun and Fancy Free ... (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)
- Mickey's Trailer ... (Director)
- Boat Builders ... (Director)
- Polar Trappers ... (Director)
- The Fox Hunt ... (Director)
1937
- Hawaiian Holiday ... (Director)
- Clock Cleaners ... (Director)
- Don Donald ... (Director)
- Moose Hunters ... (Director)
- The Worm Turns ... (Director)
- Pluto's Quin-puplets ... (Director)
- Mickey's Review ... (Director)
1936
- Orphan's Picnic ... (Director)
- Donald and Pluto ... (Director)
- Moving Day ... (Director)
- Mickey's Circus ... (Director)
1935
- On Ice ... (Director)
- The Cookie Carnival ... (Director)
- Mickey's Fire Brigade ... (Director)
- Mickey's Service Station ... (Director)
- Broken Toys ... (Director)
- Cock o' the Walk ... (Director)
1934
- The Wise Little Hen ... (Animation)
- The Grasshopper and the Ants ... (Animation)
- Funny Little Bunnies ... (Animation)
- Shanghaied ... (Animation)
- Two-Gun Mickey ... (Director)
- Peculiar Penguins ... (Animation)
- The Hot Choc-late Soldiers ... (Animation)
- The China Shop ... (Animation)
- Mickey Plays Papa ... (Animation)
1933
- The Pied Piper ... (Animation)
- Building a Building ... (Animation)
- Father Noah's Ark ... (Animation)
- The Mad Doctor ... (Animation)
- The Night Before Christmas ... (Animation)
- Puppy Love ... (Animation)
- Birds in the Spring ... (Animation)
- Old King Cole ... (Animation)
- Lullaby Land ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Gala Premiere ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mechanical Man ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mellerdrammer ... (Animation)
1932
- Babes in the Woods ... (Animation)
- Santa's Workshop ... (Animation)
- The Klondike Kid ... (Animation)
- King Neptune ... (Animation)
- The Whoopee Party ... (Animation)
- The Bird Store ... (Animation)
- Just Dogs ... (Animation)
- Trader Mickey ... (Animation)
- The Duck Hunt ... (Animation)
- The Bears and the Bees ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Good Deed ... (Animation)
- Mickey in Arabia ... (Animation)
1931
- The Birthday Party ... (Animation)
- Mother Goose Melodies ... (Animation)
- The Spider and the Fly ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Orphans ... (Animation)
- Traffic Troubles ... (Animation)
- The Fox Hunt ... (Animation)
- Birds of a Feather ... (Animation)
- The China Plate ... (Animation)
- Egyptian Melodies ... (Animation)
- The Busy Beavers ... (Animation)
- The Beach Party ... (Animation)
- The Cat's Out ... (Animation)
- The Clock Store ... (Animation)
1930
- The Gorilla Mystery ... (Animation)
- Pioneer Days ... (Animation)
- Midnight in a Toy Shop ... (Animation)
- The Chain Gang ... (Animation)
- Monkey Melodies ... (Animation)
- The Fire Fighters ... (Animation)
- Playful Pan ... (Animation)
- Winter ... (Animation)
- Cannibal Capers ... (Animation)
- Frolicking Fish ... (Animation)
- Arctic Antics ... (Animation)
1929
- Mickey's Choo-Choo ... (Animation)
- The Barnyard Battle ... (Animation)
- El Terrible Toreador ... (Animation)
1920
- The Bootblack ... (Director)