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)
1966
- Winnie the Pooh ... (Director)
1960
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds ... (Director)
- Japan ... (Director)
- The Danube ... (Director)
1959
- Mysteries of the Deep ... (Director)
- Cruise of the Eagle ... (Director)
1958
- Ama Girls ... (Director)
1957
- The Navajos: Children of the Gods ... (Producer)
- Lapland ... (Director)
- The Blue Men of Morocco ... (Associate Producer)
- The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades ... (Producer)
- Portugal ... (Director)
- Alaskan Sled Dog ... (Director)
1955
- Switzerland ... (Director)
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney ... (Director)
- The Disneyland Story as Self
1953
- The Living Desert ... (Producer)
1952
- The Olympic Elk ... (Production Supervisor)
- Water Birds ... (Director)
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)
- Don Donald ... (Director)
- Clock Cleaners ... (Director)
- Moose Hunters ... (Director)
- The Worm Turns ... (Director)
- Pluto's Quin-puplets ... (Director)
- Mickey's Review ... (Director)
1936
- Mickey's Circus ... (Director)
- Orphan's Picnic ... (Director)
- Donald and Pluto ... (Director)
- Moving Day ... (Director)
1935
- On Ice ... (Director)
- The Cookie Carnival ... (Director)
- Broken Toys ... (Director)
- Cock o' the Walk ... (Director)
- Mickey's Service Station ... (Director)
- Mickey's Fire Brigade ... (Director)
1934
- The Grasshopper and the Ants ... (Animation)
- Funny Little Bunnies ... (Animation)
- The Wise Little Hen ... (Animation)
- The Hot Choc-late Soldiers ... (Animation)
- Mickey Plays Papa ... (Animation)
- Two-Gun Mickey ... (Director)
- Shanghaied ... (Animation)
- Peculiar Penguins ... (Animation)
- The China Shop ... (Animation)
1933
- Lullaby Land ... (Animation)
- The Pied Piper ... (Animation)
- Building a Building ... (Animation)
- Father Noah's Ark ... (Animation)
- The Night Before Christmas ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Gala Premiere ... (Animation)
- The Mad Doctor ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mechanical Man ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mellerdrammer ... (Animation)
- Birds in the Spring ... (Animation)
- Puppy Love ... (Animation)
- Old King Cole ... (Animation)
1932
- Santa's Workshop ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Good Deed ... (Animation)
- The Klondike Kid ... (Animation)
- Trader Mickey ... (Animation)
- The Bears and the Bees ... (Animation)
- King Neptune ... (Animation)
- Babes in the Woods ... (Animation)
- Mickey in Arabia ... (Animation)
- The Duck Hunt ... (Animation)
- Just Dogs ... (Animation)
- The Bird Store ... (Animation)
- The Whoopee Party ... (Animation)
1931
- The Birthday Party ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Orphans ... (Animation)
- The Cat's Out ... (Animation)
- Birds of a Feather ... (Animation)
- Egyptian Melodies ... (Animation)
- The Spider and the Fly ... (Animation)
- Traffic Troubles ... (Animation)
- The Fox Hunt ... (Animation)
- Mother Goose Melodies ... (Animation)
- The China Plate ... (Animation)
- The Beach Party ... (Animation)
- The Busy Beavers ... (Animation)
- The Clock Store ... (Animation)
1930
- The Gorilla Mystery ... (Animation)
- Winter ... (Animation)
- Midnight in a Toy Shop ... (Animation)
- Playful Pan ... (Animation)
- The Chain Gang ... (Animation)
- Cannibal Capers ... (Animation)
- Pioneer Days ... (Animation)
- The Fire Fighters ... (Animation)
- Monkey Melodies ... (Animation)
- Arctic Antics ... (Animation)
- Frolicking Fish ... (Animation)
1929
- El Terrible Toreador ... (Animation)
- The Barnyard Battle ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Choo-Choo ... (Animation)
1920
- The Bootblack ... (Director)