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
- 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration ... (Director)
- Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) ... (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)
- The Danube ... (Director)
- Japan ... (Director)
1959
- Mysteries of the Deep ... (Director)
- Cruise of the Eagle ... (Director)
1958
- Ama Girls ... (Director)
1957
- Alaskan Sled Dog ... (Director)
- Lapland ... (Director)
- The Blue Men of Morocco ... (Associate Producer)
- The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades ... (Producer)
- Portugal ... (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
- Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line ... (Director)
- The New Spirit ... (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
- Clock Cleaners ... (Director)
- Hawaiian Holiday ... (Director)
- Don Donald ... (Director)
- Pluto's Quin-puplets ... (Director)
- The Worm Turns ... (Director)
- Moose Hunters ... (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)
- Mickey's Service Station ... (Director)
- Mickey's Fire Brigade ... (Director)
- Cock o' the Walk ... (Director)
- The Cookie Carnival ... (Director)
- Broken Toys ... (Director)
1934
- The Wise Little Hen ... (Animation)
- Funny Little Bunnies ... (Animation)
- Shanghaied ... (Animation)
- The Hot Choc-late Soldiers ... (Animation)
- The Grasshopper and the Ants ... (Animation)
- Two-Gun Mickey ... (Director)
- The China Shop ... (Animation)
- Peculiar Penguins ... (Animation)
- Mickey Plays Papa ... (Animation)
1933
- The Mad Doctor ... (Animation)
- The Night Before Christmas ... (Animation)
- Lullaby Land ... (Animation)
- The Pied Piper ... (Animation)
- Father Noah's Ark ... (Animation)
- Building a Building ... (Animation)
- Birds in the Spring ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Gala Premiere ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mechanical Man ... (Animation)
- Old King Cole ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Mellerdrammer ... (Animation)
- Puppy Love ... (Animation)
1932
- Babes in the Woods ... (Animation)
- The Klondike Kid ... (Animation)
- The Bird Store ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Good Deed ... (Animation)
- Santa's Workshop ... (Animation)
- Just Dogs ... (Animation)
- Trader Mickey ... (Animation)
- The Bears and the Bees ... (Animation)
- King Neptune ... (Animation)
- The Duck Hunt ... (Animation)
- The Whoopee Party ... (Animation)
- Mickey in Arabia ... (Animation)
1931
- The Spider and the Fly ... (Animation)
- The China Plate ... (Animation)
- Birds of a Feather ... (Animation)
- Mother Goose Melodies ... (Animation)
- Egyptian Melodies ... (Animation)
- The Clock Store ... (Animation)
- The Beach Party ... (Animation)
- Traffic Troubles ... (Animation)
- The Cat's Out ... (Animation)
- Mickey's Orphans ... (Animation)
- The Birthday Party ... (Animation)
- The Busy Beavers ... (Animation)
- The Fox Hunt ... (Animation)
1930
- Winter ... (Animation)
- Midnight in a Toy Shop ... (Animation)
- Cannibal Capers ... (Animation)
- The Gorilla Mystery ... (Animation)
- Arctic Antics ... (Animation)
- Playful Pan ... (Animation)
- Pioneer Days ... (Animation)
- The Chain Gang ... (Animation)
- The Fire Fighters ... (Animation)
- Monkey Melodies ... (Animation)
- Frolicking Fish ... (Animation)
1929
- Mickey's Choo-Choo ... (Animation)
- El Terrible Toreador ... (Animation)
- The Barnyard Battle ... (Animation)
1928
- Mickey Mouse Cartoons ... (Animation)
1920
- The Bootblack ... (Director)