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