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Michael Sporn

Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born April 23, 1946Died January 19, 2014 (67 years)
Michael Sporn was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, alongside producing and directing numerous short spots alongside television specials, the majority notable for being literary adaptations. Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.

Known For

  • Courage the Cowardly Dog
  • Between the Towers
  • Reading Rainbow
  • Doctor DeSoto
  • Abel's Island
  • Whitewash
  • The Marzipan Pig
  • White Fang
  • The Red Shoes
  • The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
  • A Child's Garden of Verses
  • Jazztime Tale
  • The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
  • HBO Storybook Musicals
  • Earthday Birthday
  • The Little Match Girl
  • Max's Christmas
  • The Story of the Dancing Frog
  • Max's Chocolate Chicken
  • The Talking Eggs
  • The Amazing Bone

Michael Sporn Filmography

1999
1997
1989
1988
Abel's Island · as Screenplay
1987
1987
HBO Storybook Musicals (TV Series) · as Screenplay

1969
Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Narrator

2001
Harold and the Purple Crayon (TV Series) · as Art Director
2000
Yo! Yes? · as Animation
1999
1997
Champagne · as Animation
1992
1991
Ira Sleeps Over · as Animation
1991
Ira Sleeps Over · as Adaptation
1989
Long Ago and Far Away (TV Series) · as Screenplay By
1988
Abel's Island · as Animation
1987
1986
The Mysterious Tadpole · as Animation
1985
The Amazing Bone · as Animation

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