Ben Sharpsteen
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.
Crew
Fantasia
Director, Production Supervisor
Pinocchio
Director
Dumbo
Director
The Living Desert
Producer
Portugal
Director
The Danube
Director, Producer
Japan
Director, Producer
Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
Director
The New Spirit
Director
Don Donald
Director
Broken Toys
Director
Hawaiian Holiday
Director
Monkey Melodies
Animation
Moose Hunters
Director
The Bears and the Bees
Animation
The China Shop
Animation
The Clock Store
Animation
The Spider and the Fly
Animation
The Worm Turns
Director
Winter
Animation
Pluto's Quin-puplets
Director
The Fox Hunt
Director
Polar Trappers
Director
Midnight in a Toy Shop
Animation
Mickey's Trailer
Director
The Night Before Christmas
Animation
Cock o' the Walk
Director
The Wise Little Hen
Animation
Donald and Pluto
Director
The Fox Hunt
Animation
Frolicking Fish
Animation
Old King Cole
Animation
King Neptune
Animation
The Cookie Carnival
Director
Mickey's Service Station
Director
Two-Gun Mickey
Director
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
Director
Moving Day
Director
Birds in the Spring
Animation
Samoa
Director
Mickey Mouse Disco
Director
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades
Producer
Goofy at the Olympic Games
Art Direction
On Ice
Director
Arctic Antics
Animation
The Fire Fighters
Animation
The Chain Gang
Animation
The Gorilla Mystery
Animation
Boat Builders
Director
Clock Cleaners
Director
Pioneer Days
Animation
Playful Pan
Animation
The Birthday Party
Animation
Birds of a Feather
Animation
Traffic Troubles
Animation
Mother Goose Melodies
Animation
The China Plate
Animation
The Busy Beavers
Animation
Mickey's Choo-Choo
Animation
The Cat's Out
Animation
Egyptian Melodies
Animation
The Beach Party
Animation
Cannibal Capers
Animation
Mickey's Orphans
Animation
The Bird Store
Animation
The Duck Hunt
Animation
El Terrible Toreador
Animation
Just Dogs
Animation
Trader Mickey
Animation
Babes in the Woods
Animation
Santa's Workshop
Animation
Father Noah's Ark
Animation
Lullaby Land
Animation
Mickey in Arabia
Animation
Switzerland
Director
The Pied Piper
Animation
The Whoopee Party
Animation
The Klondike Kid
Animation
Mickey's Good Deed
Animation
Building a Building
Animation
The Mad Doctor
Animation
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
Animation
Mickey's Mechanical Man
Animation
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Animation
Mickey's Fire Brigade
Director
Puppy Love
Animation
Shanghaied
Animation
Mickey's Circus
Director
Funny Little Bunnies
Animation
Mickey Plays Papa
Animation
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Animation
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
Animation
Orphan's Picnic
Director
Peculiar Penguins
Animation
Mysteries of the Deep
Director
Water Birds
Director
The Bootblack
Director
Mickey's Review
Director
Walt Disney Masterpieces
Director
Alice in Wonderland
Production Supervisor
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
Director
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Sequence Supervisor, Post Production Supervisor, Director
The Olympic Elk
Production Supervisor
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Production Supervisor
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
Director
Cinderella
Production Supervisor
Sardinia
Director
The Blue Men of Morocco
Associate Producer
Lapland
Director
Alaskan Sled Dog
Director
Cruise of the Eagle
Director, Producer
Ama Girls
Director
Donald Duck's First 50 Years
Director
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Director
The Navajos: Children of the Gods
Producer
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Director