Michael Sporn

Biography

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

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes 1992 ★ 8.0

Doctor De Soto 1984 ★ 5.2

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas 1992 ★ 5.7

White Fang 1997 ★ 6.6

The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale 2002 ★ 8.5

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems 1992 ★ 8.0

A Child's Garden of Verses 1992

The Talking Eggs 1993 ★ 8.0

The Mysterious Tadpole 1986

Reading to Your Bunny 2006

Nightingale 1992 ★ 10.0

Earthday Birthday 1990 ★ 9.0

The Emperor's New Clothes 1992 ★ 7.0

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me 2004 ★ 8.0

Ira Sleeps Over 1991 ★ 10.0

Jazztime Tale 1991 ★ 7.0

Baby's Storytime 1989 ★ 8.0

Max's Christmas 1988

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel 1990 ★ 9.0

Champagne 1996 ★ 9.0

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments 1996 ★ 8.2