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.
Fantasia
(Director)
Pinocchio
(Director)
Dumbo
(Director)
The Living Desert
(Producer)
Japan
(Director)
Portugal
(Director)
The Danube
(Director)
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 Worm Turns
(Director)
The Clock Store
(Animation)
The Spider and the Fly
(Animation)
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)
Old King Cole
(Animation)
Frolicking Fish
(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 Chain Gang
(Animation)
The Fire Fighters
(Animation)
The Gorilla Mystery
(Animation)
Boat Builders
(Director)
Pioneer Days
(Animation)
Clock Cleaners
(Director)
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 Klondike Kid
(Animation)
The Whoopee Party
(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)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(Sequence Supervisor)
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
(Director)
The Olympic Elk
(Production Supervisor)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(Post Production Supervisor)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
(Production Supervisor)
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
(Director)
Cinderella
(Production Supervisor)
Fantasia
(Production Supervisor)
The Blue Men of Morocco
(Associate Producer)
Sardinia
(Director)
Lapland
(Director)
Alaskan Sled Dog
(Director)
Cruise of the Eagle
(Producer)
Cruise of the Eagle
(Director)
Japan
(Producer)
The Danube
(Producer)
Ama Girls
(Director)
Donald Duck's First 50 Years
(Director)
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
(Director)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(Director)
The Navajos: Children of the Gods
(Producer)
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
(Director)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Director)