Ben Sharpsteen
b. 1895 — d. 1980 (aged 85)
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Director
“Born in Tacoma, Wash. Graduated from agricultural college but gave up agrarian pursuits to help out Uncle Sam’s Marines during the war. Marine life made me so lazy I couldn’t bear the thought of hard work again so I became an animator, joining the old International Film Company in New York. Work as an animator on old Mutt and Jeff cartoons and on Fleischer’s “Out-of-the-Inkwell.” Twice deserted the ranks of animation for newspaper and commercial art. Guess I am too old to make another change so will stick to animating as long as it sticks to me.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily
Known For
Filmography
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★ 8.5
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
2023 Director
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★ 8.2
DTV 'Doggone' Valentine
1987 Director
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★ 6.0
Mickey Mouse Disco
1980 Director
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★ 7.5
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 Director
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★ 6.7
Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show
1973 Director
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★ 7.9
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968 Director
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★ 6.7
Goliath II
1960 Director
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★ 7.5
Islands of the Sea
1960 Director
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Japan
1960 Director
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The Danube
1960 Director
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★ 7.8
Donald in Mathmagic Land
1959 Director
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★ 7.6
Nature's Strangest Creatures
1959 Director
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Cruise of the Eagle
1959 Director
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★ 6.2
Ama Girls
1958 Director
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★ 6.5
Portugal
1957 Director
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★ 6.4
You and the Living Machine
1957 Director
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★ 7.4
Lapland
1957 Director
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★ 6.0
Samoa
1956 Director
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★ 4.9
Sardinia
1956 Director
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★ 6.6
Switzerland
1955 Director
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★ 8.3
The Magical World of Disney
1954 Director
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★ 6.8
Canvas Back Duck
1953 Director
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★ 6.7
Father's Lion
1952 Director
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★ 6.7
Water Birds
1952 Director
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★ 7.3
Hockey Homicide
1945 Director
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★ 6.6
The Eyes Have It
1945 Director
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★ 6.4
Californy er Bust
1945 Director
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★ 6.5
Figaro and Cleo
1943 Director
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★ 7.5
Der Fuehrer's Face
1942 Director
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★ 6.8
The Olympic Champ
1942 Director
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★ 5.6
The New Spirit
1942 Director
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★ 4.8
All Together
1942 Director
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★ 5.9
Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
1942 Director
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★ 7.2
Dumbo
1941 Director
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★ 7.5
Pinocchio
1940 Director
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★ 7.7
Fantasia
1940 Director
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★ 7.9
Mickey's Trailer
1938 Director
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★ 7.0
Boat Builders
1938 Director
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★ 6.8
Polar Trappers
1938 Director
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★ 6.4
The Fox Hunt
1938 Director
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★ 7.6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937 Director
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★ 7.4
Clock Cleaners
1937 Director
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★ 6.8
Hawaiian Holiday
1937 Director
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★ 6.7
Don Donald
1937 Director
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★ 6.9
Moose Hunters
1937 Director
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★ 6.8
The Worm Turns
1937 Director
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★ 6.5
Pluto's Quin-puplets
1937 Director
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★ 7.4
Moving Day
1936 Director
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★ 7.1
Donald and Pluto
1936 Director
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★ 6.9
Mickey's Circus
1936 Director
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★ 6.4
Orphans' Picnic
1936 Director
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★ 7.2
On Ice
1935 Director
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★ 7.4
Mickey's Fire Brigade
1935 Director
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★ 6.9
The Cookie Carnival
1935 Director
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★ 7.1
Mickey's Service Station
1935 Director
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★ 6.6
Broken Toys
1935 Director
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★ 6.1
Cock o' the Walk
1935 Director
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★ 6.8
Two-Gun Mickey
1934 Director
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The Village Blacksmith
1920 Director
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Zip
1920 Director