Ben Sharpsteen(1895-1980)

Animation Department
Director
Producer

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Ben Sharpsteen was born on 4 November 1895 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Dumbo (1941), Pinocchio (1940) and Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (1937). He died on 20 December 1980 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.

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Won 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Dumbo (1941)

7.2

Director

1941

Pinocchio (1940)

7.5

Director

1940

Roy Atwell, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, and Scotty Mattraw in Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (1937)

Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains

7.6

Director

1937

Ama Girls (1958)

6.3

Short

Director

1958

Credits

Animation Department

Mickey papa
6.1
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
Histoire de pingouins
6.4
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
La souris volante
6.6
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
Une petite poule avisée
6.9
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
6.5
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
Hollywood Party
5.9
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
Mickey Gulliver
7.0
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
Les petits lapins
6.8
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
La cigale et la fourmi
7.1
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
Marin Malgré Lui
6.6
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1934
L'Arbre de Noël
7.0
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1933
Mickey au pays des Géants
6.8
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1933
Au pays de la berceuse
6.6
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1933
Le premier amour
6.1
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1933
Le Vieux Roi Cole
5.9
Short
- animator (uncredited)
- 1933

Director

100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
8.4
- Director
- 2023
DTV 'Doggone' Valentine
8.4
TV Movie
- Director (original material)
- 1987
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: Life with Mickey
7.7
Video
- Director (original material)
- 1985
DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
7.7
Video
- Director (original material)
- 1984
DTV: Golden Oldies
7.9
Video
- Director (original material)
- 1984
DTV: Pop & Rock
7.5
Video
- Director (original material)
- 1984
A Walt Disney Christmas
7.7
Video
- Director (original material)
- 1982
Mickey Mouse Disco
6.1
Short
- Director
- 1980
Les Aventures de Winnie l'ourson
7.5
- Director (earlier cartoon clips, uncredited)
- 1977
Si Disney m'était conté
6.5
TV Movie
- Director (original material)
- 1973
Winnie l'ourson dans le vent
7.9
Short
- Director (earlier cartoon clips, uncredited)
- 1968
Le monde merveilleux de Disney
8.3
TV Series
- sequence director
- 1955–1964
The Danube
Short
- Director
- 1960
Japon
Short
- Director
- 1960
Les îles de l'océan
7.5
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1960

Producer

Merveilles de la nature
6.9
- producer
- 1975
The Danube
Short
- producer
- 1960
Japon
Short
- producer
- 1960
Nature's Strangest Creatures
7.6
Short
- producer
- 1959
Les sept villes de l'Antarctique
Short
- producer
- 1958
Désert blanc
5.2
- producer
- 1958
Ama Girls
6.3
Short
- producer
- 1958
Scotland
Short
- producer
- 1958
Wales
Short
- producer
- 1958
The Navajos: Children of the Gods
Short
- producer
- 1957
Portugal
6.5
Short
- producer
- 1957
Alaskan Sled Dog
Short
- producer
- 1957
Laponie
7.4
Short
- producer
- 1957
Le monde merveilleux de Disney
8.3
TV Series
- producer
- 1956–1957
Secrets of Life
7.2
- producer
- 1956

Personal details

Height
- 1.73 m
Born
- November 4, 1895
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died
- December 20, 1980
- Santa Rosa, California, USA

Did you know

Trivia
Pioneer animator. Early on, he worked as an inker for Hearst International. He subsequently enjoyed tenures at various animation studios, including Fleischer and Paramount before settling at Disney where he remained for 33 years (retiring in 1962), having assumed the role of animation director and supervisor. He was involved with the Disney TV series from 1954 and received much acclaim for his contributions to the True-Life Adventures series.

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When did Ben Sharpsteen die?
December 20, 1980
How old was Ben Sharpsteen when he died?
85 years old
Where did Ben Sharpsteen die?
Santa Rosa, California, USA
When was Ben Sharpsteen born?
November 4, 1895
Where was Ben Sharpsteen born?
Tacoma, Washington, USA

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