Ben Sharpsteen
Personal Info
Know For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-11-04 (85 years old)
Deathday
1980-12-20
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also known As
Benjamin Sharpsteen
Ben Sharpsteen
Biography
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.
Acting
Production
1940
as Director
1940
as Director
1941
as Director
1953
as Producer
1957
as Director
1960
as Director
1960
as Director
1942
as Director
1942
as Director
1937
as Director
1935
as Director
1937
as Director
1930
as Animation
1937
as Director
1932
as Animation
1934
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1937
as Director
1930
as Animation
1937
as Director
1938
as Director
1938
as Director
1930
as Animation
1938
as Director
1933
as Animation
1935
as Director
1934
as Animation
1936
as Director
1931
as Animation
1930
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1935
as Director
1935
as Director
1934
as Director
2023
1936
as Director
1933
as Animation
1956
as Director
1980
as Director
1957
as Producer
1992
as Art Direction
1935
as Director
1930
as Animation
1930
as Animation
1930
as Animation
1930
as Animation
1938
as Director
1937
as Director
1930
as Animation
1930
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1929
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1930
as Animation
1931
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1929
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1955
as Director
1933
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1932
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1933
as Animation
1935
as Director
1933
as Animation
1934
as Animation
1936
as Director
1934
as Animation
1934
as Animation
1934
as Animation
1934
as Animation
1936
as Director
1934
as Animation
1959
as Director
1952
as Director
1920
as Director
1937
as Director
1967
as Director
1951
as Production Supervisor
2000
1938
as Sequence Supervisor
1952
as Production Supervisor
1938
as Post Production Supervisor
1949
as Production Supervisor
2023
as Director
1950
as Production Supervisor
1940
as Production Supervisor
1998
as Director
1956
as Director
1957
as Associate Producer
1957
as Director
1957
as Director
1959
as Director
1959
as Producer
1960
as Producer
1960
as Producer
1958
as Director
1984
as Director
1960
as Director
1938
as Director
1957
as Producer
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