“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
Ben Sharpsteen Biography / Wiki
Name | Ben Sharpsteen |
Also Know | Benjamin Sharpsteen |
Gender | Male |
Known For | Visual Effects |
Place of Birth | Tacoma, Washington, USA |
Date of Birth | 1895-11-04 |
Age(as in 2022) | 85 |
Deathday | 1980-12-20 |
Ben Sharpsteen Acting Movies
Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
Mickey’s Summer Madness | 2006-08-02 | … | |
The Disneyland Story | 1954-10-27 | Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily … | |
Ben Sharpsteen Directing Movies
Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
Fantasia | Director | 1940-04-11 | Walt Disney’s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience… |
Pinocchio | Director | 1940-02-23 | Lonely toymaker Geppetto has his wishes answered when the Blue Fairy arrives to bring his wooden puppet Pinocchio to life. Before becoming a real boy,… |
Dumbo | Director | 1941-10-01 | Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, … |
Don Donald | Director | 1937-01-09 | Donald is courting Daisy (called Donna, here in her first appearance) Duck in Mexico. He arrives on a burro, which doesn’t get along at all well with … |
Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line | Director | 1942-07-29 | Documentary short film demonstrating the process by which waste fats from the kitchens of American homes can be transformed into the raw materials for… |
The New Spirit | Director | 1942-01-22 | Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck’s difficulties with his tax return…. |
Broken Toys | Director | 1935-12-14 | A sailor doll, thrown into a toy dump, rallies the demoralized dolls that were already there…. |
Hawaiian Holiday | Director | 1937-09-24 | Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfi… |
Moose Hunters | Director | 1937-02-20 | Goofy (front) and Donald (rear) are dressed in a moose suit, trying to lure moose for hunter Mickey. When they do find one, it turns out to be more th… |
The Worm Turns | Director | 1937-01-02 | Mad scientist Mickey has just brewed up a potion; to test it out, he squirts it on a fly that’s been trapped by a spider, a (regular) mouse being hara… |
Pluto’s Quin-puplets | Director | 1937-11-26 | Pluto wants to chase the sausage man, but Fifi convinces him to look after their five rambunctious puppies instead. The puppies end up in the basement… |
The Fox Hunt | Director | 1938-07-29 | Donald controls the hounds , and Goofy is riding on Horace Horsecollar, as the fox outwits both of them…. |
Polar Trappers | Director | 1938-06-17 | Donald and Goofy are trappers in the frozen south (Antarctica) with different approaches. Donald sees a penguin and dresses as one to lure her to the … |
Mickey’s Trailer | Director | 1938-05-06 | Goofy’s in the driver’s seat, Mickey’s in the kitchen, and Donald’s in bed in Mickey’s high-tech house trailer. When Goofy comes back to eat breakfast… |
Cock o’ the Walk | Director | 1935-11-30 | The title character comes to town, complete with portable boxing ring. He grabs a local chicken and dances with her, inspiring several other barnyard … |
Donald and Pluto | Director | 1936-09-12 | Plumber Donald is using a large magnet in his work. When he drops it, it causes trouble for Pluto, especially after Pluto swallows it. Things begin cl… |
The Cookie Carnival | Director | 1935-05-25 | Cookies, pastries, and other desserts have a parade…. |
Mickey’s Service Station | Director | 1935-02-23 | Mickey, Goofy & Donald have 10 minutes to fix Pete’s car. Or else!… |
Two-Gun Mickey | Director | 1934-12-15 | Minnie rides into town and takes a large sack of money out of the bank. Pegleg Pete gathers his gang to take it from her, and they chase her out of to… |
Moving Day | Director | 1936-06-20 | Donald and Mickey are overdue on their rent, so the sheriff is preparing to evict them and sell their belongings. Goofy the ice-man comes by and helps… |
Mickey Mouse Disco | Director | 1980-06-25 | A clip-show music video for the album of the same name and vintage. Includes 5 songs from the album (“Mousetrap”, “Disco Mickey Mouse”, “Watch Out For… |
On Ice | Director | 1935-09-28 | Mickey shows off his ice-skating skills to Minnie; Goofy does some unconventional ice fishing; Donald straps skates to Pluto and laughs at his attempt… |
Boat Builders | Director | 1938-02-25 | Mickey buys a boat kit, and enlists Goofy and Donald to help assemble it. The plans say, “so simple a child could do it”, so of course, they have thei… |
Clock Cleaners | Director | 1937-10-15 | It’s time to laugh like crazy as Mickey, Goofy and Donald fight against raging gears, twisted springs, deafening bells and a sleeping stork. Watch the… |
Switzerland | Director | 1955-01-16 | Oscar nominated short film from 1955… |
Mickey’s Fire Brigade | Director | 1935-08-03 | Mickey, Donald and Goofy are a fire department. As you might expect, their attempts at fighting a boardinghouse fire are not particularly effective. T… |
Mickey’s Circus | Director | 1936-08-01 | Mickey is ringmaster of a circus for orphans. Donald has a trained sea lion act, and does a bit of juggling himself. Mostly, though, he fights with a … |
Orphan’s Picnic | Director | 1936-02-15 | Mickey and Donald take a truckload of mouse boys on a picnic. The boys delight in tormenting Donald, first by filching the picnic food, then giving hi… |
Mysteries of the Deep | Director | 1959-12-16 | Mysteries of the Deep is a 1959 Disney nature documentary short film. Though not an official True-Life Adventures film, it did accompany the release o… |
Water Birds | Director | 1952-06-26 | Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue… |
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends | Director | 2000-01-01 | This charming collection features 7 classic Disney cartoons from the 30’s and 40’s. “The Cookie Carnival” The other unrelated christmas short is “Ferd… |
Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies | Director | 2006-12-19 | Among the many animation treasures celebrated here are the never-before-released ‘Hell’s Bells’ and the original unedited ‘Mother Goose Goes Hollywood… |
Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies | Director | 2001-12-04 | … |
Mickey’s Family Album | Director | 1998-06-11 | … |
Sardinia | Director | 1956-11-15 | A train ride takes the audience through the rugged countryside to see the Sardinian people of today. Their independence and self-reliance is emphasize… |
Lapland | Director | 1957-07-03 | High in the frigid zone of the continent of Europe, where the Arctic Circle cuts through the upper tips of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, is the… |
Alaskan Sled Dog | Director | 1957-07-03 | The story of an Eskimo father and son who train and groom a sled dog team. When the father is lost on an ice floe, the son takes the unproven team on … |
Cruise of the Eagle | Director | 1959-03-19 | The varied and important services of the U.S. Coast Guard are glimpsed. They warn ships of dangerous shoals, keep sea lanes open with icebreakers, fac… |
Ama Girls | Director | 1958-07-09 | Oscar winning documentary short from 1958… |
Donald Duck’s First 50 Years | Director | 1984-03-06 | Includes: “The Wise Little Hen,” “Donald and Pluto,” “Don Donald,” “Donald’s Nephews,” “Donald’s Double Trouble,” “Rugged Bear”… |
Samoa | Director | 1956-12-25 | Oscar nominated short film from 1956… |
La Revue de Mickey | Director | 1937-09-15 | A Mickey Mouse theatrical anthology with Mickey’s Grand Opera, More Kittens, The Worm Turns, Mickey’s Rival and Little Hiawatha… |
Les Chefs-d’Å’uvre de Walt Disney | Director | 1967-06-28 | A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan Kitte… |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Co-Director | 1937-12-08 | A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jeal… |
Portugal | Director | 1957-12-25 | This program looks at the people, history, culture and geography of: Portugal…. |
The Danube | Director | 1960-04-27 | The people who live along the Danube are studied along with their traditions, in which they take great pride. Both old and new customs and festivals a… |
Japan | Director | 1960-04-06 | This is the story of colorful Japanese customs and manners of the past, and their contrast with present-day Japan. We see ancient farming customs, agr… |
Director | Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series prem… | ||
Ben Sharpsteen Production Movies
Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
The Living Desert | Producer | 1953-11-10 | Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the… |
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Production Supervisor | 1949-10-05 | The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame’s story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as … |
Cinderella | Production Supervisor | 1950-02-22 | Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother’s wand, Cinde… |
Fantasia | Production Supervisor | 1940-04-11 | Walt Disney’s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience… |
The Blue Men of Morocco | Associate Producer | 1957-02-14 | The movie presents a mysterious and enigmatic world, a place where more than 40,000 — no one knows precisely how many — descendants of Arab conque… |
Cruise of the Eagle | Producer | 1959-03-19 | The varied and important services of the U.S. Coast Guard are glimpsed. They warn ships of dangerous shoals, keep sea lanes open with icebreakers, fac… |
Japan | Producer | 1960-04-06 | This is the story of colorful Japanese customs and manners of the past, and their contrast with present-day Japan. We see ancient farming customs, agr… |
The Danube | Producer | 1960-04-27 | The people who live along the Danube are studied along with their traditions, in which they take great pride. Both old and new customs and festivals a… |
Alice in Wonderland | Production Supervisor | 1951-07-28 | On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burro… |
The Crisler Story | Producer | 1957-02-27 | A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney’s True-Life Adventures…. |
Other Info
Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
Dingo aux jeux olympiques | Art Direction | 1992-02-01 | … |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Sequence Supervisor | 1937-12-08 | A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jeal… |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Post Production Supervisor | 1937-12-08 | A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jeal… |
Monkey Melodies | Animation | 1930-08-09 | The monkeys are swinging; their song and dance routine has other jungle creatures joining in. And two monkeys in love chase and kiss. But the hungry c… |
The Bears and Bees | Animation | 1932-07-09 | Two bear cubs tussle harmlessly, then start to munch on a berry bush, until a bigger, meaner bear chases them off. They nibble some flowers and find a… |
The China Shop | Animation | 1934-01-13 | The elderly owner of a china shop leaves for the night, and the various figurines and decorated mugs come to life. A demonic figure captures an upper-… |
The Clock Store | Animation | 1931-09-28 | The various clocks and watches in a clock store dance, ring alarms musically, and otherwise entertain us in an after hours presentation…. |
The Spider and the Fly | Animation | 1931-10-15 | A kitchen is filled with houseflies. A spider wakes up and plays his web like a harp, attracting a pair of them; the female is trapped, and the male s… |
Winter | Animation | 1930-10-30 | In the last of the Silly Symphonies season cycle, bears hibernate (or try to), raccoons sneeze, moose swim, and pretty much everyone ice skates. Every… |
The Night Before Christmas | Animation | 1933-12-09 | A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens hi… |
Midnight in a Toy Shop | Animation | 1930-07-03 | A spider seeks shelter inside an old toy store, where he soon discovers that the merchandise comes to life after dark…. |
The Wise Little Hen | Animation | 1934-06-08 | Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Pete… |
The Fox Hunt | Animation | 1931-11-20 | It’s morning in the English countryside and time for the gentry to participate in their favorite sport: the fox hunt. The eccentric gentlemen come in … |
Frolicking Fish | Animation | 1930-05-08 | The title pretty much says it: fish and other marine life dance and frolic to various tunes. An octopus keeps spoiling the fun in various ways…. |
Old King Cole | Animation | 1933-07-29 | Old King Cole throws party and invites all of the Mother Goose characters. He warns them that they must leave at midnight. Another collection of chara… |
King Neptune | Animation | 1932-09-10 | After a short introduction, one of Neptune’s mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea cre… |
Birds of a Feather | Animation | 1931-02-03 | Swans, peacocks, ducks, and more birds dance…. |
Birds in the Spring | Animation | 1933-03-11 | Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adve… |
Mickey’s Choo-Choo | Animation | 1929-09-30 | Mickey is a railroad engineer with an anthropomorphic locomotive. He feeds the train (coal), then feeds his dog, then makes lunch for himself. Minnie … |
Cannibal Capers | Animation | 1930-03-13 | A group of cannibals gather together for a tribal dance. In the middle of their gala, they are interrupted by a ferocious lion!… |
Arctic Antics | Animation | 1930-06-05 | A collection of arctic animals (seals, walruses, polar bears, penguins) float by on ice floes and on shore, performing various musical numbers…. |
The Fire Fighters | Animation | 1930-07-24 | Mickey and others are firemen; they slide down an ostrich’s neck when the alarm sounds. A squealing cat whose tail Mickey pulls acts as the siren. The… |
The Chain Gang | Animation | 1930-09-04 | Mickey Mouse and several other characters are on a prison chain gang, guarded by Pegleg Pete. They break rocks for a while, then Mickey breaks out a h… |
The Gorilla Mystery | Animation | 1930-10-09 | A gorilla has escaped; Mickey, panicked, calls Minnie, but she plays a song to show she is not afraid. That is, until the gorilla comes up behind her … |
Pioneer Days | Animation | 1930-12-05 | Mickey and Minnie are on a wagon train; they camp for the night, unaware that Indians have spotted them and are doing a war dance. The attack comes, a… |
Playful Pan | Animation | 1930-12-27 | The mythological satyr plays some tunes on his pipes and gets various flora and fauna dancing to them. Two clouds also dance; they bump into each othe… |
The Birthday Party | Animation | 1931-01-07 | Mickey’s friends throw him a surprise birthday party at Minnie’s house. The chef brings out the cake (with 2 candles); Mickey manages to blow all the … |
Traffic Troubles | Animation | 1931-03-16 | Mickey is driving a taxi. His first fare is a very large gentleman. Mickey stops traffic and gets a tongue-lashing from the officer. The cab runs into… |
Mother Goose Melodies | Animation | 1931-04-15 | A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole…. |
The China Plate | Animation | 1931-05-22 | An old plate tells the tale of the Emperor of China, whose palace was disrupted by some children…. |
The Busy Beavers | Animation | 1931-06-29 | A group of beavers cheerily build a dam…. |
The Cat’s Out | Animation | 1931-07-28 | A cat, being sent out for the night, begins to make trouble for some birds. He later has a nightmare that the birds grow and begin to extract their re… |
Egyptian Melodies | Animation | 1931-08-27 | A spider gets lost inside the sphinx…. |
The Beach Party | Animation | 1931-11-05 | A fun day at the beach. While Mickey, Horace, and Clarabelle go swimming, or try to, Minnie lays out a picnic. Pluto discovers why you shouldn’t chase… |
Mickey’s Orphans | Animation | 1931-12-09 | At Christmas time, Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Pluto are beset by an enormous litter of bratty orphan cats…. |
The Bird Store | Animation | 1932-01-16 | A pet shop specializing in birds. The various caged birds chirp along to the score in their various styles (including a set of birds that looks like t… |
The Duck Hunt | Animation | 1932-01-28 | Mickey and Pluto go duck hunting, stopping to jam to “Columbia, Gem of the Ocean.” The ducks get their own back, carrying the hunters through the air … |
Mickey in Arabia | Animation | 1932-07-17 | Mickey Mouse — The Screen’s Best Loved Animated Comic… |
El Terrible Toreador | Animation | 1929-09-25 | A barmaid, a Mexican officer and a terrible toreador form a love triangle, as they dance, skip, kiss, punch and slap to the tune of Bizet’s “Carmen.” … |
Just Dogs | Animation | 1932-07-30 | Pluto’s cage-mate at the dog pound breaks out and lets all the other dogs out as well. In the park, that terrier keeps following Pluto too closely for… |
Trader Mickey | Animation | 1932-08-19 | Mickey Mouse and Pluto are traveling up an African river with a cargo of goods (including several musical instruments). They hit land and are captured… |
Babes in the Woods | Animation | 1932-11-19 | Two children wander the forest and get lured into a witch’s house…. |
Santa’s Workshop | Animation | 1932-12-10 | Santa’s little helpers must hurry to finish the toys before Christmas Day…. |
Father Noah’s Ark | Animation | 1933-04-08 | Noah, his family (wife, 3 sons, their wives), and various animals all help build the ark. The rains come, and the skunks barely miss the boat (not tha… |
Lullaby Land | Animation | 1933-08-19 | A baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to… |
The Pied Piper | Animation | 1933-09-16 | The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lu… |
The Whoopee Party | Animation | 1932-09-17 | A house party. While Minnie plays piano and the guests dance, Mickey, Goofy, and Horace prepare a snack, which is brought out to much fanfare and imme… |
The Klondike Kid | Animation | 1932-11-12 | Mickey plays piano in the Klondike Bar. He rescues a depressed, half-frozen Minnie. Pegleg Pierre comes storming in and steals her away, after a gun b… |
Mickey’s Good Deed | Animation | 1932-12-17 | Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich … |
Building a Building | Animation | 1933-01-07 | Mickey’s a shovel operator and laborer at a construction site; Minnie is delivering box lunches; Pete is the foreman. Mickey pays more attention to Mi… |
The Mad Doctor | Animation | 1933-01-21 | A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky mansion of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a c… |
Mickey’s Mellerdrammer | Animation | 1933-03-17 | Mickey Mouse and his friends stage their own production of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin…. |
Mickey’s Mechanical Man | Animation | 1933-06-16 | Mickey has built a robot to compete in the boxing ring against the giant gorilla, the Kongo Killer. Whenever it hears Minnie’s car horn, it goes crazy… |
Mickey’s Gala Premier | Animation | 1933-07-01 | Mickey’s film is having a premiere, and all the stars turn out at the Chinese Theatre. Among those shown: Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Jimmy D… |
Puppy Love | Animation | 1933-09-01 | Mickey’s in trouble when Pluto and Fifi eat Minnie’s chocolates…. |
Shanghaied | Animation | 1934-01-13 | Pirate Pete has kidnapped Mickey and Minnie and has them tied up. As Pete prepares to have his way with Minnie, Mickey escapes and gets a swordfish of… |
Funny Little Bunnies | Animation | 1934-03-24 | We see bunny rabbits preparing for Easter, by making chocolate eggs and rabbits, decorating eggs, and weaving and filling baskets…. |
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers | Animation | 1934-05-24 | A group of confectionary soldiers go to war against a neighboring cookie castle…. |
Mickey Plays Papa | Animation | 1934-09-28 | Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that’s been left on the porch…. |
The Grasshopper and the Ants | Animation | 1934-02-10 | As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food f… |
Peculiar Penguins | Animation | 1934-09-01 | Penguins dance and play in Antarctica…. |
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