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Benjamin Sharpsteen (November 4, 1895 – December 20, 1980) was an American film director and producer for Disney. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980.
Ben Sharpsteen was a pioneer animator and director who worked at Disney for 33 years. He won two Oscars for his contributions to Dumbo and Pinocchio, and also produced the True-Life Adventures series.
- Animation Department, Director, Producer
- November 4, 1895
- Ben Sharpsteen
- December 20, 1980
Ben Sharpsteen was a Disney animator, director, and producer who worked on many classic films and documentaries. He also created a museum in California to showcase the history of the area.
YearFilmPositionanimator1929animator - uncredited1929assistant animator - uncredited1929animator - uncreditedBen Sharpsteen was a versatile and influential filmmaker who worked with Walt Disney from 1929 to 1962. He directed and produced animated and live-action classics, such as Snow White, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and True-Life Adventures.
Ben Sharpsteen was a pioneer animator who worked at Disney for 33 years. He directed and produced classic animated films such as Dumbo, Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- November 4, 1895
- December 20, 1980
Ben Sharpsteen — The Movie Database (TMDB) Biography. “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.
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He started out at the Disney studio as an animator from March 1929 to 1934. He then moved on to directing shorts, then became a sequence director on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and supervising director on Pinocchio. His directorial duties were combined with producing, starting on Fantasia.
