Ben Sharpsteen
Benjamin "Ben" Sharpsteen (born November 4, 1895 in Tacoma , Washington , † December 20, 1980 in Calistoga , California ) was an American film producer and director who worked for The Walt Disney Company .
Life
Sharpsteen grew up in Alameda , California and studied agriculture at the University of California . He joined in 1917 the States United Marine Corps at and fought in the First World War . After the war he started as a draftsman for Hearst International Film Service and then moved to Paramount Studio , Jefferson Films and finally to Max Fleischer Studios , until he finally found a job at Walt Disney in 1929 . Sharpsteen was initially the animator and director of 97 short cartoons with Mickey Mouse , including classics such as Mickey's garage , Mickey in the wild west and Mickey's fire engine . In 1933 he became a talent scout for Disney. He was also the second director of the animation studio's first feature films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Pinocchio , Fantasia , Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland .
In 1949 he accepted an Oscar as the producer of the short documentary The Seal Island . He himself received the award in 1959 for Ama Girls and was nominated in 1958 as producer of the short film Portugal .
He became the producer of the television series Disneyland on ABC in 1954 . He retired in 1962 and settled on property in Calistoga , where he established a museum devoted to his work as well as to Samuel Brannan and the history of Napa County .
Filmography
P = producer, Z = second director
- 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ) (Z)
- 1940: Fantasia (P)
- 1940: Pinocchio (Z)
- 1941: Dumbo (Z)
- 1942: The New Spirit (Z)
- 1948: The Robben Island (Seal Iceland) (P)
- 1953: The Living Desert (The Living Desert) (P)
- 1954: The Vanishing Prairie (The Vanishing Prairie) (P)
- 1954: Siam - country and people (Siam) (P)
- 1955: Switzerland (short film; director)
- 1956: Samoa (Director)
- 1956–1957: Disneyland (P)
- 1957: Portugal , (P + director)
- 1958: Ama Girls (short film, P)
- 1958: White Wilderness (White Wilderness) (P)
Award
- 2016: Retro Hugo Award for Pinocchio from 1940
Web links
- Ben Sharpsteen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ben Sharpsteen. Disney Insider, accessed February 3, 2013 .
- ^ Sharpsteen Museum. Official website, accessed February 3, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sharpsteen, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sharpsteen, Benjamin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tacoma , Washington |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th December 1980 |
| Place of death | Calistoga , California |