Ben Sharpsteen
Film director, Film producer

Ben Sharpsteen

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Film director, Film producer
Gender:
Male
Birth:
4 November 1895(Tacoma)
Death:
20 December 1980(Calistoga)
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Benjamin "Ben" Sharpsteen (November 4, 1895 – December 20, 1980) was an American film director and producer for Disney. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980.
Sharpsteen created a museum documenting the history of California's first millionaire Sam Brannan, the history of the Upper Napa Valley as well as more on Sharpsteen's life and work at the Sharpsteen Museum located in Calistoga, California.
He died in Sonoma County, California.

Selected filmography

  • Pinocchio (1940 – supervising director)
  • Dumbo (1941 – director)
  • Seal Island (1948 – producer)
  • Water Birds (1952 – director)
  • Bear Country (1953 – producer)
  • The Living Desert (1953 – producer)
  • The Vanishing Prairie (1954 – producer)
  • Men Against the Arctic (1955 – producer)
  • White Wilderness (1958 – producer)
  • Ama Girls (1958 – producer)
  • The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975 – producer)