Ben Sharpsteen
Born	November 4, 1895(1895-11-04)
Died	December 20, 1980 (aged 85) Sonoma County, California
Occupation	Film director Film producer
Years active	1920 - 1980

Ben Sharpsteen (4 November 1895 – 20 December 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.^[1]

He died in Sonoma County, California.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Pinocchio (1940 - 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)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ben Sharpsteen at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Sharpsteen, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director, Film producer
DATE OF BIRTH	1895-11-4
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1980-12-20
PLACE OF DEATH	Sonoma County, California

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