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Encyclopedia > Ben Sharpsteen
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 189520 December 1980), was an American film director and producer. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... See also: 1919 in film 1920 1921 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events November 28 - The Mask of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. ... The year 1980 in film involved some significant events. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... See also: 1919 in film 1920 1921 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events November 28 - The Mask of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. ... The year 1980 in film involved some significant events. ...


He died in Sonoma County, California. Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ...


Selected filmography

The year 1958 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. ... // Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. ... Dumbo is a 1941 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney and first released on October 23, 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures. ... The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. ... Pinocchio is the second animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... The year 1940 in film involved some significant events. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 animated feature, the first produced by Walt Disney. ... See also: 1936 in film 1937 category:1937 films 1938 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US. May 7 - Shall We Dance premieres in the US. Top grossing films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Conquest Damaged Lives...

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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
For the in-memory database management system, see In-memory database. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ...

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The Sharpsteen Museum's permanent exhibits are designed to present the history of the upper Napa Valley from its pre-history to post World War I with an emphasis on people and changes brought by the period of U.S. emigration and development.
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