Researching Michael Sporn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5 people with the Sporn surname? In that year Sporn was ranked number 3574 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Michael Sporn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michael Sporn and the Sporn Family Tree
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Look at Parish Records for Michael Sporn at Find My Past.
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Sporn Family History Databases
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Sporn Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Michael Sporn. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Michael Sporn
Michael Sporn
Michael Sporn (April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014) was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animationin 1980, and produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots.
Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig. His adaptation of the children's book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005) won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film at the 2005 Heartland Film Festival, the award for Best Short Animation Made for Children at the 2006 Ottawa International Animation Festival, and was short-listed for an Oscar nomination.
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