# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ben-sharpsteen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:21:13.823Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ben-sharpsteen"
name: "Ben Sharpsteen"
slug: "ben-sharpsteen"
description: "Benjamin Sharpsteen 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, and 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 Napa County, California."
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1895-11-04"
deathDate: "1980-12-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump