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|image= [[File:Don_bluth_8170.jpg]]
 
|image= [[File:Don_bluth_8170.jpg]]
 
|birth_date=September {{birth date and age|1937|9|13}}
 
|birth_date=September {{birth date and age|1937|9|13}}
|birth_place=[[El Paso, Texas]], U.S.
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|birth_place=El Paso, Texas, U.S.
|residence=[[Scottsdale, Arizona]], U.S.
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|residence=Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
 
|years_active = 1957–present
 
|years_active = 1957–present
 
|nationality=American
 
|nationality=American
|alma_mater=[[Brigham Young University]]
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|alma_mater=Brigham Young University
 
|occupation=Animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, animation instructor
 
|occupation=Animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, animation instructor
 
|known_for=
 
|known_for=
*Various animation work with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] and other companies
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*Various animation work with Walt Disney Animation Studios and other companies
*Co-founder of [[Sullivan Bluth Studios]] and [[Fox Animation Studios]]
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*Co-founder of Sullivan Bluth Studios and [[Fox Animation Studios]]
|family = [[Toby Bluth]] <small>(brother)</small>
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|family = Toby Bluth <small>(brother)</small>
 
|website = {{url|http://www.donbluth.com}}
 
|website = {{url|http://www.donbluth.com}}
 
}}'''Donald Virgil''' "'''Don'''" '''Bluth''' (born September 13, 1937) is an American animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, and animation instructor who is known for directing animated films, such as ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' (1982), ''[[An American Tail]]'' (1986), ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' (1988), ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' (1989), and ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'' (1997), and for his involvement in the LaserDisc game ''[[Dragon's Lair]]'' (1983). He is also known for competing with former employer [[w:c:Disney:Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Productions]] during the years leading up to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance. He is the older brother of illustrator Toby Bluth.
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'''Donald Virgil''' "'''Don'''" '''Bluth''' (born September 13, 1937) is an American [[animator]], [[film director]], producer, writer, [[production designer]], [[video game designer]], and animation instructor who is known for directing animated films, such as ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' (1982), ''[[An American Tail]]'' (1986), ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' (1988), ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]'' (1989), and ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'' (1997), and for his involvement in the [[LaserDisc]] game ''[[Dragon's Lair (1983 video game)|Dragon's Lair]]'' (1983). He is also known for competing with former employer [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Productions]] during the years leading up to the films that would make up the [[Disney Renaissance]]. He is the older brother of illustrator [[Toby Bluth]].
 
   
 
Born into a family of seven children in El Paso, Texas, he grew up in Payson, Utah. After seeing Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bluth knew he wanted to be an animator and after high school in 1954 he attended Bringham Young University and one year later got a job at Walt Disney Animation Studios assisting John Lounsbury on Sleeping Beauty but left the studio in 1957 to help his brother Fred with directing stage plays. He later returned to Disney in 1971 and worked as an animator on Robin Hood, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Rescuers, and The Fox and the Hound.
 
Born into a family of seven children in El Paso, Texas, he grew up in Payson, Utah. After seeing Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bluth knew he wanted to be an animator and after high school in 1954 he attended Bringham Young University and one year later got a job at Walt Disney Animation Studios assisting John Lounsbury on Sleeping Beauty but left the studio in 1957 to help his brother Fred with directing stage plays. He later returned to Disney in 1971 and worked as an animator on Robin Hood, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Rescuers, and The Fox and the Hound.
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*The Small One (short film)
 
*The Small One (short film)
 
*[[Banjo the Woodpile Cat]] (Director/Producer/Writer)
 
*[[Banjo the Woodpile Cat]] (Director/Producer/Writer)
*[[Xanadu]] (Animation Unit)
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*Xanadu (Animation Unit)
 
*The Fox and the Hound (short film)
 
*The Fox and the Hound (short film)
 
*[[The Secret of NIMH]] (Animator/Layout Artist)
 
*[[The Secret of NIMH]] (Animator/Layout Artist)
*Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (short film)
 
 
*[[An American Tail]] (Title Design Animatior)
 
*[[An American Tail]] (Title Design Animatior)
 
*[[The Land Before Time]] (Storyboard Artist/Production Designer)
 
*[[The Land Before Time]] (Storyboard Artist/Production Designer)
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*[[Titan A.E.]] (Producer/Director)
 
*[[Titan A.E.]] (Producer/Director)
 
*Gift of Hoopoe (Storyboard Artist)
 
*Gift of Hoopoe (Storyboard Artist)
*[[Mary (song)|Mary]] (animated segments of music video)
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*Mary (animated segments of music video)
*[[Dragon's Lair: The Movie]] (TBA)-
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*[[Dragon's Lair: The Movie]] (TBA)
*[[The Mrs. Brisby and Fievel Show]] (Director)
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

Revision as of 00:42, 28 February 2020

Don Bluth
Don bluth 8170

Born

September (1937-09-13) 13, 1937 (age 86)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.

Nationality

American

Occupation

Animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, animation instructor

Years active

1957–present

Location(s)

Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.


Family

Toby Bluth (brother)

Website

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Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth (born September 13, 1937) is an American animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer, and animation instructor who is known for directing animated films, such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), and Anastasia (1997), and for his involvement in the LaserDisc game Dragon's Lair (1983). He is also known for competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance. He is the older brother of illustrator Toby Bluth.

Born into a family of seven children in El Paso, Texas, he grew up in Payson, Utah. After seeing Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bluth knew he wanted to be an animator and after high school in 1954 he attended Bringham Young University and one year later got a job at Walt Disney Animation Studios assisting John Lounsbury on Sleeping Beauty but left the studio in 1957 to help his brother Fred with directing stage plays. He later returned to Disney in 1971 and worked as an animator on Robin Hood, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Rescuers, and The Fox and the Hound.

He also directed the short film The Small. He has and offical website called DonBluth.com where users can view film clips, play games, and more. However, currently there's only and image of what's suppose to look like a poster of Dragon's Lair, based on the video game series created by Bluth himself.

Filmography

Trivia

  • Don's restoration on his films has sparked criticism since the prints are not entirely cleaned up, this could be due to MGM lacking a cell to digital remastering device.