Biography
Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner.
He is best known for his departure from The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986),The Land Before Time (1988), and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), as well as his involvement in the laserdisc game Dragon's Lair.
He is also often credited for providing competition to Disney, and forcing them to improve from their streak of lackluster film efforts to the films that would make up the Disney Renaissance.
Filmography
all 33
Movies 31
Director 12
Producer 8
self 3
TV Shows 2
Creator 1
Director
Zemlja daleke proslosti (2023)
TV
Director / Producer / Writer
Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation (2017)
Movie
Director
Gift of the Hoopoe (2009)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Movie
Self - Animator
Going Back to Xanadu (2008)
Movie
Director / Producer
Titan A.E. (2000)
Movie
6.13
Director
Anastasia (1997)
Movie
7.83
Director / Screenplay / Producer
Thumbelina (1994)
Movie
8
Director / Story / Producer / Writer
Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
Movie
Producer / Director / Storyboard Artist / Production Design
The Land Before Time (1988)
Movie
5.72
Director
An American Tail (1986)
Movie
5.58
Creator
Space Ace (1984)
TV
Director / Screenplay / Producer / Visual Development / Animation Director
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Movie
3.5
Animation
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Movie
6.7
Animation
Xanadu (1980)
Movie
Director / Producer / Animation / Writer / Lyricist / Songs
Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979)
Movie
Director / Producer / Music / Animation
The Small One (1978)
Movie
Animation Director
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Movie
8
Animation Director
The Rescuers (1977)
Movie
7.33
Animation
Robin Hood (1973)
Movie
7.12
ProductionDesigner
Archie and His New Pals (1969)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-09-13 (87 years old)
Birth NameDonald Virgil Bluth
Birth PlaceEl Paso, United States
ReligionThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Height
FatherVirgil Ronceal Bluth
MotherEmaline Pratt
SiblingsToby Bluth
RelativesHelaman Pratt, Mitt Romney
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesLos Angeles · Phoenix · El Paso · Santa Monica · Payson · Scottsdale, United States of America, Argentina, Argentina
Also Known AsDonald Virgil Bluth
AwardsTime Machine Award, Inkpot Award
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