Don Bluth

Don Bluth

  • Birthday: 1937-09-13
  • Place of birth: El Paso, Texas, USA
  • Also know as: Donald Virgil Bluth

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

Space Ace

1983

As Commander Borf

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

As Self (archive footage)

Production

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

As Production Design

The Land Before Time

1988

As Production Design

An American Tail

1986

As Production Design

The Land Before Time

1988

As Storyboard Artist

An American Tail

1986

As Director

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

As Director

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

As Director

Titan A.E.

2000

As Director

The Secret of NIMH

1982

As Director

The Land Before Time

1988

As Director

Anastasia

1997

As Director

The Small One

1978

As Director

Thumbelina

1994

As Director

A Troll in Central Park

1994

As Director

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

As Director

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

As Director

Gift of the Hoopoe

2009

As Director

An American Tail

1986

As Producer

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

As Producer

The Secret of NIMH

1982

As Producer

Titan A.E.

2000

As Producer

The Land Before Time

1988

As Producer

Anastasia

1997

As Producer

The Small One

1978

As Producer

A Troll in Central Park

1994

As Producer

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

As Producer

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

As Producer

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

As Producer

Thumbelina

1994

As Producer

Space Ace

1983

As Producer

The Small One

1978

As Music

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

As Animation

Xanadu

1980

As Animation

The Sword in the Stone

1963

As Animation

Archie and His New Pals

1969

As Character Designer

The Secret of NIMH

1982

As Visual Development

The Secret of NIMH

1982

As Animation Director

Space Ace

1983

As Animation

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

As Story

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

As Story

The Secret of NIMH

1982

As Screenplay

Thumbelina

1994

As Screenplay

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

As Writer

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

As Writer

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

As Lyricist

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