Don Bluth
American animator · United States · Directors · Born 1937 · age 89
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Something wrong?Donald Virgil Bluth is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in the early 1980s.
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Dragon's Lair: The Movie - Pitch PresentationFilm, Director, Writer2015“I think the destiny of all men is to be kings, the destiny of all women is to be queens.”In their words18 December 2015DRAGON'S LAIR: An interview with Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (December 18, 2015)2009
Gift of the HoopoeFilm, Director2008
Going Back to XanaduFilm2000“When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.”In their words13 June 2000Interview with Don Bluth (June 13, 2000)
Titan A.E.Film, 2000Director, Producer1997
AnastasiaFilm, Director, Producer1995
The Pebble and the PenguinFilm, Director1994
A Troll in Central ParkFilm, Director, Producer1993Time Machine AwardAward1991Dragon's Lair II: Time WarpFilm, Director1988
The Land Before TimeFilm, Director, Producer1986
An American TailFilm, Director, Producer1984
Space AceSeries, Creator1983Inkpot AwardAward1982
The Secret of NIMHFilm, Director, Writer1978
The Small OneFilm, Director, Producer1974
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger TooFilm, Writer1937Born13 September 1937Also in Deutsch
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, I think the destiny of all men is to be kings, the destiny of all women is to be queens.
When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.
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BCBanjo the Woodpile CatTOThe Small OneWTWinnie the Pooh and Tigger Too69 credits on file
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Donald Virgil Bluth is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in the early 1980s. Bluth is best known for directing the animated films The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, and Titan A.E., and for his involvement in the well-known Laserdisc game Dragon's Lair. Don Bluth Productions hired many animators away from Disney, and Bluth's films were a major competitor to Disney in the 1980s, leading up to the Disney Renaissance.
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