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Don Bluth

Directing

8.1 Popularity Sep 13, 1937 (87 years old) El Paso, Texas, USA

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 D...

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 66

2009
Gift of the Hoopoe Movie

Director

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Titan A.E. Movie

Director

2000
Titan A.E. Movie

Producer

1999
1999
1997
Anastasia Movie

Director

1997
Anastasia Movie

Producer

1995
1994
1994
1994
Thumbelina Movie

Director

1994
Thumbelina Movie

Screenplay

1994
Thumbelina Movie

Producer

1991
Rock-A-Doodle Movie

Director

Photos 1

Don Bluth Photo

Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday September 13, 1937 (87 years old)
Place of Birth El Paso, Texas, USA
Also Known As Donald Virgil Bluth
Years Active 1963 - 2017
Popularity 8.1
Career Stats
66 Total Credits
3 Movie Roles
1 Photos