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Don Bluth

Don Bluth

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 13, 1937 (87)
Birthplace El Paso, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated May 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 D ... ogs 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.

Known For

Filmography

Space Ace

Space Ace

1983

as Commander Borf

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

1994

Screenplay

Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

Writer, Story

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Production Design, Story

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

1988

Storyboard Artist, Production Design

An American Tail

An American Tail

1986

Production Design

Space Ace

Space Ace

1983

Animation

The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

1982

Animation Director, Screenplay, Visual Development

The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound

1981

Animation

Xanadu

Xanadu

1980

Animation

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Writer, Songs, Lyricist, Animation

The Small One

The Small One

1978

Songs, Animation

The Rescuers

The Rescuers

1977

Animation Director

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977

Animation Director

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1973

Animation

Archie and His New Pals

Archie and His New Pals

1969

Character Designer

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

1963

Animation

Gift of the Hoopoe

Gift of the Hoopoe

2009

Director

Titan A.E.

Titan A.E.

2000

Director

Bartok the Magnificent

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

Director

Anastasia

Anastasia

1997

Director

A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park

1994

Director

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

1994

Director

Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

Director

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Director

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

1988

Director

An American Tail

An American Tail

1986

Director

The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

1982

Director

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Director

The Small One

The Small One

1978

Director

Titan A.E.

Titan A.E.

2000

Producer

Bartok the Magnificent

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

Producer

Anastasia

Anastasia

1997

Producer

A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park

1994

Producer

Thumbelina

Thumbelina

1994

Producer

Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

Producer

All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

Producer

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

1988

Producer

An American Tail

An American Tail

1986

Producer

Space Ace

Space Ace

1983

Producer

The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH

1982

Producer

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

Banjo the Woodpile Cat

1979

Producer

The Small One

The Small One

1978

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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