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![]() Bluth at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023 | |
Born | Donald Virgil Bluth September 13, 1937 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
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Years active | 1955–present |
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Relatives | Toby Bluth (brother) |
Family | Pratt family |
Awards | Inkpot Award (1983)[1] |
Website | www |
Donald Virgil Bluth (/bluːθ/ BLOOTH; born September 13, 1937)[2] is an American filmmaker, animator, and author. He is best known for directing the animated films The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), Anastasia (1997), and Titan A.E. (2000), for his involvement in the LaserDisc games Dragon's Lair (1983) and Space Ace (1983), and for competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that became the Disney Renaissance.
Among the directors of feature films, Don Bluth is noteworthy. Born in El Paso, Texas, on 13 September 1937, Bluth went to Disney in 1956 (...).