Don Bluth

Don Bluth

Born 13 September 1937 in El Paso, Texas, USA

Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American animator and independent studio owner.

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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.

Director

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1997
Anastasia Director
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1988
The Land Before Time Director
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1986
An American Tail Director
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2000
Titan A.E. Director

Producer

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1997
Anastasia Producer
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1988
The Land Before Time Producer
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1986
An American Tail Producer
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2000
Titan A.E. Producer

Writer

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1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven Story
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1982
The Secret of NIMH Screenplay
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1991
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Characters
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1994
Thumbelina Screenplay

Visual Effects

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1973
Robin Hood Animation
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1963
The Sword in the Stone Animation
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1981
The Fox and the Hound Animation
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1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Animation

Actor

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2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage)
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2025
Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There Self
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2008
Going Back to Xanadu

Art

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1988
The Land Before Time Storyboard Artist, Production Design
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1986
An American Tail Production Design, Title Designer
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1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven Production Design

Sound

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1978
The Small One Songs
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1979
Banjo the Woodpile Cat Songs

Crew

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1977
The Rescuers Supervising Animator
Dragon's Lair
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TBA
Dragon's Lair Video Game