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Don Bluth

Don Bluth

Director · Born September 13, 1937 · El Paso, Texas, USA

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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 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.

Directed 16

2010s

  1. 2017

    Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Gift of the Hoopoe

    Director

  2. 2000

    Titan A.E.

    Director

    59

1970s

  1. 1979

    Banjo the Woodpile Cat

    Director

  2. 1978

    The Small One

    Director

    73
  3. 1972

    Journey Back to Oz

    Layout

    56

Produced 13

2010s

  1. 2017

    Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Banjo the Woodpile Cat

    Producer

  2. 1978

    The Small One

    Producer

    73

Wrote 11

2010s

  1. 2017

    Dragon’s Lair: The Movie - Pitch Presentation

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2002

    You Are Mine

    Storyboard

1970s

  1. 1979

    Banjo the Woodpile Cat

    Writer, Lyricist

  2. 1974

    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

    Story

Visual effects 10

1960s

  1. 1969

    Archie and His New Pals

    Character Designer

  2. 1963

    The Sword in the Stone

    Animation

    68

Art department 3

Sound 2

1970s

  1. 1979

    Banjo the Woodpile Cat

    Songs

  2. 1978

    The Small One

    Songs

    73

Acted in 1

2000s

  1. 2008

    Going Back to Xanadu

    Movie

Other crew 1

Created 1

1980s

  1. 1984

    Space Ace

    Creator

Appearances2

2020s

  1. 2025

    Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There

    Self