Don Bluth

Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth (born September 13, 1937) is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for leaving The Walt Disney Company in 1979 and later directing of animated movies such as 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), as well as his work on the laserdisc game Dragon's Lair.

Donald Virgil Bluth
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2006
Born (1937-09-13) September 13, 1937 (age 86)
Other namesDon Bluth
OccupationAnimator

He is also often[1] credited for providing competition to Disney, and making them improve from their streak of less-successful movie efforts[2][3] to the movies that would make up the Disney Renaissance.

Filmography

Director

Other roles

References

  1. By (22 June 2011). "9 Traumatizing Moments from Classic Kids Movies". Cracked.com.
  2. David Crow (March 17, 2017). The Disney Renaissance: The Rise & Fall of a Generational Touchstone. Den of Geek. https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/the-disney-renaissance-the-rise-fall-of-a-generational-touchstone/. Retrieved August 12, 2020. 
  3. Leah Pickett (November 17, 2017). Ranking: The Disney Renaissance From Worst to Best. Time. https://time.com/3590521/disney-renaissance/. Retrieved August 12, 2020.