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Donald Virgil Bluth (/ b l uː θ / BLOOTH; born September 13, 1937) 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 game Dragon's Lair (1983), and for ...
Don Bluth. Director: Anastasia. Don Bluth was one of the chief animators at Disney to come to the mantle after the great one's death. He eventually became the animation director for such films as The Rescuers (1977) and Pete's Dragon (1977). Unfortunately, the quality of animation that Disney was producing at this point was not up to par with the great works of Disney, and there was rumor that ...
Don Bluth. Director: Anastasia. Don Bluth was one of the chief animators at Disney to come to the mantle after the great one's death. He eventually became the animation director for such films as The Rescuers (1977) and Pete's Dragon (1977). Unfortunately, the quality of animation that Disney was producing at this point was not up to par with the great works of Disney, and there was rumor that ...
Aug 21, 2022 · Don Bluth first found his “laughing place” — a term he uses to refer to an intangible mental refuge from the drudgery of existence — in the films of his lifelong hero, Walt Disney.
Aug 23, 2022 · Don Bluth's last feature film, "Titan A.E.," is a science fiction project with ambition. Featuring a screenplay co-written by many people (including Joss Whedon), the movie takes on familiar genre ...
Nov 23, 2020 · Bluth's Disney career began right out of high school, back in 1955 as an animation assistant on Sleeping Beauty, which was the final animated feature completely overseen by Uncle Walt before his death in 1966.. After Sleeping Beauty, Bluth took a rest himself, stepping away from working in animation for a while.During this period, he graduated from Brigham Young University and conducted Mormon ...
Oct 6, 2020 · Don Bluth changed animation by depicting life’s tragedies alongside its moments of tenderness and joy in ‘The Land Before Time,’ ‘The Secret of NIMH,’ and more.
Aug 21, 2022 · Don Bluth first found his “laughing place” — a term he uses to refer to an intangible mental refuge from the drudgery of existence — in the films of his lifelong hero, Walt Disney.
May 12, 2023 · In April, I was lucky enough to speak with Bluth for roughly 30 minutes on the phone. We talked about “The Land Before Time,” and Bluth’s philosophy on letting children see the bad times as well as the good. We talked briefly about his time at Walt Disney, and the heyday of Don Bluth Entertainment (formerly Sullivan Bluth Studios).
Jul 17, 2022 · At 84 years old, Don Bluth has a lot to look back on: A humble and religious upbringing in Texas and Utah, an education at Brigham Young University, and a stellar career in film animation ...
