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Donald Virgil Bluth (/ b l uː θ / 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 ...
Aug 21, 2022 · At 18, Bluth was hired by Disney’s studio as an in-betweener — the artist who draws the middle frames in animation to make the action smoother — on the gorgeous princess saga “Sleeping ...
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Don Bluth Entertainment (formerly Sullivan Bluth Studios) was an Irish-American animation studio established in 1979 by animator Don Bluth. Bluth and several colleagues, all of whom were former Disney animators, left Disney on September 13, 1979, to form Don Bluth Productions, later known as the Bluth Group. This studio produced the short film ...
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- Titan A.E (2000) It's sad to close the countdown with yet another grim entry. Titan A.E was the last film produced by Fox Animation Studios and the most expensive film ever made by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman.
- Anastasia (1997) With four flops to his name, the pairing of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman desperately needed a hit. After partnering up with 20th Century Fox and their new animation division, the pair got to work to adapt the legend of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov of Russia in the setting of an alternate 1926.
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) Don Bluth and Gary Goldman finally had the chance to bounce back in 1995, but the animation game changed after Disney released the first ever CGI-generated motion picture with Toy Story.
- Thumbelina (1994) Don Bluth and Gary Goldman kept themselves busy in 1994 by releasing a second feature film based on a story written by Hans Christian Andersen.
- Don Bluth knew he wanted to become an animator when he was 4 years old. When Bluth was just 4 years old, his parents took him to see Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and he was fascinated by the scene where the Evil Queen transforms into a witch.
- He has some famous family members. Bluth’s great-grandfather was Helaman Pratt, an early leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of the founders of Prattville, Utah.
- He worked for one of Disney’s “Nine Old Men.” At age 18, Bluth was hired by Walt Disney Productions as what was known as an “in-between,” a person who adds frames to the animators’ drawings.
- He made his first independent film in his garage. While still working for Disney, Bluth launched a production company called Aurora, named after the character in Sleeping Beauty, which was the first feature film Bluth worked on.
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 ...
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Feb 2, 2022 · Don Bluth. As the Greatest Generation entered their golden years in the 1970s, so too did many of the original animators responsible for Disney’s massive success in the 1930s and onward.
