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Director

Don Bluth

Directing

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Directed credits

15

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TMDB popularity

1.9

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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 29

TMDB ID: 40345

IMDb ID: nm0089940

Known for: Directing

Born: September 13, 1937

Age: 88

Place of birth: El Paso, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2017

Years active: 55

Average TMDB rating: 6.59

Wikidata: Q448957

Also known as

Donald Virgil Bluth

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Director (13)Animation Director (2)Animation (5)Characters (3)Producer (2)Character Designer (1)Creator (1)Layout (1)Story (1)

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.

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Movie cast credits for Don Bluth.

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