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Donald Virgil Bluth ( / bluːθ / BLOOTH; born September 13, 1937) [2] is an American filmmaker, animator, and author.
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).
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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.
- 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.
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.
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Jul 21, 2022 · At his best, Don Bluth is a quietly transgressive genius of children’s entertainment and a master of the animated medium. At his worst, he directed the bottom three...
Donald Virgil "Don" Bluth is an American film director, animator, producer, writer, production designer, and animation instructor. He started his career at Walt Disney Productions in 1955, only to leave the company in 1979 and start his own animation studio, Don Bluth Productions (formerly...
