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My Take
Don Bluth fascinates me as the animator who dared to walk out of Disney's golden machine and bet on his own vision. Films like The Secret of NIMH and An American Tail carried a darker, more emotionally honest texture than the studio mainstream of their day, and I think a generation of children quietly absorbed that the world could be both beautiful and frightening. His Dragon's Lair leap into arcade animation shows a restless inventor unwilling to be boxed in by a single medium. I respect creators who choose independence over comfort, and Bluth's career is a stubborn, hand-drawn argument for artistic conviction.
Overview
Donald Virgil Bluth ( BLOOTH; born September 13, 1937) is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in the early 1980s.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Don Bluth
- Name (Japanese)
- ドン・ブルース
- Reading
- どん・ぶるーす
- Born
- September 13, 1937 (age 88)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / character animator / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Springville High School
- University
- Brigham Young University
Awards & achievements
- 1983 Inkpot Award
- 1993 Time Machine Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Dragon's Lair | — | |
| Notable work | Space Ace | — | |
| Notable work | The Secret of NIMH | — | |
| Notable work | An American Tail | — | |
| Notable work | The Land Before Time | — | |
| Notable work | All Dogs Go to Heaven | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.