FILM DIRECTOR

Don Bluth

1937 - Today

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Donald Virgil Bluth ( 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 competing with former employer Walt Disney Productions during the years leading up to the films that became the Disney Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Bluth has received more than 3,710,321 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Don Bluth is the 444th most popular film director (up from 518th in 2019), the 2,817th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,358th in 2019) and the 115th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Don Bluth ranks 444 out of 2,041. Before him are Arthur Hiller, Thomas Vinterberg, Jacques Tourneur, Louis Feuillade, Bertrand Blier, and René Laloux. After him are William A. Wellman, Václav Vorlíček, Paweł Pawlikowski, Anton Corbijn, Ken Russell, and Nick Castle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Don Bluth ranks 157. Before him are Emerich Jenei, Edward Fox, Erich Segal, Gundula Janowitz, Otto Pfister, and Sofiko Chiaureli. After him are Armin Hary, Paolo Bonacelli, Robert Ressler, Viktor Ponedelnik, Lajos Portisch, and Robert B. Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Bluth ranks 2,817 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael J. Sandel (1953), Ralph Nader (1934), Eddie Eagan (1897), Lea Thompson (1961), Tate Donovan (1963), and Ralph Macchio (1961). After him are Laurie Anderson (1947), Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860), William A. Wellman (1896), Leonard Susskind (1940), Jason Miller (1939), and Vic Morrow (1929).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Don Bluth ranks 115. Before him are Merian C. Cooper (1893), Richard Brooks (1912), Taylor Hackford (1944), Chuck Lorre (1952), Walter Lantz (1899), and Delmer Daves (1904). After him are William A. Wellman (1896), Nick Castle (1947), Delbert Mann (1920), John Lasseter (1957), Tom Holland (1943), and John Hughes (1950).

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Filmography

Anastasia
Director
Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.
Nov 20o 19977.615 / 10
The Land Before Time
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An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they encounter several obstacles as they learn to work together in order to survive.
Nov 18o 19887.137 / 10
An American Tail
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A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
Nov 21o 19866.7 / 10