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.
Filmography
Anastasia
Director
The Land Before Time
Director
An American Tail
Director
Titan A.E.
Director
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Director
The Secret of NIMH
Director
Thumbelina
Director
Rock-A-Doodle
Director
Bartok the Magnificent
Director
A Troll in Central Park
Director
The Pebble and the Penguin
Director
The Small One
Director
Banjo the Woodpile Cat
Director
Gift of the Hoopoe
Director
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Director
