Don Bluth

Animator
BIRTHDAY
September 13,1937
Birthplace
El Paso, TX
Age
84 years old
Birth Sign
Virgo
BIRTHDAY
September 13,1937 (age 84)
Birthplace
El Paso, TX

About

Animator, producer, and director known for his work on "The Land Before Time" from 1988, "All Dogs Go to Heaven" from 1989, and "An American Tail" from 1986.

Before Fame

He attended Brigham Young University and shortly thereafter began working as an animator for The Walt Disney Company.

Trivia

He and 16 fellow Disney animators founded their own production studio in 1979, with its first feature-length film being "The Secret of NIMH" from 1982.

Family Life

His younger brother Toby Bluth became an illustrator and his second cousin Mitt Romney lost the 2012 United States Presidential Election to Democratic incumbent Barack Obama.

Associated With

He worked on the animated film "Anastasia," which featured the voice of actress Meg Ryan.