Douglas Allen Booth

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Sir
Douglas Booth
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Born (1949-12-02) 2 December 1949 (age 72)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationTV producer and writer
RelativesDerek Booth (brother)

Sir Douglas Allen Booth 3rd Bt (born 2 December 1949) is an Anglo-American screen writer, television producer and cartoon animist, best known for his work on the 1972-1973 television series The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

Early life[]

He is the elder son of Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Bt (1907–1960), and Ethel (née Greenfield; 1914-2018), a pioneering broadcaster.[1][2]

He was educated at Beverly Hills High School, California, before reading American History and Literature at Harvard, graduating Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude.[3]

Upon his father's death in 1960, he succeeded to the baronetcy.[4][5]

Career[]

As a television producer[]

In 1985, Booth worked as an associate producer for fifty-five episodes of the television series G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Robotix.[6] In 1986, he was co-producer for Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends. From 1992 to 1994, he was producer for 65 episodes of Conan the Adventurer.

As a television writer[]

In 1978, Booth was a television writer for Yogi's Space Race and Dinky Dog, and from 1978 to 1981, he wrote for The All-New Popeye Hour.[7] In 1979, he wrote for The New Fred and Barney Show, Godzilla, Buford and the Galloping Ghost, and The New Shmoo.[7] In 1980, he wrote for The Flintstone Comedy Show and Drak Pack. The following year, in 1981, he wrote for Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and Super Friends.[7] In 1981–1982, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1982, for The Little Rascals and The Smurfs.[7] In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series Monchhichi.[7] In 1983–1984, he wrote for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.[7] In 1984, he wrote for The New Scooby Mysteries, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, Mighty Orbots and Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.[7] In 1984–1985, he wrote for The Transformers, and in 1985, for Challenge of the GoBots.[7] In 1986, he wrote for G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends.[7] In 1987, he wrote for Garbage Pail Kids and Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, in 1988 for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and in 1989 for G.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire.[7]

In 1990, he wrote for Captain N: The Game Master and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 as well as Barnyard Commandos.[7] In 1991, he wrote for Peter Pan and the Pirates, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and ProStars, in 1992 for My Little Pony Tales, and in 1993 for Mighty Max and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.[7] In 1995, he wrote for X-Men, Skeleton Warriors, Street Fighter and Hurricanes.[7] From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for Iron Man.[7] In 1995–1996, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1996, for The Magic School Bus.[7]

Since 1999, Booth has been a writer for the Spanish TV series Yolanda: Daughter of the Black Corsair, and in 2002 for Gladiator Academy and Fix and Foxi, both also on Spanish television.[7] He wrote for Shadow of the Elves for German television in 2004, for Adventurers: Masters of Time in 2005 and The School for Vampires in 2006, all on German television.[7]

Personal life[]

Married to Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991, they have two daughters.[8] The heir presumptive to the family baronetcy is his younger brother, academic Derek Booth.[9]

Television credits[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 427
  2. ^ "Ethel Greenfield Booth Obituary (1914 - 2018) Los Angeles Times".
  3. ^ "Latin honors :: Harvard CS Concentration". harvardcs.info.
  4. ^ "The Standing Council of the Baronetage". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  5. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 427
  6. ^ "Robotix Episode Guide". www.bcdb.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Douglas Booth". IMDb.
  8. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 427
  9. ^ www.stillwatersci.com

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