Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Bt (born 2 December 1949), is an Anglo-American

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ic screen writer and television producer.

Early life

He is the elder son of Sir Philip Booth (1907–1960),''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'', 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 427 and Ethel (''née'' Greenfield; 1914–2018), a pioneering broadcaster. He was educated at Beverly Hills High School, California, before going up to

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

to read American History and Literature, graduating Bachelor of Arts ''

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''. Upon his father's death in 1960, he succeeded to the baronetcy.

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''. In 1986, he was co-producer for '' Potato Head Kids'' and '' The Glo Friends''. From 1992 to 1994, he was

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for 65 episodes of '' Conan the Adventurer''.

As a television writer

In 1978, Booth was a television writer for ''

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'' and '' Dinky Dog'', and from 1978 to 1981, he wrote for '' The All-New Popeye Hour''. In 1979, he wrote for '' The New Fred and Barney Show'', '' Godzilla'', ''

Buford and the Galloping Ghost ''Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' is an American animated television series and a spin-off of ''Yogi's Space Race'' produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that was broadcast on NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1978. The half-hour series was co ...

'', and ''

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''. In 1980, he wrote for '' The Flintstone Comedy Show'' and ''

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''. The following year, in 1981, he wrote for '' Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' and '' Super Friends''. In 1981–1982, he wrote for ''

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'', and in 1982, for '' The Little Rascals'' and '' The Smurfs''. In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series ''

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''. In 1983–1984, he wrote for '' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe''. In 1984, he wrote for '' The New Scooby Mysteries'', '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'', '' Mighty Orbots'' and ''

Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats ''Heathcliff'' ( ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'', known as ''Les Entrechats'' in French) is a children's animated series that debuted on September 3, 1984. Produced by DIC Audiovisuel, it was the second animated series based on the '' Heat ...

''. In 1984–1985, he wrote for '' The Transformers'', and in 1985, for '' Challenge of the GoBots''. In 1986, he wrote for '' G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', '' Potato Head Kids'' and '' The Glo Friends''. 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''. In 1990, he wrote for '' Captain N: The Game Master'' and ''

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'' as well as '' Barnyard Commandos''. 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''. In 1995, he wrote for '' X-Men'', '' Skeleton Warriors'', '' Street Fighter'' and '' Hurricanes''. From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for ''

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''. In 1995–1996, he wrote for ''

'', and in 1996, for '' The Magic School Bus''. 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. 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.

Personal life

Married to Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991, they have two daughters. The heir presumptive to the family baronetcy is his younger brother, geologist

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Filmography

Series

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denoted in bold: * '' Dinky Dog'' (1978) * ''

'' (1978) * '' The All-New Popeye Hour'' (1978) * ''

'' (1978) * '' The New Fred and Barney Show'' (1979) * ''

'' (1979) * '' Godzilla'' (1979) * ''

'' (1980) * '' The Flintstone Comedy Show'' (1980) * '' Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' (1981) * ''

'' (1981-1982) * '' The Little Rascals'' (1982) * '' The Smurfs'' (1982) * '' Monchichis'' (1983) * '' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (1983-1984) * ''

The New Scooby-Doo Movies ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. It is the second animated television series in the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, and follows the first incarnation, ''Sc ...

'' (1984) * '' Super Friends'' (1984) * '' Mighty Orbots'' (1984) * '' The Transformers'' (1984-1985) * '' Heathcliff'' (1984, 1986) * '' Challenge of the GoBots'' (1985) * '' The Glo Friends'' (1986) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1986) * '' Potato Head Kids'' (1986) * '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'' (1987) * '' Garbage Pail Kids'' (1988) * '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1988) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1989-1991): season 1-2 head writer * '' Barnyard Commandos'' (1990) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates ''Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates'' (known in international markets as ''20th Century Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates'') is an American animated television series based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan that aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990, to S ...

'' (1991) * '' ProStars'' (1991) * '' My Little Pony Tales'' (1992) * '' Conan the Adventurer'' (1992-1993) * '' Tarzán'' (1993) * '' Hurricanes'' (1993) * '' Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1993) * '' Transformers: Generation 2'' (1993) * '' Mighty Max'' (1994) * '' Street Sharks'' (1994): season 2 head writer * ''

'' (1994-1996) * '' Ultraforce'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' Darkstalkers'' (1995) * '' Creepy Crawlers'' (1995) * '' X-Men'' (1995) * '' Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' (1995) * '' Skeleton Warriors'' (1995) * '' Street Fighter'' (1995) * ''

'' (1995-1996) * '' Dragon Flyz'' (1996) * '' The Magic School Bus'' (1996) * '' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (1997) * '' Extreme Dinosaurs'' (1997) * '' Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' (1998) * '' Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (1998) * '' Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' (1999) * '' Sonic Underground'' (1999) * '' Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter'' (1999) * ''

Gladiator Academy ''Gladiator Academy'' ( es, Academia de Gladiadores) is a children's animated television series created by Claudio Biern Boyd, who also created ''The World of David the Gnome''. The series was targeted to children aged 6 to 10 and premiered on Te ...

'' (2002) * '' Adventurers: Masters of Time'' (2004) * ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...

'' (2005) * '' Growing Up Creepie'' (2006) * ''

School for Vampires ''School for Vampires'' (german: Die Schule der kleinen Vampire, it, Scuola di vampiri) is a horror-comedy animated television series, based on children book ''Die Schule der kleinen Vampire'' by Jackie Niebisch in 1983. The show originally ra ...

'' (2006)

References

External links

Sir Douglas Booth on ukwhoswho.com
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