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

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and

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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 Beverly Hills High School (shortly as BHHS or Beverly) is a public high school in Beverly Hills, California. The other public high school in Beverly Hills is Moreno High School, a small alternative school located on Beverly Hills High School's c ...

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, before going up to

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to read

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and

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, graduating

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''. Upon his

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's death in 1960, he succeeded to the

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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 ''Robotix'' is a 1985 American animated series based on the original Milton Bradley toyline of the same name featured on the '' Super Sunday'' programming block. The toyline is of the construction type that includes motors, wheels and pincers a ...

''. In 1986, he was co-producer for ''

Potato Head Kids ''Potato Head Kids'' is an American animated television series produced in 1986 and syndicated from September 24, 1986 to February 25, 1987. It was made to pair with ''My Little Pony 'n Friends''. An episode of ''My Little Pony'' was played for 1 ...

'' and ''

The Glo Friends ''The Glo Friends'' is an American animated television series that originally aired in 1986 as a segment of '' My Little Pony 'n Friends''. Produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions in collaboration with Toei Animation, the 26 segmen ...

''. 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 A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

for ''

Yogi's Space Race ''Yogi's Space Race'' is a 90-minute American Saturday-morning cartoon, animated television series and the third entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise. Thirteen episodes were broadcast on NBC from September 9, 1978, to December 2, 1978, and featur ...

'' and '' Dinky Dog'', and from 1978 to 1981, he wrote for ''

The All-New Popeye Hour ''The All New Popeye Hour'' is an American children’s animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King Features Entertainment. Starring the comic strip character Popeye, the series aired from 1978 to 1983 Saturday morn ...

''. In 1979, he wrote for ''

The New Fred and Barney Show ''The New Fred and Barney Show'' is an American animated television series revival and spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from February 3 to October 20, 1979. The series marked the first time Henry Corden ...

'', ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', and ''

The New Shmoo ''The New Shmoo'' is an American animated television series based on the character from the ''Li'l Abner'' comic strip created by Al Capp, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 22 to December 15, 1979. ''The ...

''. In 1980, he wrote for ''

The Flintstone Comedy Show ''The Flintstone Comedy Show'' is an American Saturday-morning cartoon, animated television series revival and spin-off (media), spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from November 22, 1980, to October 24, ...

'' and ''

Drak Pack ''Drak Pack'' is a 1980 animated television series about the classic Universal Monsters villains fighting for good. It aired in the United States on CBS Saturday Morning from September 6 to December 20, 1980. It was produced by the Australian di ...

''. The following year, in 1981, he wrote for ''

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' is a 1981–1983 American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions, considered to be a crossover series connected to the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' series. The show stars already-established Marve ...

'' and ''

Super Friends ''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of Am ...

''. In 1981–1982, he wrote for ''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...

'', and in 1982, for ''

The Little Rascals ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, who also pr ...

'' and ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (; ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by ...

''. In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series ''

Monchhichi is a line of Japanese stuffed monkey toys from the Sekiguchi Corporation, first released in 1974. They were licensed by Mattel in the United States until 1985, and later distributed worldwide directly by Sekiguchi. Five television series were pr ...

''. In 1983–1984, he wrote for ''

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (often referred to simply as ''He-Man'') is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ''Masters of the Universe''. The show was one of the most popular an ...

''. In 1984, he wrote for '' The New Scooby Mysteries'', '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'', ''

Mighty Orbots is a 1984 American-Japanese super robot animated series created in a joint collaboration of TMS Entertainment, Inc. and Intermedia Entertainment in association with MGM/UA Television. It was directed by veteran anime director Osamu Dezaki a ...

'' and ''

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

''. In 1984–1985, he wrote for ''

The Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

'', and in 1985, for '' Challenge of the GoBots''. In 1986, he wrote for '' G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', ''

'' and ''

''. In 1987, he wrote for ''

Garbage Pail Kids ''Garbage Pail Kids'' is a series of sticker trading cards produced by the Topps Company, originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the '' Cabbage Patch Kids'' dolls, which were popular at the time. Each sticker card features a Garba ...

'' and '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'', in 1988 for ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' and in 1989 for ''G.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire''. In 1990, he wrote for '' Captain N: The Game Master'' and ''

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' is an American animated television series. It premiered on September 8, 1990, on NBC. It is the second animated series to be based on Nintendo's ''Mario'' video game series and is loosely based on the vid ...

'' as well as '' Barnyard Commandos''. In 1991, he wrote for ''

Peter Pan and the Pirates ''Fox's Peter Pan & 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 ...

'', '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and ''

ProStars ''ProStars'' is a cartoon television show featured on Saturday morning cartoon that aired on NBC from September 14 to December 7, 1991. Three professional athletes from that era appear in the show in live action and as fictional super hero char ...

'', in 1992 for ''

My Little Pony Tales ''My Little Pony Tales'' is an American animated television series produced by Sunbow Productions and distributed by Graz Entertainment, with animation being produced by AKOM. The series, based on the My Little Pony toys by Hasbro, weekly aired fo ...

'', and in 1993 for '' Mighty Max'' and ''

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is an American animated television series. It is based on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series, produced by Sega of America, DIC Animation City, Bohbot Entertainment and the Italian studio Reteital ...

''. In 1995, he wrote for ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...

'', ''

Skeleton Warriors ''Skeleton Warriors'' is an American animated series created by Landmark Entertainment Group, which originally aired in 1994 on CBS and consists of 13 episodes. The show was created by producer Gary Goddard. Summary The story takes place on th ...

'', ''

Street Fighter is a Media mix, Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. Street Fighter 1, The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by List of Street Fighter video games, six other ma ...

'' and ''

Hurricanes A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...

''. From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...

''. In 1995–1996, he wrote for ''

'', and in 1996, for ''

The Magic School Bus ''The Magic School Bus'' is an American edutainment media franchise which includes a book series, TV adaptations, a streaming series, and various video games. Each of the stories within the franchise focuses on the antics of the fictional ...

''. 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 Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was home to the first regular television service in the world, named ''Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow''. In 2000, the German television marke ...

Personal life

Married to Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991, they have two

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. The

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to the

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is his younger brother,

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Filmography

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

'' (1978) * ''

'' (1979) * ''

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

'' (1981-1982) * ''

'' (1982) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Monchichis'' (1983) * ''

'' (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 television series in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, and follows the first incarnation, '' Scooby-Doo, Wher ...

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1984-1985) * '' Heathcliff'' (1984, 1986) * '' Challenge of the GoBots'' (1985) * ''

'' (1986) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (1986) * ''

'' (1986) * '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) * ''

'' (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 & 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 ...

'' (1991) * ''

'' (1992) * '' Conan the Adventurer'' (1992-1993) * ''

Tarzán ''Tarzán'' is a television series that aired in syndication from 1991–1994. In this version of the show, Tarzan ( Wolf Larson) was portrayed as a blond environmentalist, with Jane (Lydie Denier) turned into a French ecologist. The series air ...

'' (1993) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Transformers: Generation 2'' (1993) * '' Mighty Max'' (1994) * ''

Street Sharks ''Street Sharks'' is an American animated television series about the adventures of crime-fighting half-man/half-sharks. The series was produced by DIC Entertainment, DIC Productions, L.P. and Bohbot Entertainment and was initially Broadcast synd ...

'' (1994): season 2 head writer * ''

'' (1994-1996) * ''

Ultraforce The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly. The group co ...

'' (1995) * ''

Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic ''Saban's Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic'' is an American animated television series that was produced by Saban Entertainment. It centers on the fictional adventures of Japanese real-life magician Princess Tenko, Mariko Itakura. After each ...

'' (1995) * ''

Darkstalkers ''Darkstalkers'', known in Japan as , is a fighting game series and media franchise created by Capcom. The series is set in a pastiche gothic fiction universe with characters based on monsters from international folklore, and features a stylized ...

'' (1995) * '' Creepy Crawlers'' (1995) * ''

'' (1995) * ''

Captain Planet and the Planeteers ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'', commonly referred to as simply ''Captain Planet'', is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom B ...

'' (1995) * ''

'' (1995-1996) * ''

Dragon Flyz ''Dragon Flyz'' is an Animated series, animated television series created by Savin Yeatman and produced by Gaumont (company), Gaumont Multimedia in association with Abrams/Gentile Entertainment. The show, based on a toy line by Galoob, ran for t ...

'' (1996) * ''

'' (1996) * '' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' (1997) * ''

Extreme Dinosaurs ''Extreme Dinosaurs'' is an American animated series produced by DIC Productions, L.P. and Bohbot Entertainment in 1997 based on a 1996 toy line from Mattel. This show is a spin-off of '' Street Sharks'' (where they first appeared as the ''Din ...

'' (1997) * ''

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? ''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' is an American live action/animated television series based on the series of computer games. The show was produced by DIC Productions L.P. and originally aired from February 5, 1994 to January 2, 1999, o ...

'' (1998) * ''

Pocket Dragon Adventures ''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (Spanish: ''Pocket Dragons'') is an animated series produced by the Spanish animation studio D'Ocon Films Productions, in co-production with Televisión Española, Bohbot Entertainment, and DIC Productions. The seri ...

'' (1998) * '' Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' (1999) * ''

Sonic Underground ''Sonic Underground'' ( French: ''Sonic le Rebelle'') is an animated musical television series co-produced by DIC Productions, L.P., Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. and TF1. It is the third ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' animated series, and the last to be pro ...

'' (1999) * ''

Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter ''Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter'' is a 1905 adventure novel written by Italian novelist Emilio Salgari. It is the third installment of The Black Corsair series, preceded by ''The Queen of the Caribbean'' and followed by ''Son of the Red ...

'' (1999) * '' Gladiator Academy'' (2002) * '' Adventurers: Masters of Time'' (2004) * ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated television series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow and, later, Nickelodeon. It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. It premiered on 28January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Ita ...

'' (2005) * ''

Growing Up Creepie ''Growing Up Creepie'' is an animated television series created by Anthony Gaud, Chris Woods, and Carin Greenberg, and produced by Mike Young Productions. In other countries, the series was simply titled ''Creepie''. The series premiered on Sept ...

'' (2006) * '' School for Vampires'' (2006)

References

External links

Sir Douglas Booth on ukwhoswho.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Douglas Allen Living people 1949 births People from New York City People from Beverly Hills, California American people of English descent American people of Jewish descent Beverly Hills High School alumni Harvard College alumni English television producers English television writers Television producers from California American television writers American male television writers Television writers from California Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

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Early life

Career

As a television producer

As a television writer

Personal life

Filmography

See also

References

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