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

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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

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, before going up to Harvard to read

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and

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, graduating

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'' magna cum laude''. 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

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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 that aired in 1986. It was made to pair with '' My Little Pony 'n Friends''. An episode of ''My Little Pony'' was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of ''Potato Head Kids'', '' ...

'' and ''

The Glo Friends ''The Glo Friends'' is an American 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 segments of ''Glo ...

''. From 1992 to 1994, he was producer for 65 episodes of '' Conan the Adventurer''.

As a television writer

In 1978, Booth was a

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for '' Yogi's Space Race'' and ''

Dinky Dog ''Dinky Dog'' is a Saturday-morning animated series produced by the Australian division of Hanna-Barbera, which aired on CBS from September 9, 1978, to September 5, 1981. It was Hanna-Barbera's first show created and produced in Australia. ''Din ...

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

The All-New Popeye Hour ''The All New Popeye Hour'' is an American 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 mornings on CBS. D ...

''. 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 Corde ...

'', ''

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'', '' Buford and the Galloping Ghost'', 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, 1979 to November 15, 1980. ' ...

''. In 1980, he wrote for ''

The Flintstone Comedy Show ''The Flintstone Comedy Show'' is an American animated television series revival and spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from November 22, 1980 to October 24, 1981. Outside North America, the show was rele ...

'' and '' Drak Pack''. The following year, in 1981, he wrote for ''

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'' 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 ...

''. In 1981–1982, he wrote for '' Spider-Man'', and in 1982, for ''

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'' and ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) 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 first created and int ...

''. In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series '' Monchhichi''. In 1983–1984, he wrote for ''

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

''. In 1984, he wrote for '' The New Scooby Mysteries'', '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'', '' Mighty Orbots'' and '' Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats''. In 1984–1985, he wrote for '' The Transformers'', and in 1985, for ''

Challenge of the GoBots ''Challenge of the GoBots'' (or ''GoBots'' for short) is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the GoBots toyline released from Tonka. The show was first broadcast in syndication on September 8, 1984, then the show join ...

''. In 1986, he wrote for '' G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', ''

'' and ''

''. In 1987, he wrote for ''

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...

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

Peter Pan and 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 Se ...

'', '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and '' ProStars'', in 1992 for ''

My Little Pony Tales ''My Little Pony Tales'' was an American animated television series produced by Sunbow Productions and Graz Entertainment with animation being produced by AKOM. The series, based on the My Little Pony toys by Hasbro, weekly aired for 26 episodes f ...

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

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is an animated series that was based on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series produced by Sega of America, DIC Animation City, Bohbot Entertainment and the Italian studio Reteitalia S.p.A. in associati ...

''. In 1995, he wrote for ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to lo ...

'', ''

Skeleton Warriors ''Skeleton Warriors'' is a 13-episode cartoon series created by Landmark Entertainment Group, which originally aired in 1994 on CBS. The show was created by producer Gary Goddard. Summary The story takes place on the fictional distant planet ...

'', ''

Street Fighter , commonly abbreviated as ''SF'' or スト (''Suto''), is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six ...

'' and ''

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''. From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for '' Iron Man''. In 1995–1996, he wrote for '' Spider-Man'', and in 1996, for ''

The Magic School Bus ''The Magic School Bus'' is an American edutainment media franchise that includes a book series, a TV series, a streaming series, and video games. Each of the stories within the franchise centers on the antics of a fictional elementary sch ...

''. 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 public television station in the world, named ''Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow''. In 2000, the German television market h ...

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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head writer denoted in bold: * ''

'' (1978) * '' Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' (1978) * ''

'' (1978) * '' Yogi's Space Race'' (1978) * ''

'' (1979) * ''

'' (1979) * '' Drak Pack'' (1980) * ''

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1981) * '' Spider-Man'' (1981-1982) * ''

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

'' (1983-1984) * '' The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' (1984) * ''

'' (1984) * '' Mighty Orbots'' (1984) * '' The Transformers'' (1984-1985) * '' Heathcliff'' (1984, 1986) * ''

'' (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) * '' The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' (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 Se ...

'' (1991) * '' ProStars'' (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 aired ...

'' (1993) * ''

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

Street Sharks ''Street Sharks'' is an American superhero animated series about the adventures of crime-fighting half-man/half-sharks. It was produced by DIC Productions, L.P. and Bohbot Entertainment, and aired from 1994 to 1997, originally as a part of Bohbo ...

'' (1994): season 2 head writer * '' Iron Man'' (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 con ...

'' (1995) * '' Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic'' (1995) * '' Darkstalkers'' (1995) * ''

Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker, also called Creepy Crawlers, is an activity toy made by Mattel, beginning in 1964. The toy consists of a series of die-cast metal Molding (process), moulds resembling various bug-like creatures, into which is poured a liquid chemical ...

'' (1995) * ''

Captain Planet and the Planeteers ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and Ca ...

'' (1995) * ''

'' (1995) * '' Spider-Man'' (1995-1996) * ''

Dragon Flyz ''Dragon Flyz'' is an animated television series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel and produced by Gaumont Multimédia in association with Abrams/Gentile Entertainment. The show, based on a toy line by Galoob, ran for two seasons, in syndication i ...

'' (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 Dino Veng ...

'' (1997) * ''

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? ''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'' is an American animated television series based on the series of computer games. The show was produced by DIC Productions L.P. and originally aired from 1994 to 1999, on Saturday mornings during FOX's Fox ...

'' (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 series ...

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

Sonic Underground ''Sonic Underground'' (French: ''Sonic Le Rebelle'') is an animated 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 produced by ...

'' (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 Corsa ...

'' (1999) * '' Gladiator Academy'' (2002) * '' Adventurers: Masters of Time'' (2004) * '' Winx Club'' (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 ''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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Early life

Career

As a television producer

As a television writer

Personal life

Filmography

See also

References

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