Sir Douglas Booth | |
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| Born | (1949-12-02)2 December 1949 (age 75) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | TV producer andwriter |
| Spouse | Marcelanée Scantlebury (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Relatives | Derek Booth (brother) |
| Honours |  Baronet |
Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Baronet (born 2 December 1949), is an Anglo-Americanscreen writer andtelevision producer.[1]
He is the elder son ofSir Philip Booth (1907–1960),[2] and Ethel (née Greenfield; 1914–2018),[3] a pioneeringbroadcaster.[4]
Booth was educated atBeverly Hills High School,California, before going up to readAmerican History andLiterature atHarvard, graduatingBachelor of Artsmagna cum laude.[5]
Upon hisfather's death in 1960, Sir Douglassucceeded to thebaronetcy.[6][2]
In 1985, Booth worked as anassociate producer for fifty-five episodes of the television seriesG. I. Joe: A Real American Hero andRobotix.[7] In 1986, he was co-producer forPotato Head Kids andThe Glo Friends. From 1992 to 1994, he wasproducer for 65 episodes ofConan the Adventurer.
In 1978, Booth was atelevision writer forYogi's Space Race andDinky Dog, and from 1978 to 1981, he wrote forThe All-New Popeye Hour.[8] In 1979, he wrote forThe New Fred and Barney Show,Godzilla,Buford and the Galloping Ghost, andThe New Shmoo.[8] In 1980, he wrote forThe Flintstone Comedy Show andDrak Pack. The following year, in 1981, he wrote forSpider-Man and His Amazing Friends andSuper Friends.[8] In 1981–1982, he wrote forSpider-Man, and in 1982, forThe Little Rascals andThe Smurfs.[8] In 1983, he wrote for the American TV seriesMonchhichi.[8] In 1983–1984, he wrote forHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe.[8] In 1984, he wrote forThe New Scooby Mysteries,Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show,Mighty Orbots andHeathcliff and the Catillac Cats.[8] In 1984–1985, he wrote forThe Transformers, and in 1985, forChallenge of the GoBots.[8] In 1986, he wrote forG. I. Joe: A Real American Hero,Potato Head Kids andThe Glo Friends.[8] In 1987, he wrote forGarbage Pail Kids andVisionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, in 1988 forTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and in 1989 forG.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire.[8]
In 1990, he wrote forCaptain N: The Game Master andThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 as well asBarnyard Commandos.[8] In 1991, he wrote forPeter Pan and the Pirates,G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero andProStars, in 1992 forMy Little Pony Tales, and in 1993 forMighty Max andAdventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.[8] In 1995, he wrote forX-Men,Skeleton Warriors,Street Fighter andHurricanes.[8] From 1994 to 1996, he wrote forIron Man.[8] In 1995–1996, he wrote forSpider-Man, and in 1996, forThe Magic School Bus.[8]
Since 1999, Booth has been a writer for theSpanish TV seriesYolanda: Daughter of the Black Corsair, and in 2002 forGladiator Academy andFix & Foxi and Friends, both also on Spanish television.[8] He wrote forShadow of the Elves for German television in 2004, forAdventurers: Masters of Time in 2005 andSchool for Vampires in 2006, all onGerman television.[8]
Married to Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991, Sir Douglas and Lady Booth have twodaughters.[9]
Theheir presumptive to thefamilybaronetcy is his younger brother, thegeologistDerek Booth.[10]
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