Douglas Allen Booth
Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Bt (born 2 December 1949), an Anglo-American aristocrat, is a writer, television producer and cartoonist.
Sir Douglas Booth | |
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Booth family coat of arms | |
Born | 2 December 1949 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | TV producer and writer |
Relatives | Derek Booth (brother & heir)[1] |
Early life
Born on 2 December 1949,[2] elder son of Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet (1907–1960)[2] and grandson of Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet (1872–1948),[2] his mother Ethel, Lady Booth (née Greenfield), a well-known California society, died 9 February 2018.[2]
He was educated at Beverly Hills High School, California,[2] 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 UK Booth baronetcy of Allerton Beeches,[4] created for the shipowning family. Originally a cadet branch of the ancient Booths of Dunham Massey, Cheshire, Sir Douglas is now the Booth family's senior titled representative.
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.[5] In 1986, he was co-producer for Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends.[6] From 1992 to 1994, he was producer for 65 episodes of Conan the Adventurer.[6]
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.[6] In 1979, he wrote for The New Fred and Barney Show, Godzilla, Buford and the Galloping Ghost, and The New Shmoo.[6] 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.[6] In 1981–1982, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1982, for The Little Rascals and The Smurfs.[6] In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series Monchhichi.[6] In 1983–1984, he wrote for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.[6] In 1984, he wrote for The New Scooby Mysteries, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, Mighty Orbots and Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.[6] In 1984–1985, he wrote for The Transformers, and in 1985, for Challenge of the GoBots.[6] In 1986, he wrote for G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends.[6] 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.[6]
In 1990, he wrote for Captain N: The Game Master and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 as well as Barnyard Commandos.[6] 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.[6] In 1995, he wrote for X-Men, Skeleton Warriors, Street Fighter and Hurricanes.[6] From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for Iron Man.[6] In 1995–1996, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1996, for The Magic School Bus.[6]
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.[6] 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.[6]
Personal life
Sir Douglas married Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991[2] and they have two daughters:[7] Zahra Jessica Booth (born 13 August 1993)[2] and Azura Rosalie Booth (born 14 July 1997).[8]
He and his wife live in New York City and Topanga, California.[2] The heir presumptive to the family baronetcy is his younger brother, the academic, Dr Derek Booth.[9]
Television credits
- Dinky Dog (1978)
- Buford and the Galloping Ghost (1978)
- The All-New Popeye Hour (1978)
- Yogi’s Space Race (1978)
- The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
- The New Shmoo (1979)
- Godzilla (1979)
- Drak Pack (1980)
- The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980)
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981)
- Spider-Man (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 (1984)
- Super Friends (1984)
- Mighty Orbots (1984)
- The Transformers (1984-1985)
- Challenge of the GoBots (1985)
- The Glo Friends (1986)
- G.I. Joe (Sunbow) (1986)
- Potato Head Kids (1986)
- Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light (1987)
- Garbage Pail Kids (1988)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988)
- G.I. Joe (DIC) (1989, 1991)
- Barnyard Commandos (1990)
- The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
- Peter Pan & the Pirates (1991)
- ProStars (1991)
- My Little Pony Tales (1992)
- Conan the Adventurer (1992-1993)
- Tarzán (1993)
- Hurricanes (1993)
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
- Mighty Max (1994)
- Street Sharks (1994): story editor
- Iron Man (1994-1996)
- Ultraforce (1995)
- Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic (1995)
- Darkstalkers (1995)
- Creepy Crawlers (1995)
- X-Men (1995)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1995)
- Skeleton Warriors (1995)
- Street Fighter (1995)
- Spider-Man (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 (2002)
- Adventurers: Masters of Time (2004)
- Winx Club (2005)
- Growing Up Creepie (2006)
- School for Vampires (2006)
See also
References
- "Dr Derek Booth at Debrett's People of Today". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
- "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com.
- "Latin honors :: Harvard CS Concentration". harvardcs.info.
- "The Standing Council of the Baronetage". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
- www.bcdb.com
- "Douglas Booth". IMDb.
- www.socialregisteronline.com
- "Azura BOOTH | Pitzer College | Department of Psychology". ResearchGate.
- www.stillwatersci.com
External links
Peerage of England | ||
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Preceded by Sir Philip Booth |
Baronet (of Allerton Beeches) 1960–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom |