Sir Douglas Booth | |
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| Born | 2 December 1949 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | TV producer and writer |
| Spouse | Marcela née 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-American screen writer and television producer. [1]
He is the elder son of Sir Philip Booth (1907–1960), [2] and Ethel (née Greenfield; 1914–2018), [3] a pioneering broadcaster. [4]
He was educated at Beverly Hills High School, California, before going up to Harvard to read American History and Literature, graduating Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude . [5]
Upon his father's death in 1960, he succeeded to the baronetcy. [6] [2]
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 . [7] In 1986, he was co-producer for Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends . From 1992 to 1994, he was producer for 65 episodes of Conan the Adventurer .
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 . [8] In 1979, he wrote for The New Fred and Barney Show , Godzilla , Buford and the Galloping Ghost , and The New Shmoo . [8] 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 . [8] In 1981–1982, he wrote for Spider-Man , and in 1982, for The Little Rascals and The Smurfs . [8] In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series Monchhichi . [8] In 1983–1984, he wrote for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe . [8] In 1984, he wrote for The New Scooby Mysteries , Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show , Mighty Orbots and Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats . [8] In 1984–1985, he wrote for The Transformers , and in 1985, for Challenge of the GoBots . [8] In 1986, he wrote for G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero , Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends . [8] 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. [8]
In 1990, he wrote for Captain N: The Game Master and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 as well as Barnyard Commandos . [8] 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 . [8] In 1995, he wrote for X-Men , Skeleton Warriors , Street Fighter and Hurricanes . [8] From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for Iron Man . [8] In 1995–1996, he wrote for Spider-Man , and in 1996, for The Magic School Bus . [8]
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. [8] 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. [8]
Married to Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991, they have two daughters. [9] The heir presumptive to the family baronetcy is his younger brother, geologist Derek Booth. [10]
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