Not to be confused with Douglas Booth.

Booth coat of arms

Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Baronet (born 2 December 1949), is an Anglo-American screen writer and television producer.[1]

Early life

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]

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.[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.

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.[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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Series head writer denoted in bold:

See also

References

  1. ^ Who's Who In America
  2. ^ a b Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 427
  3. ^ "Ethel Greenfield Booth Obituary (1914 - 2018) Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ www.emmys.com
  5. ^ "Latin honors :: Harvard CS Concentration". harvardcs.info.
  6. ^ "The Standing Council of the Baronetage". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Robotix Episode Guide". www.bcdb.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Douglas Booth". IMDb.
  9. ^ www.debretts.com
  10. ^ www.stillwatersci.com
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Baronet
(of Allerton Beeches)
1960–present 		Incumbent
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