Toby Bluth
{{short description|American painter}}
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|name = Toby Bluth
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|birth_name = Frederick L. Bluth
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|7|11}}
|birth_place = Texas, United States
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|10|31|1940|7|11}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|occupation = Painter, animator, background artist, production designer, theater director, film director
|years_active = 1977–2013
|relatives = Don Bluth (brother)
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Frederick L. "Toby" Bluth (July 11, 1940 – October 31, 2013) was an American illustrator who worked on many Disney films and others as animator, background artist, and production designer.{{cite web |title=Frederick L. Bluth |website=Mormon Literature & Creative Arts Database |date=2013-10-31 |url=https://mormonarts.lib.byu.edu/people/frederick-l-bluth/ |access-date=2024-11-10}} He had a long career writing and illustrating children's books, as well as performing and directing, nearly one hundred musicals, both on Broadway and off.{{cite web|url=http://www.edchasenfineart.com/disney/bluth/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828044018/http://edchasenfineart.com/disney/bluth/index.html|archivedate=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-10-05|title=Toby Bluth at ED Chasen Fine Art|url-status=dead}} His artwork is prominently displayed at most of the Disney theme parks around the world. He was the younger brother of Don Bluth, whom he collaborated with on both theater and animation.
Style
Gustaf Tenggren{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1235904/|accessdate=2008-10-05|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118075949/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1235904/|archivedate=2009-11-18|title=Gustaf Tenggren IMDb profile|website=IMDb |url-status=dead}} was a big inspiration throughout Bluth's career. When asked how he approached each of his watercolor masterpieces, Toby described his intent as
Creating the moment that you think you saw ... How one remembers a film is often different from the actual film itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/vitae.php?aID=532bluth|accessdate=2008-10-05|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904100516/http://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/vitae.php?aID=532bluth|archivedate=2007-09-04|title=ART THAT MOVES THE HEART - Toby Bluth|url-status=dead}}
In addition to his work on Disney films, Bluth created a large portfolio of erotic gay art, as well as commissioned illustrations for gay businesses and publications like The Advocate.{{cite web |last1=Harrity |first1=Christopher |title=#TBT: The Erotic Art of Toby Bluth |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/2014/07/24/tbt-erotic-art-toby-bluth |website=The Advocate |access-date=1 November 2022}}
Death
He died on October 31, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, following a stroke. He was survived by his long time partner, Jack Griffith, and his older brother Don Bluth.[http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/toby-bluth "Toby Bluth R.I.P."] - article by Jerry Beck on Animation Scoop; November 6, 2013; retrieved November 6, 2013.
Filmography
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| Film
! Year ! Credit |
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| Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
|2004 |Art director |
| The Tigger Movie
|2000 |Additional background artist / Stylist |
| Babes in Toyland
|1997 |Director / Lyricist / Background designer / Character designer |
| The Story of Santa Claus
|1996 |Director |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks
|1983 |Character designer / Production designer |
| The Smurfs
|1981 |Background stylist |
| A Chipmunk Christmas
|1981 |Production designer |
| Banjo the Woodpile Cat
|1979 |Writer (uncredited) |
Books written and illustrated by Toby Bluth
- {{cite book |last=Bluth |first=Toby |last2=Barnhart |first2=Philo |title=Disney's Cinderella. Dreams come true |publisher=Mouse Works |year=1995 |isbn=978-1-57082-242-1 |oclc=32815908 |url=https://archive.org/details/disneyscinderell00mars |url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive}}
- {{cite book |last=Bluth |first=Toby |title=Disney's Dopey Loses the Diamonds |publisher=Mouse Works |year=1994 |isbn=978-1-57082-150-9 |oclc=35086264}}
- {{cite book |last=Bluth |first=Toby |title=Disney's Snow White's Escape |publisher=Mouse Works |year=1994 |isbn=978-1-57082-153-0 |oclc=32320556}}
- {{cite book |last=Bluth |first=Toby |last2=Bluth |first2=Brad |title=Tenderfoot |publisher=Childrens Press |publication-place=Chicago |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-516-09166-2 |oclc=12998647}}
- {{cite book |last=Bluth |first=Brad |last2=Bluth |first2=Toby |title=Siegfried's Silent Night |publisher=Ideals Pub. Co. |publication-place=Milwaukee, Wis. |year=1983 |isbn=978-0-8249-8059-7 |oclc=10188627}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=The art of Toby Bluth |url=https://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/artist.php?aID=532bluth |website=Collectors Editions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235053/https://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/artist.php?aID=532bluth |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead}}
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080928001953/http://www.tobybluth.com/ Artist's official site]{{dead URL|fix-attempted=yes|date=November 2024}}
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Category:20th-century American painters
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Category:American animated film directors
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Category:American production designers
Category:American storyboard artists
Category:Gay male erotica artists