Douglas Allen Booth
Sir Douglas Booth | |
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| File:Archbishop-lawrence-booth.jpg Quod ero spero | |
| Born | 2 December 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | TV producer and writer |
| Spouse(s) | Yolanda née Scantlebury (formally styled Lady Booth) |
| Children | 2 daughters: Zahra & Azura |
| Relatives | Dr. Derek Booth (brother & heir);[1] qv. Burke's Peerage & Baronetage |
Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Bt (born 2 December 1949), an Anglo-American aristocrat, is a television producer, writer and cartoonist, who co-wrote Scooby Doo.[2]
Early life
Born on 2 December 1949,[3] elder son of Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet (1907–1960)[3] and grandson of Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet (1872–1948),[3] his mother Ethel, Lady Booth (née Greenfield), lives in California.[3]
He was educated at Beverly Hills High School, California[3] before Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.[3]
Upon his father Sir Philip's death in 1960, he succeeded to the Booth baronetcy, of Allerton Beeches, UK.[4] The family is a cadet branch of the ancient Booth family of Dunham Massey, Cheshire, England.
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.[5] From 1992 to 1994, he was producer for sixty-five episodes of Conan the Adventurer.[5]
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.[5] In 1979, he wrote for The New Fred and Barney Show, Godzilla, Buford and the Galloping Ghost, and The New Shmoo.[5] 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.[5] In 1981–1982, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1982, for The Little Rascals and The Smurfs.[5] In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series Monchhichi.[5] In 1983–1984, he wrote for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.[5] In 1984, he wrote for The New Scooby Mysteries, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, Mighty Orbots and Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats.[5] In 1984–1985, he wrote for The Transformers, and in 1985, for Challenge of the GoBots.[5] In 1986, he wrote for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends.[5] 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.[5]
In 1990, he wrote for Captain N: The Game Master and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 as well as Barnyard Commandos.[5] 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.[5] In 1995, he wrote for X-Men, Skeleton Warriors, Street Fighter and Hurricanes.[5] From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for Iron Man.[5] In 1995–1996, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1996, for The Magic School Bus.[5]
In 1999, he wrote 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.[5] 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.[5]
Personal life
He married Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991,[3] by whom he has two daughters:[6] Zahra Jessica Booth (born 13 August 1993)[3] and Azura Rosalie Booth (born 14 July 1997).[7]
Sir Douglas and Lady Booth live in NYC and Topanga, California.[3] The heir presumptive to the family title is his younger brother, the academic, Dr Derek Booth.[8]
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- Living people
- 1949 births
- People from Beverly Hills, California
- People from New York
- American people of English descent
- Harvard University alumni
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- English television producers
- English television writers
- American television producers
- American television writers
- Male television writers