Douglas Allen Booth


Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Bt, an Anglo-American aristocrat, is a writer, television producer and cartoonist.

Early life

Born on 2 December 1949, elder son of Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet and grandson of Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet, his mother Ethel, Lady Booth, lived in California.
He was educated at Beverly Hills High School, California, before reading American History and Literature at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude as a Bachelor of Arts.
Upon his father's death in 1960, he succeeded to the UK Booth baronetcy of Allerton Beeches, 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 and Robotix. 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. In 1979, he wrote for The New Fred and Barney Show, Godzilla, Buford and the Galloping Ghost, and The New Shmoo. 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. In 1981–1982, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1982, for The Little Rascals and The Smurfs. In 1983, he wrote for the American TV series Monchhichi. In 1983–1984, he wrote for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. In 1984, he wrote for The New Scooby Mysteries, ', Mighty Orbots and Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats. In 1984–1985, he wrote for The Transformers, and in 1985, for Challenge of the GoBots. In 1986, he wrote for ', Potato Head Kids and The Glo Friends. In 1987, he wrote for Garbage Pail Kids and ', in 1988 for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and in 1989 for G.I. Joe: Operation Dragonfire.
In 1990, he wrote for ' and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 as well as Barnyard Commandos. In 1991, he wrote for Peter Pan and the Pirates, and ProStars, in 1992 for My Little Pony Tales, and in 1993 for Mighty Max and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. In 1995, he wrote for X-Men, Skeleton Warriors, Street Fighter and Hurricanes. From 1994 to 1996, he wrote for Iron Man. In 1995–1996, he wrote for Spider-Man, and in 1996, for The Magic School Bus.
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. 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.

Personal life

Sir Douglas married Yolanda Marcela Scantlebury on 17 November 1991 and they have two daughters: Zahra Jessica Booth and Azura Rosalie Booth.
He and his wife live in New York City and Topanga, California.
The heir presumptive to the family baronetcy is his younger brother, the academic, Dr Derek Booth.

Television credits