Toby Bluth

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title: "Toby Bluth" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1940-births", "2013-deaths", "20th-century-american-painters", "21st-century-american-painters", "american-animated-film-directors", "american-art-directors", "american-gay-artists", "american-male-painters", "american-people-of-english-descent", "american-people-of-german-descent", "american-people-of-irish-descent", "american-people-of-scottish-descent", "american-people-of-swedish-descent", "american-production-designers", "american-storyboard-artists", "animators-from-texas", "background-artists", "gay-male-erotica-artists", "place-of-birth-missing", "prop-designers", "pseudonymous-illustrators", "walt-disney-animation-studios-people", "american-children's-book-illustrators"] description: "American painter" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Bluth" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American painter ::

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Field	Value
name	Toby Bluth
birth_name	Frederick L. Bluth
birth_date
birth_place	Texas, United States
death_date
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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|name = Toby Bluth |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_name = Frederick L. Bluth |birth_date = |birth_place = Texas, United States |death_date = |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) 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. 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. 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 was a big inspiration throughout Bluth's career. When asked how he approached each of his watercolor masterpieces, Toby described his intent as

::quote Creating the moment that you think you saw ... How one remembers a film is often different from the actual film itself. ::

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.

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.

Filmography

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Film	Year	Credit
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)
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Books written and illustrated by Toby Bluth

References

References

1. (2013-10-31). "Frederick L. Bluth".
2. "Toby Bluth at ED Chasen Fine Art".
3. "Gustaf Tenggren IMDb profile".
4. "ART THAT MOVES THE HEART - Toby Bluth".
5. "#TBT: The Erotic Art of Toby Bluth".
6. [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.

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