A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Julian P. Gardner
Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Born:
September 16, 1935
Died:
October 25, 2022
Jules Bass (September 16, 1935 - October 25, 2022) was an American director, producer, composer, and author, best known for the stop-motion holiday classics he created with partner Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Associate Producer:
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
Co-Producer:
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
Director:
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Executive Producer:
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1977 The Last Dinosaur
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Ivory Ape
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Bushido Blade
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Lyricist:
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1977 The Last Dinosaur
1978 The Bermuda Depths
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Ivory Ape
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Bushido Blade
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus
Music:
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1977 The Last Dinosaur
1978 The Bermuda Depths
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Ivory Ape
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Bushido Blade
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus
Novel:
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1977 The Last Dinosaur
1978 The Bermuda Depths
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Ivory Ape
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Bushido Blade
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus
2011 Monte Carlo
Producer:
1964 Return to Oz
1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 Marco
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1977 The Last Dinosaur
1978 The Bermuda Depths
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Ivory Ape
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Bushido Blade
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus
2011 Monte Carlo
Songs:
1964 Return to Oz
1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 Marco
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1977 The Last Dinosaur
1978 The Bermuda Depths
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Ivory Ape
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Bushido Blade
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus
2011 Monte Carlo
Writer:
1964 Return to Oz
1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1965 Willy McBean and His Magic Machine
1966 Ballad of Smokey the Bear
1966 The Daydreamer
1967 Cricket on the Hearth
1967 Mad Monster Party?
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1968 The Little Drummer Boy
1968 The Mouse on the Mayflower
1969 Frosty the Snowman
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1972 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1972 A Christmas Tree
1972 Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Jack O'Lantern
1972 The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1972 The Red Baron
1972 Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
1973 Marco
1973 That Girl in Wonderland
1974 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus
1975 The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year
1976 The First Easter Rabbit
1976 The Little Drummer Boy Book II
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
1977 The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
1977 The Hobbit
1977 The Last Dinosaur
1978 The Bermuda Depths
1978 The Stingiest Man in Town
1979 Jack Frost
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1980 Pinocchio's Christmas
1980 The Ivory Ape
1980 The Return of the King
1981 The Bushido Blade
1981 The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
1982 The Flight of Dragons
1982 The Last Unicorn
1983 The Coneheads
1983 The Sins of Dorian Gray
1983 The Wind in the Willows
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus
2011 Monte Carlo
Consulting Producer:
2020 ThunderCats Roar
Creator:
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1971 The Jackson 5ive
1972 Festival of Family Classics
2020 ThunderCats Roar
???? Rankin/Bass Animated
Director:
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1970 The Tomfoolery Show
1971 The Jackson 5ive
1972 Festival of Family Classics
1972 The Osmonds
1977 Hobbit
2020 ThunderCats Roar
???? Rankin/Bass Animated
Executive Producer:
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1966 The King Kong Show
1970 The Tomfoolery Show
1971 The Jackson 5ive
1972 Festival of Family Classics
1972 The Osmonds
1977 Hobbit
1985 ThunderCats
1987 TigerSharks
2020 ThunderCats Roar
???? Rankin/Bass Animated
Music:
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1966 The King Kong Show
1970 The Tomfoolery Show
1971 The Jackson 5ive
1972 Festival of Family Classics
1972 The Osmonds
1977 Hobbit
1985 ThunderCats
1987 TigerSharks
2020 ThunderCats Roar
???? Rankin/Bass Animated
Producer:
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1966 The King Kong Show
1970 The Tomfoolery Show
1971 The Jackson 5ive
1972 Festival of Family Classics
1972 The Osmonds
1977 Hobbit
1985 ThunderCats
1986 SilverHawks
1987 TigerSharks
2020 ThunderCats Roar
???? Rankin/Bass Animated
Theme Song Performance:
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1966 The King Kong Show
1970 The Tomfoolery Show
1971 The Jackson 5ive
1972 Festival of Family Classics
1972 The Osmonds
1977 Hobbit
1985 ThunderCats
1986 SilverHawks
1987 TigerSharks
2020 ThunderCats Roar
???? Rankin/Bass Animated
Writer:
1960 The New Adventures of Pinocchio
1966 The King Kong Show
1970 The Tomfoolery Show
1971 The Jackson 5ive
1972 Festival of Family Classics
1972 The Osmonds
1977 Hobbit
1985 ThunderCats
1986 SilverHawks
1987 TigerSharks
2020 ThunderCats Roar
???? Rankin/Bass Animated
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