Jules Bass (1935-2022)

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.

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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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