Jules Bass
American director, producer and composer (1935–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Julius Caesar Bass (/bæs/; September 16, 1935 – October 25, 2022) was an American director, producer, lyricist, composer, and author. Until 1960, he worked at a New York advertising agency,[2] and then co-founded the film production company Videocraft International, later named Rankin/Bass Productions, with his friend, Arthur Rankin Jr. He joined ASCAP in 1963 and collaborated with Edward Thomas and James Polack at their music firm and as a songwriting team primarily with Maury Laws at Rankin/Bass.
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Born | Julius Caesar Bass[1] (1935-09-16)September 16, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | October 25, 2022(2022-10-25) (aged 87) Rye, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1955–2022 |
Known for | Co-founder of Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment |
Notable work | Mad Monster Party? The Little Drummer Boy Frosty the Snowman Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Here Comes Peter Cottontail The Year Without a Santa Claus The Hobbit Jack Frost The Return of the King Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
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