Jules Bass.
Acclaimed director, producer, lyricist, composer and author who formed the influential Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment with his friend Arthur Rankin Jr. and produced beloved stop-motion classics such as
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
Mad Monster Party,
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,
Peter Cottontail and 2D-animated shows such as
Frosty the Snowman,
ThunderCats and
The Wind in the Willows.Died Oct. 25, age 87.
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