Jules Bass

Birth Name:

Jules Bass

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Music department, Writer

His and Arthur Ranklin Jr․'s attempt at adapting J․R․R․ Tolkien's "The Hobbit" won a Peabody Award
Studied at New York University
Forged a creative partnership with Arthur Ranklin Jr․ in 1955 and the two formed Videocraft International with the intention of producing television commercials, animated television programs and feature-length films
His first job was in the mailroom at the Gardner Advertising Agency where he met future producing partner Arthur Rankin Jr
The first televised effort of Videocraft International was a stop-motion children's animation program called "The New Adventures of Pinocchio․"
Known for producing, directing and writing music for such holiday specials as 1964's "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and 1969's "Frosty the Snowman․"
Often used a stop-motion animation process called Animagic
One half of the celebrated animation production company Rankin/Bass
His first book was a children's book called "Herb the Vegetarian Dragon," but he later wrote the adult-oriented "Headhunters․"
Retired from production to focus on writing fiction

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