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American director, producer and composer (1935–2022)
Julius Caesar Bass (; September 16, 1935 – October 25, 2022) was an American director, producer, lyricist, composer, and author.[2] [3] [4] Until 1960, he worked at a New York advertising agency,[5] 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.
Early life
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Bass was born in Philadelphia on September 16, 1935.[6] [1] During his teenage years, he caught scarlet fever and nearly died from the disease. He attended New York University before being employed by an advertising agency.[1] [7]
Career
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Bass started working with Arthur Rankin Jr. at the American Broadcasting Company [8] in 1955. Rankin was an art director and Bass was a copywriter. The pair initially made television commercials, before moving onto television series and movies when they established Videocraft International in 1960.[1] They released their first syndicated television series, The New Adventures of Pinocchio [9] the same year, animated in stop-motion.[1] [8] In 1961, Videocraft produced a cel-animated series called Tales of The Wizard of Oz , which was expanded into their first prime-time network special, Return to Oz , on NBC in 1963.
They renamed the company to Rankin/Bass Productions before they produced the long-running stop-motion special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [10] (1964). Its success paved the way for the theatrical feature Mad Monster Party (1967), TV specials like The Ballad of Smokey the Bear [11] (1966), Santa Claus is Comin' to Town [12] (1970) and Here Comes Peter Cottontail [13] (1971). Traditional hand-drawn animation was employed in features like The Wacky World of Mother Goose [14] (1967), specials like Frosty the Snowman [15] (1969), and series like The King Kong Show (1966).[1] [8] Bass shared the director credit with Rankin for the aforementioned productions.[16] Their later collaborations included the hit cartoon ThunderCats [17] (1985–1989) and The Wind in the Willows (1987).[8]
Bass wrote the lyrics for many of the films he directed, collaborating with composer Maury Laws . This began with his first solo directing project, the live-action/stop-motion feature The Daydreamer (1966).[18] Bass also wrote for some of the company's specials and series under the pseudonym "Julian P. Gardner" (a moniker Rankin also sometimes used; it combined "Jules" with the name of one of Rankin's sons), some of which include The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow ,[19] The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus ,[20] and the Emmy Award nominated The Little Drummer Boy, Book II .[21] [22] With Laws, he wrote songs performed by Fred Astaire , Danny Kaye , Mickey Rooney ,[1] Ed Wynn , Patty Duke , Ray Bolger ,[23] Shirley Booth ,[24] John Huston ,[25] Roddy McDowall , Danny Thomas ,[26] José Ferrer ,[27] Vincent Price ,[1] Phyllis Diller , Boris Karloff ,[28] and the Vienna Boys' Choir .[29] Bass also adapted the verse of J. R. R. Tolkien, approved by the Tolkien estate, into musicalized lyrics for the first completed film adaptation of The Hobbit , in 1977. The animated feature, produced for NBC, was awarded the Peabody Award .[1]
Bass stopped directing and producing films in 1987. He later authored a series of children's books, based around the character of Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon [30] and Cooking with Herb .[31] He also wrote fiction for adults including Headhunters , which was adapted into the 2011 Selena Gomez feature, Monte Carlo .[1]
Personal life
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His first marriage was to Renee Fisherman.[1] Together, they had one daughter, Jean Nicole, who predeceased Bass in January 2022.[1] [7] They eventually divorced. His second marriage, to Sylvia Bass, also ended in divorce.[1]
Bass died of age-related illness on October 25, 2022, at a retirement home in Rye, New York . He was 87 years old.[6] [1] [7]
Filmography
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Films
Other film work
Television series
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All series work with Arthur Rankin Jr. except where noted
Showrunner
Other work
Writings
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Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon , 1999, Barefoot Books . ISBN 978-1-902283-36-4
Cooking with Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon: A Cook Book for Kids , 1999, Barefoot Books . ISBN 978-1-84148-040-4
Headhunters , 2001, ISBN 9780515131338
The Mythomaniacs , 2013, Eltanin Publishing . ASIN B00GM721UC
References
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^ " 'Rudolph', 'Frosty' Producer Jules Bass Dies Age 87" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ Lang, Jamie (October 27, 2022). "Jules Bass, Rankin/Bass Co-Founder, Dies At 87" . Cartoon Brew . Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ Yuval., Goldmark, Daniel. Taylor (2002). The cartoon music book . A Cappella. ISBN 978-1-56976-411-4 . OCLC 750230016 . {{cite book }}
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^ a b "Jules Bass, Producer Behind the 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' and 'Frosty the Snowman' TV Specials, Dies at 87" . The Hollywood Reporter . October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022 .
^ a b c Panaligan, EJ (October 25, 2022). "Jules Bass, Producer and Director Known for 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' 'Frosty the Snowman,' Dies at 87" . Variety . Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ a b c d Vitello, Paul (February 5, 2014). "Arthur Rankin, 89, Dies; His Puppet Animation Was a Holiday Hallmark" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ "Rankin/Bass' "New Adventures of Pinocchio" on Records |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ "Rankin/Bass "Rudolph" on Records |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ "Rankin/Bass' "Ballad of Smokey the Bear" on Records & More |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ "Santa's Been Comin' to Town for 50 Years on TV and Records |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ "Rankin/Bass' "Peter Cottontail" – 50 Years of Yestermorrows |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ "The Rankin/Bass (and Paul Coker, Jr.) "Wacky World of Mother Goose" (1965) |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ "The Rankin/Bass "Frosty" Specials on Records |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Jules Bass" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ "Rankin/Bass "ThunderCats" on Records |" . cartoonresearch.com . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ Goldmark, Daniel; Taylor, Yuval, eds. (2002). The Cartoon Music Book . Chicago Review Press. p. 195. ISBN 9781569764121 .
^ Terrace, Vincent (June 6, 2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012 (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 9781476612409 .
^ O'Connor, John J. (December 17, 1985). "TV Review – 'Adventures of Santa' " . The New York Times . p. C26. Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ Crump, William D. (August 28, 2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia (3 ed.). McFarland. p. 265. ISBN 9781476605739 .
^ "The Little Drummer Boy Book II – Awards & Nominations" . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ Osborne, Jerry (2002). Movie/TV Soundtracks and Original Cast Recordings Price and Reference Guide . Jerry Osborne Enterprises. p. 140. ISBN 9780932117373 .
^ Baxter, Joan (May 1, 2020). Television Musicals: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 222 Shows Written for and Presented on Television, 1944–1996 . McFarland. ISBN 9781476641898 .
^ Baxter, Joan (May 1, 2020). Television Musicals: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 222 Shows Written for and Presented on Television, 1944–1996 . McFarland. ISBN 9781476641898 .
^ Baxter, Joan (May 1, 2020). Television Musicals: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 222 Shows Written for and Presented on Television, 1944–1996 . McFarland. ISBN 9781476641898 .
^ Baxter, Joan (May 1, 2020). Television Musicals: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 222 Shows Written for and Presented on Television, 1944–1996 . McFarland. ISBN 9781476641898 .
^ Nollen, Scott Allen; Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih (January 13, 2021). Karloff and the East: Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian Characters and Subjects in His Screen Career . McFarland. p. 433. ISBN 9781476680637 .
^ Terrace, Vincent (June 19, 2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936–2012 (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 233. ISBN 9780786474448 .
^ "Jules Bass" . WorldCat. Retrieved March 26, 2010 .
^ Bass, Jules (1999). Cooking with Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon: A Cookbook for Kids . Barefoot Books. ISBN 9781841480404 .
^ a b c d "Jules Bass" . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ a b "Jules Bass List of Movies and TV Shows" . TV Guide . Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ a b c d "Jules Bass" . British Film Institute. Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f "Jules Bass – Filmography" . Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 26, 2022 .
^ Gifford, Denis (October 24, 2018). The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film . Routledge. p. 887. ISBN 9781317837022 .
^ "Celebrate Rudolph's 75th" . Daily Herald . Arlington Heights, Illinois. December 2, 2014. p. 3. ProQuest 1629584320 . Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via ProQuest .
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: The shows, M–Z . McFarland & Company. p. 741. ISBN 9780786420995 .
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