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Jules Bass

Jules Bass

Director · 1935–2022 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

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.

Directed 45

1980s

  1. 1986

    SilverHawks: The Origin Story

    Director

  2. 1985

    The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

    Director

  3. 1983

    The Wind in the Willows

    Director

  4. The Coneheads

    Director

  5. 1982
  6. The Flight of Dragons

    Director

  7. 1981

    The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold

    Director

  8. 1980

    Pinocchio's Christmas

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    Director

  3. 1978

    The Stingiest Man in Town

    Director

  4. 1977

    Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

    Director

  5. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

    Director

  6. 1976

    The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

    Director

  7. Rudolph's Shiny New Year

    Director

  8. Frosty's Winter Wonderland

    Director

  9. The First Easter Rabbit

    Director

  10. 1975

    The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

    Director

  11. 1974
  12. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Director

  13. 1973

    Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland

    Director

  14. That Girl in Wonderland

    Director

  15. 1972

    A Christmas Tree

    Director

  16. The Red Baron

    Director

  17. Jack O'Lantern

    Director

  18. Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid

    Director

  19. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Director

  20. The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters

    Director

  21. Festival of Family Classics

    Director

  22. The Osmonds

    Director

  23. The Emperor's New Clothes

    Director

  24. 1971

    The Jackson 5ive

    Director

  25. 1970
  26. The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. The Smokey Bear Show

    Director

  3. 1968
  4. The Mouse on the Mayflower

    Director

  5. 1967

    Cricket on the Hearth

    Director

  6. The Wacky World of Mother Goose

    Director

  7. Mad Monster Party?

    Director

  8. 1966

Produced 54

2010s

  1. 2011

    Snarf: Butterfly Blues

    Consulting Producer

1980s

  1. 1987

    TigerSharks

    Executive Producer

  2. 1986
  3. 1985

    The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

    Producer

  4. 1983

    The Wind in the Willows

    Producer

  5. The Coneheads

    Producer

  6. The Sins of Dorian Gray

    Producer

  7. 1982
  8. The Flight of Dragons

    Producer

  9. 1981

    The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold

    Producer

  10. The Bushido Blade

    Executive Producer

  11. 1980

    Pinocchio's Christmas

    Producer

  12. The Ivory Ape

    Executive Producer

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    Producer

  3. 1978

    The Stingiest Man in Town

    Producer

  4. The Bermuda Depths

    Producer

  5. 1977

    Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

    Producer

  6. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

    Producer

  7. 1976

    The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

    Producer

  8. Rudolph's Shiny New Year

    Producer

  9. Frosty's Winter Wonderland

    Producer

  10. The First Easter Rabbit

    Producer

  11. 1975

    The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

    Producer

  12. 1974
  13. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Producer

  14. 1973

    Marco

    Producer

  15. 1972

    The Red Baron

    Producer

  16. Jack O'Lantern

    Producer

  17. Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid

    Producer

  18. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Producer

  19. The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters

    Producer

  20. Festival of Family Classics

    Producer

  21. The Osmonds

    Producer

  22. The Emperor's New Clothes

    Producer

  23. 1971

    The Jackson 5ive

    Producer

  24. 1970

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. The Smokey Bear Show

    Producer

  3. 1968
  4. The Mouse on the Mayflower

    Producer

  5. 1967

    Mad Monster Party?

    Producer

  6. 1966

    Ballad of Smokey the Bear

    Co-Producer

  7. The King Kong Show

    Executive Producer

  8. 1965

    Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

    Associate Producer

  9. 1964
  10. Return to Oz

    Producer

Wrote 28

2010s

  1. 2011

2000s

  1. 2006

    The Year Without a Santa Claus

    Lyricist

1980s

  1. 1985

    The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

    Writer

  2. 1983

    The Wind in the Willows

    Lyricist

  3. 1982

    The Flight of Dragons

    Lyricist

  4. 1981

    The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold

    Lyricist

  5. 1980

    Pinocchio's Christmas

    Lyricist

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. 1978

    The Bermuda Depths

    Lyricist

  3. 1977

    Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

    Lyricist

  4. The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town

    Lyricist

  5. 1976

    The Little Drummer Boy: Book II

    Writer

  6. The First Easter Rabbit

    Writer, Lyricist

  7. 1975

    The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

    Writer

  8. 1974
  9. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Lyricist

  10. 1973

    That Girl in Wonderland

    Lyricist

  11. 1972

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    Lyricist

  12. 1971
  13. 1970

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Smokey Bear Show

    Lyricist

  2. 1968
  3. 1967

    Cricket on the Hearth

    Lyricist

  4. Mad Monster Party?

    Lyricist

  5. 1966

Sound 8

1980s

  1. 1983

    The Wind in the Willows

    Music

1970s

  1. 1977

    Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

    Music

  2. 1973

    Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland

    Music

  3. 1972

    Festival of Family Classics

    Music

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Smokey Bear Show

    Music

  2. 1967

    The Wacky World of Mother Goose

    Songs, Music

  3. 1966

    The King Kong Show

    Theme Song Performance

Created 3

1970s

  1. 1972

    Festival of Family Classics

    Creator

  2. 1971

    The Jackson 5ive

    Creator

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Smokey Bear Show

    Creator

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