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Jules Bass(1935-2022)

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  • Director
  • Composer
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Jules Bass
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
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Producer, author, and composer, educated at NYU. Until 1960, he worked at a New York advertising agency, and then co-founded a film production company in New York. He joined ASCAP in 1963 and collaborated musically with Edward Thomas and James Polack. His popular-song works include "Pinocchio," "Three Sad Souls," and "Daydreamer." His most famous and lasting collaboration was with Arthur Rankin Jr., with whom he partnered on many of his hits, including all his ABC-TV Christmas specials of stop motion animation and many cartoons.
BornSeptember 16, 1935
DiedOctober 25, 2022(87)
BornSeptember 16, 1935
DiedOctober 25, 2022(87)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

Known for

The Hobbit (1977)
The Hobbit
6.7
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1977
Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
The Last Unicorn
7.3
  • Producer
  • 1982
The Daydreamer (1966)
The Daydreamer
6.1
  • Director
  • 1966
George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman & Robin
3.7
  • Soundtrack("Snow Miser")
  • 1997

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Producer

  • ThunderCats Roar (2020)
    ThunderCats Roar
  • Thundercats (2011)
    Thundercats
  • Butterfly Blues (2011)
    Butterfly Blues
  • Thundercats (1985)
    Thundercats
  • The Comic Strip (1987)
    The Comic Strip
  • TigerSharks (1987)
    TigerSharks
  • The Wind in the Willows (1987)
    The Wind in the Willows
  • Silverhawks (1986)
    Silverhawks
  • The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Laraine Newman in The Coneheads (1983)
    The Coneheads
  • The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983)
    The Sins of Dorian Gray
  • Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    The Last Unicorn
  • John Ritter, Cosie Costa, and Harry Morgan in The Flight of Dragons (1982)
    The Flight of Dragons
  • The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981)
    The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
  • The Bushido Blade (1981)
    The Bushido Blade

Director

  • The Wind in the Willows (1987)
    The Wind in the Willows
  • The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, and Laraine Newman in The Coneheads (1983)
    The Coneheads
  • Mia Farrow in The Last Unicorn (1982)
    The Last Unicorn
  • John Ritter, Cosie Costa, and Harry Morgan in The Flight of Dragons (1982)
    The Flight of Dragons
  • The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981)
    The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
  • Pinocchio's Christmas (1980)
    Pinocchio's Christmas
  • The Return of the King (1980)
    The Return of the King
  • Robert Morse in Jack Frost (1979)
    Jack Frost
    • (directed by)
  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
  • The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
    The Stingiest Man in Town
  • Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
    Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
  • The Hobbit (1977)
    The Hobbit
  • The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977)
    The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
  • The Little Drummer Boy Book II (1976)
    The Little Drummer Boy Book II

Composer

  • The Wind in the Willows (1987)
    The Wind in the Willows
  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972)
    The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
  • Arabian Nights (1972)
    Arabian Nights
  • The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)
    The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes
  • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
    Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
  • The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show
  • The Smokey Bear Show (1969)
    The Smokey Bear Show
  • The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)
    The Wacky World of Mother Goose
  • King Kong (1966)
    King Kong
  • The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1960)
    The New Adventures of Pinocchio

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Here Comes Peter Cottontail

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    • September 16, 1935
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • October 25, 2022
    • Rye, New York, USA(undisclosed)
    • (divorced)
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    Died on October 25, 2022, at the age of 87.
    • Always worked with Arthur Rankin Jr.

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