Jules Bass
Encyclopedia
Jules Bass is an American
director, producer, composer, and author.
, he first worked at an advertising agency in New York
until the early 1960s, when he founded the film production company Videocraft International (now called Rankin/Bass
) with Arthur Rankin, Jr.
He is best known for his collaborations with Arthur Rankin, Jr., co-directing and producing a wide array of stop motion
animated features and cartoons. He composed the score for some of these films, collaborating with Maury Laws
. Bass also served as lyricist for several songs. He has also solo directed some Rankin/Bass features, such as Mad Monster Party (1969) and The Daydreamer (1966).
Bass stopped directing and producing films in 1987, but most recently he has written a series of children's books, based around the character of "Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon". As of 2005, he splits his time between New York City
, his home in the Hudson Highlands, and Paris
.
United States
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director, producer, composer, and author.
Biography
Educated at New York UniversityNew York University
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, he first worked at an advertising agency in New York
New York
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until the early 1960s, when he founded the film production company Videocraft International (now called Rankin/Bass
Rankin/Bass
Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. , also known as Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop-motion animation. The pre-1974 library is currently owned by Classic Media,while the post-1974 library is...
) with Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Arthur Rankin, Jr. is an American-born, Bermudian director, producer and writer, mostly working in animation.The son of actor , in the early 1960s he founded the film production company Videocraft International with Jules Bass...
He is best known for his collaborations with Arthur Rankin, Jr., co-directing and producing a wide array of stop motion
Stop motion
Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence...
animated features and cartoons. He composed the score for some of these films, collaborating with Maury Laws
Maury Laws
Maury Laws is an American television and film composer.In his teens, Laws performed in local country, jazz and dance bands as a singer and guitarist in his home state of North Carolina...
. Bass also served as lyricist for several songs. He has also solo directed some Rankin/Bass features, such as Mad Monster Party (1969) and The Daydreamer (1966).
Bass stopped directing and producing films in 1987, but most recently he has written a series of children's books, based around the character of "Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon". As of 2005, he splits his time between New York City
New York City
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, his home in the Hudson Highlands, and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Writings
- Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon, 1999, Barefoot BooksBarefoot BooksBarefoot Books is an independent children's book publisher based in Bath, UK and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.The company began as a home business in 1992. It is now an international business, with offices in the United States and in the UK...
. ISBN 978-1902283364 - Cooking with Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon: A Cook Book for Kids, 1999, Barefoot BooksBarefoot BooksBarefoot Books is an independent children's book publisher based in Bath, UK and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.The company began as a home business in 1992. It is now an international business, with offices in the United States and in the UK...
. ISBN 978-1841480404