Jules Bass
American composer and filmmaker (1935-2022) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 87
Julius Caesar Bass was an American director, producer, lyricist, composer and author. Until 1960, he worked at a New York advertising agency, and then co-founded the film production company Videocraft International, later named Rankin/Bass Productions, with his friend, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass is read about 91 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
Arthur Rankin Jr. Also in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Joseph E. Levine Produced The Daydreamer (1966)- Nellie Bellflower Jules directed The Return of the King (1980)
Richard Boone Jules produced The Bushido Blade (1981)
James Earl Jones Jules directed The Flight of Dragons (1989)
Burl Ives Jules directed The Daydreamer (1966)- Don Messick Jules directed The Flight of Dragons (1989)
Paul Frees Jules directed Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Cyril Ritchard Jules directed The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975)- Larry D. Mann Jules produced Willy McBean and his Magic Machine (1965)
Mickey Rooney Jules directed Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Brother Theodore Jules directed The Return of the King (1980)
Fred Astaire Jules directed Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
John Huston Jules directed The Return of the King (1980)
Larry Storch Jules directed The Flight of Dragons (1989)
Theodore Bikel Jules directed The Return of the King (1980)
Keenan Wynn Jules directed Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Tennessee Ernie Ford Jules directed Mouse on the Mayflower (1968)
Orson Bean Jules directed The Return of the King (1980)
Roger Miller Jules directed Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
Ed Peck Jules directed The Flight of Dragons (1989)
Steven Keats Jules produced The Last Dinosaur (1980)
Glenn Yarbrough Jules directed The Return of the King (1980)
Allen Swift Also in The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976)
About this person
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.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2022 · aged 87
