Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Biography
Arthur Gardner Rankin Jr. (July 19, 1924 – January 30, 2014) was an American director, producer and screenwriter, who mostly worked in animation. Co-creator of Rankin/Bass Productions with his friend Jules Bass, he created stop-motion and traditional animation features such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, and the 1977 cartoon special of The Hobbit. He is credited on over 1,000 television programs.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
51 releases · 11 albums · active 1965–2014
- Production · 40
- Performance · 16
- Other credits · 12
Studios: Lion & Fox Recording Studios · Music Mountain Studios · Planet Sound Studios (2)
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Burl Ives
- America (2)
- Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass
- Fred Astaire



