By Rick Goldschmidt
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Author Rick Goldschmidt has assembled the definitive history of RANKIN/BASS Productions, documenting every one of their shows with rare photographs, production stills, concept drawings and memorabillia. Packed with background information, production details, and interviews with Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, Maury Laws, and dozens of the actors, artists and animators who worked on the shows. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos, plus 16 pages in full color. This is the reference that no fan of RANKIN/BASS can live without! This is also a 2nd Printing from MISER BROS. PRESS released BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Who can forget the TV Specials RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE HOBBIT, SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN, THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY and of course the Heat Miser and Snow Miser in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. RANKIN/BASS Produced feature films like MAD MONSTER PARTY, THE LAST UNICORN and THE BERMUDA DEPTHS. They also did television series like THE KING KONG SERIES, TOMFOOLERY, THE TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, THUNDERCATS, THE JACKSON FIVE SERIES and THE OSMONDS.
Leonard Maltin said, "I was blown away by this new book ... what an incredible tribute, and what a wealth of information it contains!" Read more
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