Arthur Rankin Jr.

Active - 1928 - 2001  |   Birth - Jul 19, 1924  |   Death - Jan 30, 2014  |   Genres - Family, Animation, Fantasy, Music, Action-Adventure | Subgenres - Musical, Christmas Film, Christmas Specials, Monster Film, Animated Film

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Arthur Gardner Rankin Jr. was an American director, producer and writer, who mostly worked in animation. A part of Rankin/Bass Productions with his friend Jules Bass, he created stop-motion animation features such as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, and the 1977 cartoon animation of The Hobbit. He is credited on over 1,000 television programs.

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