The Making Of Santa Claus Is Comin To Town And The Daydreamer

One of the crown jewels in the Rankin/Bass Special Holiday Television library is Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, which still airs on network television to this day. Why has it lasted for half a century? Take a look inside this book to learn about the special people assembled by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass to make this magical Animagic television special.Hollywood stars, Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney and Keenan Wynn, along with Robie Lester as Jessica and Paul Frees as Burgermeister Meisterburger and Grinzley, lead a mostmemorable Holiday cast. One that would not be forgotten for many years to come.Also included is a look at one of Rankin/Bass' most ambitious feature films called TheDaydreamer. This film combines a star studded cast of both live-action and Rankin/Bass' famous Animagic puppet animation to create a memorable, but lesser known feature. Released in 1966, the live-action segments were filmed on the New York World's Fair Belgian Village. Included is Don Duga's storyboards used by the Japanese Animagic crew for the final animation.

Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass are best-known for producing some of themost popular animated holiday TV specials ever aired, including the longrunningRudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty The Snowman, The YearWithout a Santa Claus and The Hobbit. They have also brought us animatedfeature films including Mad Monster Party and The Last Unicorn, and cartoonseries such as ThunderCats, The Jackson Five, and SilverHawks.This definitive, authorized history and celebration of Rankin/Bass animationdocuments every one of their productions with rare photographs, productionstills, concept drawings and memorabilia, along with extensive commentary byArthur Rankin, Jr. and dozens of the artists, actors and animators he worked with.The 20th Anniversary Edition contains pages of New and Rare Content.

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