Arthur Rankin, Jr. (1924–2014)
Author of The Last Unicorn [1982 film]
About the Author
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Works by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
The Year Without a Santa Claus / Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey / Rudolph's Shiny New Year (2000) 44 copies
Classic Christmas Favorites: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! / The Year Without a Santa Claus / Frosty's… (2010) 36 copies
The Original Television Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / Frosty the… (2004) — Producer — 36 copies
Santa's Magical Stories (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas / The Year Without a Santa Claus / Jack Frost) (2011) — Director — 21 copies
Christmas Television Favorites: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! / The Year Without a Santa Claus / Rudolph… (2007) 17 copies
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey [1977 TV movie] — Director — 7 copies
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow [1975 TV movie] (2012) — Director — 7 copies
Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus/Nestor The Christmas Donkey (Double Feature) (2011) — Director — 5 copies
The First Easter Rabbit [1976 TV short] — Director — 4 copies
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus [1985 TV movie] — Director — 4 copies
The Daydreamer [1966 film] — Producer — 4 copies
The Hobbit [1977 TV movie] / The Return of the King [1980 TV movie] (2 Movie Collection) — Director — 2 copies
The Original Christmas Classics (Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / The Little Drummer Boy) Disk 1 1 copy
Christmas Classics Gift Set 1 copy
Associated Works
ThunderCats: The Complete Series — Producer — 9 copies
Thundercats: The Complete Seasons 1 and 2 — Producer — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Rankin, Arthur, Jr.
- Legal name
- Rankin, Arthur Gardner, Jr.
- Birthdate
- 1924-07-19
- Date of death
- 2014-01-30
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Place of death
- Harrington Sound, Bermuda
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Harrington Sound, Bermuda - Occupations
- film director
producer
screenwriter
animator - Relationships
- Rankin, Arthur [1] (parent)
Bass, Jules (collaborator)
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Reviews
Frosty the Snowman & Frosty Returns
When Frosty is accidentally brought to life, he must weather the storm of adventures and the dastardly plans of an evil magician before he can find safety and happiness at the North Pole.
Acting (Voice): 4.5; Theme: 4.5; Content: 5.0; Language: 5.0; Overall: 4.5
Frosty the Snowman comes to life when a little girl and some other school children place a failed magician's hat on the snowman's head. Jimmy Durante narrates this great Christmas cartoon classic. Highly recommend.
***December 14, 2022***
***November 30, 2023***
Frosty the Snowman comes to life when a little girl and some other school children place a failed magician's hat on the snowman's head. Jimmy Durante narrates this great Christmas cartoon classic. Highly recommend.
***December 14, 2022***
***November 30, 2023***
The plot and the dialogue occasionally remind one of a Saturday morning cartoon. A good deal of the subtle humour of Tolkien's original is elided. But the actors and the animation are good. Some of the songs that the goblins sing are positively rousing. The appearance of Gollum and the goblins was ill-conceived, but the dwarves, and Gandalf, the elves, and the dragon are fine.
(Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / Frosty the Snowman / Frosty Returns / Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol / Little Drummer Boy
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Statistics
- Works
- 51
- Also by
- 11
- Members
- 2,150
- Popularity
- #11,963
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 16
- ISBNs
- 122
- Languages
- 2