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Broadcasting Legend Arthur Rankin Dead At 89
Arthur Rankin Jr., the broadcasting legend behind holiday specials such as “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Frosty the Snowman” has died. Mr. Rankin was 89 years old and and a long time resident of Bermuda. He is survived by his wife, Olga, and his two sons. Mr. Rankin was perhaps best known for his work on the beloved... Read more of this article
Arthur Rankin Easter Basket Of Holiday Specials
Although their names are now as synonomous wih Christmas as snowflakes and carols, Bermudian filmmaker Arthur Rankin Jr. and American partner Jules Bass also made animated seasonal specials for Thanksgiving, Halloween and … Easter. There were actually three Rankin-Bass Easter specials, to be exact. The first — “Here Comes Peter Cottontail”... Read more of this article
Here Comes Bermuda Producer’s Peter Cottontail
Easter is almost upon us — which means Bermudian producer Arthur Rankin Jr.’s classic animated creation Peter Cottontail is busy hopping down the bunny trail to a television near you, “Here Comes Peter Cottontail” is a 1971 Easter television special made by American-born Mr. Rankin and partner Jules Bass, based on a 1957 novel... Read more of this article
Bieber Has A Rankin-Bass Christmas
Superstar Justin Bieber is coming to town in a new Christmas video in the guise of one of the Animagic puppets from a TV special made by Bermuda’s Arthur Rankin Jr. The Canadian pop singer brings his perky persona to the puppet party as he joins young Kris Kringle and his pal Topper the Penguin — the stars of Mr. Rankin’s animated... Read more of this article
‘Rudolph’ Film Wins TV Ratings By A Nose
A Bermuda filmmaker’s evergreen Christmas special chased off a herd of scantily clad supermodels to win the top spot in US TV ratings on Tuesday [Nov. 29]. The 39th CBS broadcast of Bermudian Arthur Rankin Jr.’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” clocked nearly 13 million American television viewers — a four percent improvement... Read more of this article
Arthur Rankin’s ‘Rudolph’ Lights Up CBS
A Bermuda filmmaker’s Christmas gift to the world will light up CBS tonight [Nov. 29] when “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” airs once again. The iconic special — first aired on NBC in 1964 — made its debut on CBS 39 years ago. It has been shown on one of the US networks every year since its premiere airing and remains the... Read more of this article
TV Academy Spotlights Arthur Rankin
He optimistically called his new animation technique “Animagic”. It’s been almost 50 years since writer/director/producer Arthur Rankin Jr. launched his improbably successful career with little more than the rights to a Christmas novelty song, a felt-covered, lightbulb-nosed reindeer puppet and the sort of boundless faith which marks... Read more of this article
Arthur Rankin’s TV Show Roars Back To Life
The upcoming reboot of a Bermuda animation legend’s 1980s cartoon series about a group of feline-like aliens was the cat’s whiskers at this week’s London Toy Fair. The Cartoon Network was on hand at the industry event promoting its revival of “ThunderCats”, an animated science fantasy series created by Bermuda based producer... Read more of this article
Comedy Has A Rankin-Bass Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for fans of Bermudian animation legend Arthur Rankin Jr. Not only are the cherished Christmas specials he produced in collaboration with American partner Jules Bass all airing on network and cable TV all month – but the latest episode of NBC”s hit comedy “ Community” is an... Read more of this article
‘Tis The Season For Bermuda’s Rankin
A 46-year-old animated special made by Bermudian Arthur Rankin Jr. beat everything on US network television on Tuesday night [Nov 30].- CBS’ annual telecast of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ attracted an estimated 11.9 million viewers according to Neilsen ratings, topping alll of primetime — including Fox’s phenomenally... Read more of this article
