The Making of the Rankin:Bass Holiday Classic: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer By: Rick Goldschmidt

Author: Rick Goldschmidt, Joe Ranft, Doug Ranney, Jules Bass, Jack Davis, Paul Coker Jr., Arthur Rankin Jr., Andrew Stanton

This book delves into the making of a RANKIN/BASS TV The ANIMAGIC animation process, the music by Maury Laws and Johnny Marks, the great Canadian voice actors, the script by Romeo Muller and the complete world of Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass. The TV Special is almost 50 years old and still going strong! The highest-rated, longest-running TV Special of all-time! The foreword is written by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and the AFTERWORD is written by Academy Award winning PIXAR Director/Writer ANDREW STANTON (FINDING NEMO, WALL-E). The late, great PIXAR storyman Joe Ranft also lended a great helping hand with commentary as well.