The animated Rankin & Bass versions of "The Hobbit" and "The Return of the
King" were a big part of my later childhood.
I'm sorry to see him go.
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:54 PM, <inkwell_01_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Animation Producer Arthur Rankin, Jr. passed away yesterday, 89.
> Awesome work!
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> Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
> Frosty The Snowman
> Santa Claus is Coming to Town
> Year Without a Santa Claus [Helloooo...Snow Miser and Heat Miser]
> the obscure: Mad Monster Party - [with Boris Karloff...oh yeah.]
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> The original ThunderCats [Oh yeah, again.]
> The Hobbit and Return of the King...
> and of course...
> The Last Unicorn.
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> Sigh...Rudolph and The Last Unicorn are sad.
>
> So much childhood fun and inspirational work. I still love to watch
> these. Never get tired of them.
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> I haven't watched The Last Unicorn in a while...soooo...late friday
> night movie time!
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Received on Sat Feb 01 2014 - 17:49:25 CST