RANKIN/BASS' THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
C. 2014 MISER BROS PRESS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES A small sample of the many RARE photographs we recently located and are cleaning up for some future projects!
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
RANKIN/BASS' THE HOBBIT
RANKIN/BASS FUN FACT: Writer Romeo Muller and RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS were heavily awarded for their groundbreaking TV Special of THE HOBBIT in 1977 with awards including THE PEABODY Photographs C. 2001 Gene Muller/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES from the book THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER/MISER BROS PRESS
Look for an upcoming article I am interviewed in at www.theonering.net
RALPH FRIEDMAN
RANKIN/BASS FUN FACT: One of the Sound Engineers on RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER got his start doing sound on the television classic CANDID CAMERA. Ralph worked out of New York at his own MAGNO SOUND and later did the sound on TV series like KOJAK and THE EQUALIZER. c. 1988 David Friedman/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES
RANKIN/BASS' MAD MONSTER PARTY
RANKIN/BASS FUN FACT: As I start another project involving RANKIN/BASS' MAD MONSTER PARTY Going through documents, I discovered that prior to the final film name of MAD MONSTER PARTY (written by Leonard Korobkin and Harvey Kurtzman, which final contracts were provided for on October 31, 1966) and before that it was known as THE MONSTER MOVIE (when Jack Davis composed his first version of the movie poster art) the original working title for the film as early as September 23, 1965 was MONSTER CONVENTION. Boris Karloff actually performed his off-camera voice over work on October 6th and 7th, 1965.
RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 50th Anniversary!
I have really been enjoying revisiting my archives for my research on RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER! We will be celebrating what would have been Arthur's 90th Birthday in a few weeks and lots of exciting things going on this year! If you want to set up radio and TV interviews this year, try to catch me early via my email Rickgoldsc@aol.com I will also be available to write newspaper and magazine articles, early in the season.
