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60 years today!
*Today is the 60th Anniversary for Rankin/Bass' first feature film, Willy McBean and his magic machine! It was shot simultaneously with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and designed and co-written by Antony Peters and featured the same voice cast with some additions, like James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek). Antony Peters was the original artist at Rankin/Bass and left the studio after this production. He and I became great friends and he gave me great insight into the early days at Videocraft International, which later became Rankin/Bass Productions . I loved his UPA, streamlined style, for the work he did at Rankin/Bass. This is why Rudolph and Willy McBean are among my favorites. Tony also designed all of the Animagic commercials Rankin/Bass Produced for GE and others. You can read much more about Antony Peters in my books. #Willymcbeanandhismagicmachine
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