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Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment

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Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment

Summary

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment is a television production company[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment is in the country of United States[3].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's instance of is recorded as television production company[4].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's founder is recorded as Arthur Rankin Jr.[5].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's founder is recorded as Jules Bass[6].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's industry is recorded as film industry[8].
  • September 14, 1960 marks the founding of Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment[9].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment was dissolved in 1987[10].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment was dissolved in 2001[11].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's location of formation is recorded as New York City[12].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's official website is recorded as http://www.rankinbass.com/[13].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rankin/Bass Productions[14].
  • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's product or material produced is recorded as animated television special[15].

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Founding

Founders include Arthur Rankin Jr.[5] and Jules Bass[6]. September 14, 1960 marks the founding of Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City[12].

Operations

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7].

Industry

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's industry is recorded as film industry[8].

Ownership

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's product or material produced is recorded as animated television special[15].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include 1987[10] and 2001[11].

Why It Matters

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z, +2001-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Headquarters location → New York City
    Topic's main category → Category:Rankin/Bass Productions
    Country → United States
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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