Raymond Briggs, the British illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author best known for “The Snowman,” has died. He was 88. “The Snowman,” a book without words and illustrated with ...

Raymond Briggs in 1978. Despite primarily gearing his work for children, some of his best-known books, including “The Snowman,” were meditations on death.

Along with producing partner Arthur Rankin Jr., Bass co-directed holiday classics like The Little Drummer Boy (1968), Frosty the Snowman (1969), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970), The Year ...

Animator, producer and director Jules Bass, whose classics 'Frosty the Snowman' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' have been enjoyed by generations of viewers, died at 87 on Tuesday.

Departed Jules Bass, 'Frosty the Snowman' and 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town' director, dead at 87 Bass directed holiday specials alongside the late Arthur Rankin Jr.

Raymond Briggs, Beloved Author and Illustrator of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88. Over a six-decade career, he also created Fungus the Bogeyman and a rather grumpy version of Father Christmas.

Raymond Briggs (right) pictured in 2008. (Photo: Anthony Devlin via PA Wire/PA Images) Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for creating The Snowman, has died aged 88. His family said ...