{"product_id":"john-coates","title":"John Coates","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Coates is best known as the producer of \u003ci\u003eThe Snowman, When the Wind Blows, Wind in the Willows, Willows in Winter, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Famous Fred,\u003c\/i\u003e and as the man behind the Beatles film \u003ci\u003eYellow Submarine\u003c\/i\u003e. This intimate biography takes the reader on a journey through Coates's early life, his years as an army officer in the 11th Hussars in World War II, and his postwar life as a distributor for Rank films throughout Asia, before returning to England and eventually taking over TV Cartoons. With a foreword by Raymond Briggs and an epilogue by Coates himself, this abundantly illustrated work also includes a DVD of selections from Coates's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Marie Beardmore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615277179260,"sku":"9780861966820","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780861966820_57874819-8a66-4630-907f-4efa6be531ab.jpg?v=1726133233","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/john-coates","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}