The 1966 television adaptation of the book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas ... the animated special, directed by Chuck Jones and Ben Washam, has become a holiday classic, spawning movies ...

However, the film legend broke both of these rules only once: when he made 1966’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas ... family of animator and producer Chuck Jones, who created the special.

Just outside of their beloved town lives the Grinch (Jim Carrey), a nasty creature that hates Christmas and plans to steal it from the Whos, which he equally abhors. Little Cindy Lou Who (Taylor ...