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Artist Profile: Robert L. May - Playlist IPTV

Place of Birth Arverne, Long Island, New York, USA

Born 1905-07-27 Died: 1976-08-11

Known For 1 Works

Robert L. May (July 27, 1905 – August 11, 1976) was an American advertising copywriter. He is best known for creating the fictional character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Early in 1939, May's boss at Montgomery Ward asked him to write a "cheery children's book" for Christmas shoppers, suggesting it should be an animal story. Prior to that time, Montgomery Ward...