Remembering Rudolph and his creator, Robert L May
December 29, 2013 8:55 AM Subscribe
Robert L May was a bit of an outcast as a child. He skipped a few grades and was younger and smaller than his classmates.
Robert L May dreamed of writing the great American novel, but instead, became a catalog writer at Montgomery Ward in Chicago. It was here in 1939 that he wrote Rudolph and 2 million copies were made and distributed to children.
The company later gave Robert L May the rights to the story.[NPR audio story]
See and hear the original sketches and story read by his daughter.
May managed the career of Rudolph in his later years, which included a song written by his brother-in-law Johnny Marks and sung by Gene Autry in 1949. (YT link).
The original Rudolph scrapbook was found in Dartmouth's archives..
Previously
Robert L May dreamed of writing the great American novel, but instead, became a catalog writer at Montgomery Ward in Chicago. It was here in 1939 that he wrote Rudolph and 2 million copies were made and distributed to children.
The company later gave Robert L May the rights to the story.[NPR audio story]
See and hear the original sketches and story read by his daughter.
May managed the career of Rudolph in his later years, which included a song written by his brother-in-law Johnny Marks and sung by Gene Autry in 1949. (YT link).
The original Rudolph scrapbook was found in Dartmouth's archives..
Previously
In an alternate 2013, employees at Montgomery Ward remain in disbelief that some dumb reindeer is the only thing keeping the chain in business.
posted by dr_dank at 10:39 AM on December 29, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by dr_dank at 10:39 AM on December 29, 2013 [4 favorites]
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