Robert L. May
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Robert Lewis May was an American retailer. He was best known for creating the fictional character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
May in the Dartmouth College yearbook, 1926
May's grave at Saint Joseph Cemetery
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 stop motion Christmas animated television special produced by Videocraft International, Ltd.. It first aired December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in
Robert L. May
…at the Radio City Music Hall and in hundreds of theatres around the country. In 1964, Rankin/Bass Productions produced an animated television film, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which employed stop-motion animation known as "Animagic". It was a remarkable success and is the longest-running television special in American history…
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Puppets from the film on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
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Dolly for Sue, a character from the television special