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Bah! Gene Autry made Rudolph [1]. He was a singing cowboy who also made science fiction crossover serials [2], so I suppose that's complicated. [1] https://en.
by drewcoo 4y ago
Bah! Gene Autry made Rudolph [1]. He was a singing cowboy who also made science fiction crossover serials [2], so I suppose that's complicated.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_Empire
- vanderZwan 4y agoIt's an animation blog. With context it's obvious the blog is going to discuss the "Rudolph" animation, not the song, since the latter has no place on such a blog.
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- dartmoose 4y agoWho knows how far back the chain of inspiration and influence goes, but Robert Lewis May’s book predates Gene Autry [1]. The wiki link you shared actually mentions the inspiration for Gene was a children’s book. [1] https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2011/12/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer-shines-dartmouth https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2011/12/rudolph-red-nosed-re...
- jjulius 4y ago>The wiki link you shared actually mentions the inspiration for Gene was a children's book. And even mentions May, specifically: >In 1939, Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May, created the character Rudolph as an assignment for Montgomery Ward, and Marks decided to adapt the story of Rudolph into a song.
- aidenn0 4y agoJohnny Marks (who worked on the stop-motion show) was credited with writing the Autry song (and his brother-in-law created the character itself).