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Who 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 menti
by dartmoose 4y ago
Who 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.