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CBS 2 Vault: Meet the family of the man who created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Name: CBS 2 Vault: Meet the family of the man who created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Uploaded: 2022-12-21T15:14:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: Chicago copywriter Robert L. May created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for a children’s book given out by Montgomery Ward in 1939. In 1999, CBS 2’s Mary Ann Childers caught up with May’s daughters, Martha May and Betsy Decker, for a look back at history.

Chicago copywriter Robert L. May created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for a children’s book given out by Montgomery Ward in 1939. In 1999, CBS 2’s Mary Ann Childers caught up with May’s daughters, Martha May and Betsy Decker, for a look back at history.