May, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1905-1976
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found: His Benny the bunny liked beans, c1940:t.p. (Robert L. May)
found: His Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, c1983:p. 4 of cover (Robert L. May)
found: His Rudolph's second Christmas, 1992:CIP t.p. (Robert L. May) author sheet (d. in Evanston, Ill. 10-11-76)
found: LC database, Nov. 28, 2014(heading: May, Robert Lewis, 1905- ; usage: Robert L. May)
found: SSDI, viewed Nov. 28, 2014(Robert May; b. July 27, 1905; d. Aug. 1976; last residence: Evanston, Ill.)
found: Find a grave WWW site, viewed Nov. 28, 2014(Robert Lewis May; b. July 27, 1905; d. Aug. 10, 1976; creator of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer)
found: Gale biography in context WWW site, viewed Nov. 28, 2014(Robert Lewis May; b. 1905; d. Aug. 11, 1976, Evanston, Ill.; advertising executive and author; creator of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, whose story he wrote in 1939 as a Christmas promotion for Montgomery Ward; adapted the story into a poem, which later became a hit song performed by Gene Autry)
found: Chicago tribune, Aug. 12, 1976:p. B13 (Robert L. May; d. Tuesday night [Aug. 10, 1976], Evanston, aged 71; creator of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer)
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1980-04-24: new
2014-11-28: revised
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