Who invented the character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 by Robert L. May, who worked for a Chicago department store. He created Rudolph as a character to boost Christmas sales, and millions of Rudolph booklets were given away free to customers. In 1947, May obtained the copyrights and set about creating the Rudolph song and an animated cartoon.References:”St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture”; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Robert E.
