Romeo Muller is the creator of all the Rudolph characters we know and love PLUS many other Rankin/Bass characters!

 

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This is the guy who created the Bumble, Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius, Sam the Snowman, The Island of Misfit Toys, Clarice, The Heat Miser, The Snow Miser and many more! Often, he based the characters on friends and used their names. This is one of many newspaper interviews I have from his personal scrapbook. Romeo Muller, Jr. was the genius writer behind the characters! #romeomuller #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #santaclaus #rankinbass #writer #creator #genius

HIROSHI TABATA works on the set of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (1964)