罗纳德·D·兰克福德（Ronald D.Lankford）为这个标志性的、深受喜爱的圣诞角色写下了决定性的历史。红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫（Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reinder）是罗伯特·梅（Robert May）的作品，他是一名文案撰稿人，1939年作为蒙哥马利·沃德（Montgomery Ward）的圣诞赠品创作了这首诗。在那个节日期间，印刷并分发了240多万册。传说就这样开始了。约翰尼·马克斯将这首诗改编成了吉恩·奥特里的热门歌曲《红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫》，这首歌立即成为——现在仍然是——有史以来最受欢迎的圣诞歌曲之一。1964年的Rankin/Bass stop motion电视特辑激发了玩具和装饰物品的家庭手工业，鲁道夫的传奇更是一飞冲天。在这部喜庆且见多识广的《最著名的驯鹿》中，兰克福德讨论了鲁道夫的所有作品，包括漫画书、续集、广告搭配、电影等等。兰克福德创作了第一部完整的鲁道夫历史，既颂扬并解释了鲁道夫和他的朋友们不朽的声望。其结果是一部光辉的颂词和一部经过严格研究的传记，将吸引美国经典节日文化的粉丝和爱好者。
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: An American Hero
Ronald D. Lankford has written the definitive history of this iconic and much-loved Christmas character. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was the creation of Robert May, a staff copywriter who wrote the original poem as a Montgomery Ward Christmas giveaway in 1939. More than 2.4 million copies were printed and given away that holiday season. Thus the legend began. Johnny Marks adapted the poem into what would become the Gene Autry hit “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” which instantly became―and still remains―one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. The legend of Rudolph soared even higher with the Rankin/Bass stop-motion television special in 1964, which has gone on to inspire a cottage industry of toys and decorative items. In this festive and informed look at the most famous reindeer of all, Lankford discusses all of Rudolph’s iterations, including comic books, sequels, advertising tie-ins, movies, and much more. Lankford has produced the first complete history of Rudolph that both celebrates and explains the undying popularity of Rudolph and his friends. The result is both a glowing tribute and a rigorously researched biography that will appeal to fans and lovers of classic American holiday culture.
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