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- Johnny Marks was born on November 10, 1909 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Harmony Row (1933). He died on September 3, 1985.
- Brother in Law of the Author of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Robert L. May.
- In 1949, he formed St. Nicholas Music, with an extensive listing of his songs and many others. These titles included his own Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
- Earned a Bronze Star and 3 Battle Ribbons in World War II as a Captain in the 26th Special Services Company.
- Although he was Jewish, he wrote many Christmas Songs, such as::Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.
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