Romeo Muller

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Romeo Muller
Bronx, New York, USA
DiedDecember 30, 1992(1992-12-30) (aged 64)
High Falls, New York, USA
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, actor

Romeo Earl Muller, Jr. (August 7, 1928 – December 30, 1992) was an American

Rankin/Bass Christmas specials including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Coming to Town
.

Early years

Muller was born in the

Long Island. His talents in the arts were evident very early on. At age 11, he became a puppeteer
at his grade school and eventually he began writing his own plays.

His career in

off Broadway
play A Month Of Sundays. Since Muller was a big man at 6'2", 300 pounds (1.88 m, 136 kg), he decided to stay away from acting and turn his attention towards writing.

Career

After writing material for comedian

Studio One
and Philco Theatre. He wrote one of the most popular episodes for the Studio One series entitled "Love Me To Pieces, Baby".

In 1963, Muller met with producer/directors

holiday television special of all time Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Muller embellished the short story into an hour-long broadcast and added a variety of characters into the story. He is also known for his screenplays in other such films as Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, The Little Drummer Boy, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, and Frosty the Snowman
, among many others.

In 1965, several Theatre-Five radio productions featured Muller as writer and/or actor.[2][3]

He was also the voice of the narrator, a talking sun, in the first three Strawberry Shortcake TV specials from the 1980s, which he also wrote and co-produced.

Muller read his favorite and first Christmas story every year on Christmas Eve on New York radio station WGHQ. This story was reworked with a different ending for an animated film in 1992 and aired days before Muller died.

In 2002 the book Jill Chill & the Baron of Glacier Mountain by Ed McCray featured a character named Romeo after Muller. The book is written in the style of the old Christmas specials that Muller had written.

Death

Muller died of a heart attack in his sleep on Wednesday, 30 December 1992, shortly after receiving a diagnosis of cancer.[4]

Work

Plays

  • Angel With the Big, Big Ears
  • A Month of Sundays
  • Superman
  • The Great Git-Away

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery". U.S. Government Printing Office. December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Plot Spot - Famous Authors on Radio". www.otrplotspot.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Romeo Muller". www.rusc.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. ^ [1]Romeo Muller Jr., 64, Writer for Animation Dies

External links

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