Johnny Marks

ComposerMusic DepartmentWriter
Born
November 10, 1909
Died
September 3, 1985

You may not know his name, at least not right away, but you've surely heard at least one of Johnny Marks's songs at Christmastime. The brother-in-law of Robert L. May, who wrote the original story of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," it was he who set the story to music. After failing to sell the…

Self

The Mike Douglas Show(1961)as Self - Composer
The Joe Franklin Show(1950)as Self
What's My Line?(1950)as Self - Contestant
The Ed Sullivan Show(1948)as Audience Bow, Self - Songwriter

Archive Footage

My Music: A Classic Christmas(2019)as Self
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas(2017)as Self