I enjoy creating and spreading knowledgeable content for everyone around the world and try my best not to leave even the smallest of mistakes go unnoticed.
Romeo Muller
Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share
Sign in
Occupation
Screenwriter, actor
Name
Romeo Muller
Role
Screenwriter
Full Name
Romeo Earl Muller, Jr.
Born
7 August 1928 (
1928-08-07
)
Bronx, New York, USA
Died
December 30, 1992, High Falls, New York, United States
Books
Puff in the Land of the Living Lies
Parents
Mildred Kuhlmann, Romeo Earl Muller
Movies
The Hobbit, Santa Claus Is Comin' to, The Return of the King, The World of Strawberr, Puff the Magic Dragon
Similar People
Arthur Rankin - Jr, Jules Bass, Maury Laws, Paul Frees, J R R Tolkien
TV shows
The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.
Romeo Earl Muller, Jr. (August 7, 1928 – December 30, 1992) was an American screenwriter and actor most remembered for his screenplays such as for the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Muller was born in the Bronx, New York, the son of Mildred (Kuhlmann) and Romeo Earl Muller. He was raised on 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 theatre began when he joined an acting troupe called "Theater Go Round" in Virginia Beach, Virginia with producer/friend Lesley Savage. At this time Romeo wrote plays such as Angel With The Big, Big Ears and The Great Getaway, which eventually became the Rankin-Bass 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 Jack Benny, Muller was discovered by CBS founder William S. Paley and selected to be a staff writer for the prestigious 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 Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass and began a relationship that would last for years. Rankin and Bass asked Romeo to write a screenplay for their first Network television special, entitled Return to Oz, which aired on NBC's the General Electric Fantasy Hour. The show was a success and set the stage for the most popular 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.
Muller 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.
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 shortly after receiving a diagnosis of cancer.
Plays
Angel With the Big, Big Ears
A Month of Sundays
Superman
A Month of Sundays
Films
Filmography
Writer
2020
Matthew and Ophelia's Wonderful World of Fun (TV Series) (story: Puff Scene - 1 episode)
- Matthew, Ophelia, Puff and the Land of Living Lies (2020) - (story: Puff Scene)
2005
Legend of Frosty the Snowman (Video) (characters: Frosty the Snowman - uncredited)
2005
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (Video) (characters: Here Comes Peter Cottontail - uncredited)
2001
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (Video) (characters created by - uncredited)
1993
The Twelve Days of Christmas (TV Movie) (story)
1992
Noël (TV Movie) (creator) / (written by)
1992
Peppermint Rose (TV Movie) (written by)
1991
The Wish That Changed Christmas (TV Movie) (written for television by)
1987
The Comic Strip (TV Series) (1987)
1987
Thundercats (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Mask of Gorgon (1987) - (written by)
1983
The Wind in the Willows (TV Movie) (screenplay by)
- Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City (1981) - (producer)
- The World of Strawberry Shortcake (1980) - (producer)
1982
Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (TV Movie) (producer)
1980
Dorothy in the Land of Oz (TV Movie) (producer)
1979
The Little Rascals' Christmas Special (TV Movie) (producer)
1979
Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (TV Movie) (producer)
1978
Puff the Magic Dragon (TV Movie) (producer)
Actor
1992
Noël (TV Movie)(voice)
1992
Peppermint Rose (TV Movie)(voice)
1980
Strawberry Shortcake (TV Series) as
Mr. Sun / Narrator
- Pets on Parade (1982) - Mr. Sun (voice)
- Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City (1981) - Mr. Sun / Narrator (voice)
- The World of Strawberry Shortcake (1980) - Mr. Sun / Narrator (voice)
1973
Marco as
Pitai Brahmas
Music Department
1992
Peppermint Rose (TV Movie) (lyrics)
Soundtrack
1983
Peter and the Magic Egg (TV Movie) (lyrics: "A Wonderment" (1983), "An Animal Can Be Folks" (1983), "Mother Nature" (1983), "An Animal Can Be Folks (Short Reprise; Stage Show)" (1983), "Our Egg" (1983), "A Wonderment (Reprise; Finale)" (1983) - uncredited)