Question: Who wrote the original story in 1939 about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer which went on to be an animated musical movie in 1998 starring an American actor best known for playing Dan Conner on the ABC TV series 'Roseanne'?
Sentence (from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie"): Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie is a 1998 American animated musical film about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who first appeared in a 1939 story by Robert L. May.
Relevant evidence: Yes