Rudy Vallee (July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was a popular United States singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. Born Hubert Prior Vallée in Island Pond, Vermont, he grew up in Westbrook, Maine. In high school he took up the saxophone and acquired the nickname "Rudy" after then famous saxophonist Rudy Weidoeft. July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Island Pond is a census-designated place and village located in the town of Brighton, Vermont. ... Westbrook is a city located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... Rudolph Rudy Cornelius Wiedoeft (January 3, 1893 - February 18, 1940) was a U.S. saxophonist. ...

Rudy Vallee

Vallee played clarinet and saxophone in various bands around New England in his youth, in the mid 1920s played with the Savoy Havana Band in London, England. He then returned to the States to form his own band, Rudy Vallee and the Connecticut Yankees. With this band he started taking vocals (supposedly reluctantly at first). He had a rather thin tenor voice and seemed more at home singing sweet ballads than attempting vocals on jazz numbers. However his singing, together with his suave manner and handsome good looks attracted great attention, especially from young women. Vallee was given a recording contract, and in 1928 started performing on the radio. young Rudy Vallee, photo from period sheet music cover The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bâ™­ soprano clarinet. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... While the states marked in red show the core of New England, the regions cultural influence may cover a greater or lesser area than shown. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...

Vallee became the most prominent of a new style of popular singer, the "crooner". Previously popular singers needed strong projecting voices to fill theaters in the days before the electric microphone. Crooners had soft voices that were well suited to the intimacy of the new medium of radio. A crooner is a singer (usually male) of a certain kind of popular music, often called standards or American standards. The style, which is characterized by a relaxed and intimate posture by the performer, became possible with the invention of electric amplification in the early 20th century. ...

Vallee became also perhaps the first complete example of the 20th century mass media pop-star. Flappers (the predecessors of "bobbie-soxers") mobbed him wherever he went. His live appearances were usually sold out, and even if his singing could hardly be heard in those venues not yet equipt with the new electronic microphones, his screaming female fans went home happy if they had caught sight of his lips through the opening of the trademark megaphone he sang through. The term flapper, which became common slang in the 1920s, referred to a new breed of young women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered decent behavior. ... Categories: Technology stubs ...

In 1929 Vallee did his first film "Vagabond Lover". His first films were made to cash in on his singing popularity, but Hollywood was pleasantly surprised to find that Vallee could act as well. Also in 1929 Vallee started hosting The Fleishchman’s Yeast Musical Variety Hour. Vallee would continue hosting popular radio variety shows through the 1940s, including: "The Royal Gelatin Hour, directed by Rudy Vallee", which featured various film performers of the era, such as Fay Wray and Richard Cromwell, in dramatic skits. Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress, who was born Vina Fay Wray on a ranch near Cardston, Alberta, Canada. ... This is a page about the American actor Richard Cromwell. ...

Along with his group, "The Connecticut Yankees," Vallee's best known popular recordings included: "The Stein Song" (aka University of Maine fighting song) in the early part of the decade and "Vieni, Vieni" in the latter '30s. A note of trivia: "Vieni, Vieni" can be heard in the background as Jimmy Stewart enters the restaurant in Frank Capra's holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life. The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. ... Jimmy Stewart, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality. ... Frank Capra Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films. ... Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 Frank Capra film, released originally by RKO Radio Pictures. ...

When Vallee took his contractual vacations from his national radio show in 1936, he insisted his sponsor hire Louis Armstrong as his substitute (this was the first instance of an African-American fronting a national radio program). That same year Vallee also wrote the introduction for Armstrong's book "Swing That Music". Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nicknames Satchmo and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or simply blacks are an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and Central Africa. ...

Vallee acted in a number of Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. One of his best acting roles is as the millionaire playboy in whom Claudette Colbert relies in the 1942 screwball comedy directed by Preston Sturges, "The Palm Beach Story". // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... Photo still of Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 _ July 30, 1996) was a French-American actress. ... Preston Sturges (August 29, 1898-August 6, 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a screenwriter and director born in Chicago. ... The Palm Beach Story is a 1942 romantic screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges. ...

In 1955, Vallee displayed his comedic abilities in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, co-starring Jane Russell, Alan Young, and Jeanne Crain. The production was filmed on location in Paris. The film was based on the Anita Loos novel that was a sequel to her acclaimed Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes was popular throughout Europe at the time and was released in France as A Paris Pour les Quatre ("Paris For The Four"), and in Belgium as Cevieren Te Parijs. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jane Russell in the 1940s Jane Russell (born June 21, 1921) is an American actress. ... Alan Young (born 19 November 1919) was an actor best known for his television role opposite a talking horse, Mister Ed. ... Jeanne Crain Jeanne Crain (May 25, 1925 - December 14, 2003) was an American actress. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Anita Loos (April 26, 1889–August 18, 1981) was an acclaimed American screenwriter, playwright and author. ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a novel written by Anita Loos that was published in 1925, a Broadway play produced in 1926, a Broadway musical produced in 1949, which Loos also wrote the book for, and two motion pictures. ...

In middle age Vallee's voice matured into a robust baritone. (In his later years he told a collector of his early records that "Everything I did before 1950 you can shit on.") He performed on Broadway in the show "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and appeared in the film of the same name. He appeared in the campy 1960s Batman television show as the character "Lord Marmaduke Fogg". He toured with a one-man theater show into the 1980s. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was a humorous book by Shepherd Mead. ... Burt Ward as Robin and Adam West as Batman Batman was the title of an exceptionally popular TV series based on the comic-book character Batman that aired on ABC TV for 2 1/2 seasons from 12 January 1966 to 14 March 1968. ...

His reputation in Hollywood was that of a tightwad, but he wasn't the only one. He was widely suspected of being bisexual, although not much hard evidence exists; he was married briefly to the much-younger, sexy actress Jane Greer, but remained single throughout most of his life. In human sexuality, bisexuality describes people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females. ... Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947). ...

Rudy Vallee died on July 3, 1986 at the age of 84, and he was interred in St. Hyacinth's Cemetery, Westbrook, Maine. July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Filmography

• Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees (1929) (short subject)
• Radio Rhythm (1929) (short subject)
• Campus Sweethearts (1929) (short subject)
• The Vagabond Lover (1929)
• Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
• The Stein Song (1930) (short subject)
• Betty Co-Ed (1931) (short subject)
• Kitty from Kansas City (1931) (short subject)
• Musical Justice (1931) (short subject)
• Knowmore College (1932) (short subject)
• Rudy Vallee Melodies (1932) (short subject)
• The Musical Doctor (1932) (short subject)
• International House (1933)
• George White's Scandals (1934)
• A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935) (short subject)
• Sweet Music (1935)
• Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 1 (1935) (short subject)
• Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 2 (1935) (short subject)
• For Auld Lang Syne (1938) (short subject)
• Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
• Second Fiddle (1939)
• Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (1941) (short subject)
• Too Many Blondes (1941)
• Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
• Picture People No. 2: Hollywood Sports (1941) (short subject)
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) (short subject)
• The Palm Beach Story (1942)
• Happy Go Lucky (1943)
• Screen Snapshots: Hollywood in Uniform (1943) (short subject)
• Rudy Vallee and His Coast Guard Band (1944) (short subject)
• It's In the Bag! (1945) (Cameo)
• Man Alive (1945)
• People Are Funny (1946)
• The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
• The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
• The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
• So This Is New York (1948)
• I Remember Mama (1948)
• Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
• My Dear Secretary (1949)
• Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
• The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
• Father Was a Fullback (1949)
• The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)
• Richochet Romance (1954)
• Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
• The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
• Silent Treatment (1968)
• Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
• The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) (narrator)
• The Phynx (1970) (Cameo)
• Slashed Dreams (1975)
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

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External link

• Rudy Vallee Official Website