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Rudy Vallée
  • Birth Name:
    Hubert Prior Vallée
  • Date of Birth:
    July 28, 1901
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Leo
  • Place of Birth:
    Island Pond, Vermont, U.S.
  • Place of Death:
    North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • Date of Death:
    July 3, 1986
  • Cause of Death:
    Cancer
  • Height:
    5' 8"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Rudy Vallée
  • Spouse:
    Leonie Cauchois - annulled
    Fay Webb - divorced
    Jane Greer - divorced
    Eleanor Norris -

Career

Rudy Vallée

Trivia

Rudy Vallée
  • Interred at Saint Hyacinth's Cemetery, Westbrook, Maine, USA. Second row in from Stroud Water Street.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • The headstones for both him and his brother were stolen; only the family plot marker remains at Saint Hyacinth's.
    submitted by - suresh kumar
  • Died while watching the Statue of Liberty Centennial celebrations on TV, his reported last words being, "I wish I could be there. You know how I've always loved a party."
    submitted by - Soha Ali
  • Co-wrote his long-time theme song, "Vagabond Lover," which was also the title of his first movie (The Vagabond Lover (1929).
    submitted by - Akshya Dhiman
  • As a singing bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s, he introduced many songs that would ultimately become pop standards, among them "Goodnight, Sweetheart," "The Maine Stein Song," "As Time Goes By," "Would You Like to Take a Walk?," "Betty Co-Ed" and his two theme songs, "Heigh-Ho, Everybody" and "I'm Just a Vagabond Lover." He never did introduce the 1967 hit that parodied his style, "Winchester Cathedral," although he sang it frequently afterwards.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
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Quotes

Rudy Vallée
  • People called me the guy with the cock in his voice. Maybe that's why in 84 years of life I've been with over 145 women and girls. - Unknown
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Biography

Rudy Vallée
Last Updated: Thursday, September 03, 2009
rudy valleeRudy Vallee started his career as a saxophone player and singer and later became a band leader. In the 1920s and early 30s he had a hit radio program, The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour (where he was hated by his cast and crew due to his explosive ego-driven personality).

In the early 1930's he was ranked with the likes of Bing Crosby and the tragic Russ Columbo in the Hit Parade. A huge hit on radio in 1933 with his program, initially known as 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour,' Vallee was considered a slave driver by his staff. He was known to instigate fist fights with virtually anyone who got on his nerves. During the run of his show he slugged photographers, threw sheet music in the faces of pianists' heads and if provoked, would sock hecklers in the nose.

While audiences loved him, he was hated by most of his staff. As a very popular star in night clubs and on records, as well as in movies, he helped other singers like Alice Faye - who was for a while his band singer - and Frances Langford to start their careers.

In his early movies he often played the romantic lead, but he switched later to stuffy and comic parts. He also appeared on Broadway. The mid-60's Broadway hit "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" was filmed in 1967 with him in his original Broadway role.


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