[78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage stamp

[David Lennick]

Lou Raderman, Y. Zayde, possibly Wladimir Silinsky (sp as in Rust), Murray 
Kellner..okay, so FW couldn't find one good Goyishe violinist.

dl

Thomas Stern wrote:
>   Does anyone know of any reason he might have been rejected? (political
> activity, social/ethnic/racial attitudes)
>   For example, I have heard that another well known band leader FW refused
> to hire jews, which if true would probably be grounds for rejection, but it
> is hearsay, I've seen nothing to substantiate the claim.
>   Thanks, Thomas.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:41 PM
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> 
> 
> Stamps?
> 
> Oh yeah..I vaguely remember those things..
> 
> dl
> 
> soundthink at aol.com wrote:
>> http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/may/31/sticking-to-it/
>>
>> I'm wondering if the board that votes on this takes into account a
> person's personality as well as his fame. If this is so, it would have cause
> for rejecting Vallee, who had some - shall we say - "personality flaws."
> Still, as the progenitor of the crooning movement and the biggest radio star
> of his day, he should have been a slam-dunk for a sticky.
>> Cary Ginell
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