[78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage stamp

[Bud Black]

I never knew that band leader Fess Williams was an anti Semite!

Bud 
 
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From: David Lennick
Date: 05/31/09 16:12:01
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage stamp
 
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.
>
>
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
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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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