[78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage stamp

[Dnjchi at aol.com]

Possibly it was Fats Waller?
dc
 
In a message dated 5/31/2009 10:07:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
banjobud at cfl.rr.com writes:

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

Bud  

-------Original Message-------

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.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>  [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
>  Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:41 PM
> To: 78-L Mail List
>  Subject: Re: [78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage  stamp
>
>
> 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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