[78-L] Rudy Vallee rejected for postage stamp

[Royal Pemberton]

My first guess was Fred Waring.

On 6/1/09, Dnjchi at aol.com <Dnjchi at aol.com> wrote:
>
> 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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