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Hubert Prior Vallée
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Rudy 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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1901-07-28
- event Death Date 1986-07-06
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 1.7
- info Birth Place Island Pond, Vermont, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Rudy Vallee
5.3
International House
1933-05-27
6.2
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947-04-04
5.2
People Are Funny
1946-01-11
6.8
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967-03-09
7
The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28
7.2
Unfaithfully Yours
1948-12-10
7
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947-09-01
7
I Remember Mama
1948-03-09
5
Second Fiddle
1939-06-30
6.1
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950-08-04
3.5
The Phynx
1970-03-06
5.5
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968-10-23
5.9
My Dear Secretary
1948-11-05
5.8
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949-05-27
0
Hansel and Gretel
1958-04-27
6.2
Time Out for Rhythm
1941-06-05
6
So This Is New York
1948-06-01
2.9
Slashed Dreams
1975-04-24
0
Mother Is a Freshman
1949-03-12
6
Father Was a Fullback
1949-09-30
4.5
Betty Co-ed
1931-08-01
2.7
Rudy Vallee Melodies
1932-08-04
5
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938-06-11
5.5
Glorifying the American Girl
1929-12-07
5
George White's Scandals
1934-03-15
4
Happy Go Lucky
1943-01-04
4
11th. Naval District "United States Coast Guard Band"
1944-01-01
4
The Vagabond Lover
1929-12-01
5.7
Sweet Music
1935-02-23
8
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995-01-01
5.1
Man Alive
1945-11-16
10
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984-01-01
5.3
The Helen Morgan Story
1957-10-02
0
The Golden Twenties
1950-04-08
5.3
Rodeo Dough
1940-11-09
5
It's in the Bag!
1945-04-21
5.2
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955-10-29
0
Too Many Blondes
1941-08-01
0
Men Who Rate a 10
1980-10-07
0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
1934-04-28
7
Ricochet Romance
1954-11-01
5.2
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935-02-02
5
Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31
5
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935-12-01
5.7
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
5
The Fabulous Suzanne
1946-12-15
6
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943-08-15
7
Jazz Ball
1956-01-01
6
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942-10-05
4.5
Kitty from Kansas City
1931-11-01
0
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015-11-06
0
The Musical Doctor
1932-10-28
5.6
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968-12-22
4.1
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26
6.8
CHiPs
1977-09-15
5.5
December Bride
1954-10-04
7
Here's Lucy
1968-09-23
7
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10
7.3
Batman
1966-01-12
6.9
Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05
5.8
Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24
5.3
The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01
7.8
Night Gallery
1970-12-16
6.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
5
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971-09-17
5.5
Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25
4.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01
6.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20
6.8
The Name of the Game
1968-09-20
7
Kraft Television Theatre
1947-05-07
6.6
What's My Line?
1950-02-02
8.8
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957-11-06
8
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987-07-03
6.6
What's My Line?
1950-02-02
7.4
Ellery Queen
1975-09-11
