Let The Chips Fall by Rudy Vallee 1st edition 1975 - This hardcover book issued with dustjacket is in very good condition - Dustjacket in very good condition with edge wear - book inside is in very good condition with no torn or missing pages
SIGNED on 1st page "To Isobel In Friendship Rudy Vallee"
Published in 1975,when Valee was 74, he could look back on a lengthy and eventful career and life. The subtitle of his book is remarkably accurate. He doesn't hesitate to attack show people who have done him wrong, as in the case of Victor Borge for example. Buried not too deeply in the fascinating gossip, however, is an unintentional revelation of his own giant ego and womanizing proclivities
Singer, Actor, and Band Leader. He was born Hubert Prior Vallee, and changed his name to Rudy after the great saxophonist, Rudy Wiedoft. He wanted to serve in World War I, so he enlisted in the Navy in 1917 and was discharged after 41 days when it was discovered he was only 15 years old. He was too old for World War II, so he joined the 40 piece Coast Guard band and entertained troops until 1944. His first marriage was annulled and his second ended in divorce. He then married the younger actress, Jane Greer and that also ended in divorce. He married for the fourth time in 1946 and that lasted until his death in 1986. They reconciled and she wrote a memoir, "My Vagabond Lover." He enjoyed a long and varied career. His first recording contract came in 1928 and his feature film debut occurred in 1929. That was the same year he began hosting the first of his radio shows. He could sing fluently in three different Mediterranean languages and always varied the keys. In 1937 he attended law school in Boston, Massachusetts. His last significant hit was a 1943 rerelease of the hit he made 15 years earlier, "As Time Goes By" which was featured in the 1943 movie, "Casablanca." In the 1960s he appeared as the character Lord Marmaduke Fogg in the TV hit series, Batman. He died of cancer at the age of 84.
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