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...Because Crooner Rudy Vallée, interrupted by stage and radio concerts, never managed to finish the course he enrolled in four years ago at Boston's Suffolk School of Law, Suffolk last week made Crooner Vallée an honorary Master of Arts at a special presentation. Beamed Suffolk's Dean Gleason Archer: "Rudy will finish his course sometime and go into politics." Next year, elaborated Dean Archer, Crooner Vallée would not only continue his studies but teach radio showmanship, head a new department of radio broadcasting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Kudos Jun. 22, 1936 | 6/22/1936 | See Source »

Gathering together a few loose ends we arrive at mention of the Keith Memorial presentation of "Let's Sing Again," starring Bobby Breen, who is a youthful crooner, and oppressively cute--we'll take our Shirley Temple and like it if this is the alterntive. Also presented is the latest issue of the "March of Time." I guess it's really too hot to consider the Old Howard...

Author: By S. M. B., | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 6/17/1936 | See Source »

...have been constant companions. His first wife was Russian Princess Xenia Romanov. Married. Mrs. Henry Symes Lehr, 64, author last year of a sensational biography of her dead husband, "King Lehr" and the Gilded Age; and John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, Baron Decies, 70; in Paris. Divorced. Crooner Rudy Vallée, 34; by Mrs. Fay Webb Vallée, 29, daughter of the chief of police of Santa Monica, Calif.; after three years of litigation; in Los Angeles. Grounds: cruelty. Divorced. Alistair MacDonald. 37, architect son of Britain's Lord President of the Council Ramsay MacDonald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 1, 1936 | 6/1/1936 | See Source »

...conductors," mourned his departure as "an immense loss to our country." In the course of the Philadelphia Orchestra's tour (TIME, April 27), Stokowski was swelling his purse by appearing with his men on the Kraft's Cheese hour, which is sent out from Hollywood with Crooner Bing Crosby as master of ceremonies. Stokowski's first offering was Bach's Siciliana, which prompted Crosby to comment: ''When it's like that I like Bach pretty good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Stokowski & Cheese | 5/11/1936 | See Source »

Because his current Scandals was beginning to lose money, Producer George White called the principals together, announced he would close the show. Most of the actors grumpily agreed to a cut in salaries if the show would continue. But Crooner Rudy Vallée, who has long been on notably bad terms with Producer White, protested. In the resulting argument, Vallée called White two mildly vulgar names. Without ado, the agile little onetime hoofer hit Vallée square on the nose-a tender spot ever since its reconstruction by plastic surgery in 1933. Said Mr. Vall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 30, 1936 | 3/30/1936 | See Source »

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