My Vagabond Lover: An Intimate Biography of Rudy Vallee (SIGNED)
Language: English
Published by Taylor Pub, 1996
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
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As New. ; Signed three times by Eleanor Vallee, 1/ on the front endpaper with a full page inscription, 2/ on the half title page, and 3/ on the title page. ; Tight, clean and crisp. The book appears unread and looks New. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. As New.
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- Title
- My Vagabond Lover: An Intimate Biography of Rudy Vallee (SIGNED)
- Author
- Vallee, Eleanor & Jill Amadio
- Publisher
- Taylor Pub
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Used; Like New
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0878339183
- ISBN 13
- 9780878339181
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing.
- Item weight
- 32 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x1x9
Traces the life and career of Rudy Vallee, describing his accomplishments in radio, motion pictures, and on Broadway
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When Rudy and Eleanor met in 1945, the Yalie "crooner" was already past the apotheosis he had reached during the Depression Era, and the schoolgirl had to ask her mother who Vallee was. They bridged the generation chasm with a steadfast affection that comes across more genuinely than any anecdote in this pallid biography. As a chronicle of Rudy's career, Eleanor's account is perplexing?in part because the author has an aversion to dates?but as a barometer of waning stardom, it is occasionally poignant. From television offers and film scenarios that never materialized to his Broadway "comeback," Eleanor focuses on the twilight of Rudy's career and offers the lasting lesson that fame is fickle. For all the book's good intentions, the result can be cloying, presumably because the author is too close to her subject. Less a biography, more a tribute to a legend past his prime, this is recommended for only the most comprehensive collections.?Jayne Plymale-Jackson, Univ. of Georgia Libs., Athens
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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