Vallee, Rudy (1901-1986) and Family Archive of Signed Photos and Artifacts.

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Vallee, Rudy (1901-1986) and Family Archive of Signed Photos and Artifacts. Including: oversized signed 11 x 14 in. studio portrait of Vallee as a young performer by Hal Phyfe; 8 x 10 in. signed photo of Vallee conducting; five signed pieces of sheet music; signed copy of Vallee's autobiography, My Time is Your Time, inscribed to his older sister, Kathleen, "Kay" (1898-1971); oversized 10 x 13 in. signed publicity photo of Vallee's first wife, Fay Webb, in her first year in Hollywood, also inscribed to Kay, Webb's short career was cut short with her death at twenty-nine; [together with] a tin horn used by Vallee to create sound effects on his radio show in the 1930s and '40s; a ceremonial baton; and several customized decorative accessories from the Vallee household, with letters of provenance, including a glass; ashtray, pens, etc.; [and] a quantity of ephemera, including Christmas cards, family portraits, stationery, publicity photos, sheet music, and other related items.
Estimate $1,000-2,000


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