Bill Robinson, Robert Ripley

Hubert Prior Vallée, known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.

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“Bill Robinson, Robert Ripley.” Rudy Vallee. Radio broadcast, September 5, 1935.