Item 103179 - Rudy Vallee and Fay Webb, Portland, ca. 1932
- Item 103179 - Rudy Vallee and Fay Webb, Portland, ca. 1932
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Image Info Rudy Vallee, born in Vermont, grew up in Westbrook. His long, successful career as a bandleader, singer and actor started in the 1920s. He was married to the actress Fay Webb, pictured at his left, from 1931 to 1936.
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In 1921, Vallee enrolled in the University of Maine (but later transferred to Yale.) In 1930, he topped the popular music charts with a recording of the University of Maine school song, "The Maine Stein Song".