Rudy Vallee

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

 Rudy Vallee was a megaphone-carrying crooner who became a star with his tribute to fellow Yalies drinking down at Mory's with their glasses raised on high.

Rudy Vallee

Born Hubert Prior Vallee on July 28, 1901 in Island Pond, Vt. Died July 3, 1986 of stroke in Hollywood Hills, Calif.

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