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Lot #839
Carmen Miranda Signed Oversized Photograph to Rudy Vallee

"To Rudy Vallee, with whom I appear for the first time on American radio, my sincere thanks, Carmen Miranda"

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"To Rudy Vallee, with whom I appear for the first time on American radio, my sincere thanks, Carmen Miranda"

Large vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait photo of the 'Brazilian Bombshell' by Bruno of Hollywood, signed and inscribed vertically in Portuguese in bold fountain pen (translated), “To Rudy Vallee, with whom I appear for the first time on American radio, my sincere thanks, Carmen Miranda, N. York, 20 / 9 / 937.” In very fine condition, with two small creases to the lower left corner tip. Rudy Vallée was an American singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer (1901-1986) who was the first male singer to rise from local radio broadcasts in New York City to national popularity as a ‘crooner.’

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