1930'S LANNY ROSS ORIGINAL PORTRAIT 5" X 7" MOVIE STAR PHOTO-RARE CANADIAN CARD

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MOVIE STAR
CARDS
1930'S LANNY ROSS
COLUMBIA PICTURE MOVIE STAR
LITHOGRAPHED IN CANADA CARD
This is a
1930'S LANNY ROSS
.
Lanny Ross made his theatrical bow at the age of 4 performing with his father in
Ben Greet
's professional Shakespearean company.
[6]
During his primary education in a Canadian convent and various Seattle and New York schools, young Ross confined his appearances to choir work, including term as head monitor at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NY.
[7]
His career began in radio in 1928 and included a five-year run with
Annette Hanshaw
on the
Maxwell House Show Boat
program. His recording career began in 1929. He did so well on the radio that he gave up the legal profession and set forth on a singing career.
[8]
Ross went on to success in vaudeville, night clubs and films. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, achieving the rank of Major. During the war, he was called upon to sing the Oscar-nominated ballad, "We Musn't Say Goodbye", for the 1943 motion picture, "Stage Door Canteen". The film also received an Oscar nomination for best musical score that year.
HIs radio programs have included
Troubadour of the Moon
,
Maxwell House Showboat
,
Packard Mardi Gras
,
Lucky Strike Hit Parade
and his own
Lanny Ross Program
, sponsored by Franco-American over the CBS Network.
Ross introduced the standard popular song "
Stay as Sweet as You Are
" (w.
Mack Gordon
m.
Harry Revel
) in the 1934 film
College Rhythm
. He recorded the song with
Nat W. Finston
and the Paramount Recording Orchestra in Los Angeles on October 21, 1934. It was released on Brunswick 7318 (matrix LA-247-A) and became Ross' most successful record. He starred in two
Paramount Pictures
,
Melody in Spring
and
College Rhythm
, and also in
The Lady Objects
for
Columbia Pictures
. In 1941 he drew critical acclaim for his acting in stock productions of
Petticoat Fever
,
Pursuit of Happiness
and
Green Grow the Lilacs
.
[8]
He co-wrote the song "Listen to My Heart" with
Al J. Neiburg
and
Abner Silver
. It was performed in the 1939 short film
Tempo of Tomorrow
by
Patricia Gilmore
singing with the
Richard Himber
Orchestra.
Ross died in New York City..
The card was printed in the Canada. Approx. size is 5” X 7” inches. Lithographed in CANADA (RARE).
CONDITION: VG
. (corners rounding).
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