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 She was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Clooney and grew up in Maysville, Kentucky, where she and her sister Betty Clooney used to sing in her grandfather's mayoral election campaigns, which he won three times. She made her singing debut on Cincinnati radio station WLW in 1941 at 13. On WLW she worked with band leader Barney Rapp, who had also worked with Doris Day and Andy Williams at the same station. She attended high school at Our Lady of Mercy in Cincinnati. In 1946 she appeared with her sister in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the Steel Pier with Tony Pastor's band. In 1949 she went solo and later appeared in White Christmas (1954), co-starring opposite Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Her first big hit was "Come On A My House" in 1951. She married Jos�� Ferrer in 1953 and they had five children between 1955 and 1960. Her marriage to Ferrer was a tempestuous one and she had a nervous breakdown in 1968, but went on to resume her career in 1976. Her life was dramatized in a 1982 made-for-television movie starring Sondra Locke, who was actually just 16 years Rosemary's junior but constantly lied about her age.Her son Gabriel is married to singer Debby Boone, daughter of 1950s pop singer Pat Boone. Her brother, Nick Clooney, was an ABC news anchor in Cincinnati, and her nephew George Clooney has developed into one of the biggest movie stars of the 21st century. In 1968 she was standing in the Ambassdor Hotel in Los Angeles with Roosevelt Grier when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the hotel kitchen after she had participated in his campaign rally. Her top hits include "Hey There" in 1954, "Tenderly", "This Ole House" and "Half As Much" in 1952.
Bio:
She was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Clooney and grew up in Maysville, Kentucky, where she and her sister Betty Clooney used to sing in her grandfather's mayoral election campaigns, which he won three times. She made her singing debut on Cincinnati radio station WLW in 1941 at 13. On WLW she worked with band leader Barney Rapp, who had also worked with Doris Day and Andy Williams at the same station. She attended high school at Our Lady of Mercy in Cincinnati. In 1946 she appeared with her sister in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the Steel Pier with Tony Pastor's band. In 1949 she went solo and later appeared in White Christmas (1954), co-starring opposite Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Her first big hit was "Come On A My House" in 1951. She married Jos�� Ferrer in 1953 and they had five children between 1955 and 1960. Her marriage to Ferrer was a tempestuous one and she had a nervous breakdown in 1968, but went on to resume her career in 1976. Her life was dramatized in a 1982 made-for-television movie starring Sondra Locke, who was actually just 16 years Rosemary's junior but constantly lied about her age.Her son Gabriel is married to singer Debby Boone, daughter of 1950s pop singer Pat Boone. Her brother, Nick Clooney, was an ABC news anchor in Cincinnati, and her nephew George Clooney has developed into one of the biggest movie stars of the 21st century. In 1968 she was standing in the Ambassdor Hotel in Los Angeles with Roosevelt Grier when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the hotel kitchen after she had participated in his campaign rally. Her top hits include "Hey There" in 1954, "Tenderly", "This Ole House" and "Half As Much" in 1952.
Tivia:
A frequent escort in 1952 was CBS star Robert Q. Lewis. In later years, he would joke that his greatest regret was that he introduced Rosie to Jos�� Ferrer.Had five children with Jos�� Ferrer. Their first child, Miguel Jos�� Ferrer (aka Miguel Ferrer) was born on February 7, 1955. He was followed by Maria Providencia Ferrer on August 9, 1956, Gabriel Vicente Ferrer (aka Gabriel Ferrer) on August 1, 1957, Monsita Teresa Ferrer (aka Monsita Ferrer) on October 13, 1958, and Rafael Francisco Ferrer (aka Rafael Ferrer) on March 23, 1960.Performing once on the same bill with singer/pianist Michael Feinstein at the Hollywood Bowl, they both appeared highly nervous before setting foot on stage. Expecting Rosie to give him words of strength and encouragement, she instead told him, "Don't think this ever gets any easier."She is George Clooney's aunt.Mother-in-law of singer Debby Boone and Terry Botwick.Frequently performed; in both music and film; with members of her extended family. She started her career as a double act with sister Betty Clooney. She also recorded duets with husband Jos�� Ferrer, including a guest appearance on her television show in which they sang "Love and Marriage." During her concert tours in the 1970s, her son Miguel Ferrer played drums. In the 1980s, she gave performances with daughter-in-law Debby Boone, wife of her middle son Gabriel Ferrer. She and Miguel also both made guest appearances on ER (1994), though never opposite each other or George Clooney. In her final screen appearance, she and Miguel played a mother-and-son when she made a guest appearance on LateLine (1998).Rosemary started out with her sister, Betty Clooney (1931-1976), as a singing duo on radio and in bands before going solo. When Betty died of a brain aneurysm at age 45, Rosmary spearheaded a living memorial to her sister with the Betty Clooney Center in Long Beach, California, for brain-injured young adults. She performed annually to raise funds for this foundation.Buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery near her mother and grandmother in Maysville, Ky.Inducted into the Cincinnati Jazz Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class).Performed annually at "Rosemary Clooney Music Festival" in her hometown of Maysville, Kentucky.At the height of her fame, she would make and send out records singing carols and wishing happy holidays to people instead of Christmas cards.Rosemary hated the derivative Armenian folk song "Come On-a My House" and originally resisted recording the song she considered "dumb" with lyrics that "sounded more like a drunken chant than an historic folk art form." Within weeks of her finally relenting, she found herself with one of the biggest-selling hits in the country, selling more than a million copies. It still did not endear her to the song, however, and she usually tried to squirm out of singing it at her concerts and nightclub appearances when requested.On October 1st, 2005, her Augusta, Kentucky home was partially transformed into the Rosemary Clooney Museum. Current owner/part-time resident Heather Renee French Henry (Miss America 2000) spearheaded the creation of the museum which amasses a large amount of memorabilia from Clooney's film, television and recording career. A re-creation of her red and white gown from White Christmas (1954) was painstakingly assembled by Henry and her mother by watching the film frame by frame (the original dress is M.I.A.). Some of her other original costumes are on display at the museum. The opening ceremony was attended by Nick Clooney, Rick Dees and Dante DiPaolo, among others, while her recording of "Bless This House" was played.When Rosemary married Dante DiPaolo in 1997, her nephew George Clooney, according to rumor, did not attend, as he "did not wish to steal away the spotlight" on his aunt's special day.The Maysville, Kentucky street where her parents lived when she was born was renamed in her honor.Her brother, veteran television newscaster Nick Clooney, gave a eulogy at the end of the hour-long traditional Catholic funeral mass. Actor George Clooney, Nick's son, sat with more than three dozen family members and was one of 10 pallbearers. Also in the crowd were singer Debby Boone, Clooney's daughter-in-law; actors Al Pacino and Beverly D'Angelo; and Maysville native and former Miss America Heather Renee French, the wife of Kentucky Lt. Gov. Steve Henry.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6325 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.Older sister of actor and AMC host Nick Clooney and singer Betty Clooney.Winner of the MAC Award.Was a liberal to progressive Democrat.Received a casting call from J. Arthur Rank to star in The Blue Lagoon (1949) but the radio station where she was under contract, WLW refused to loan her to Rank.Former mother-in-law of actress Leilani Sarelle.She was the daughter of Marie Frances (Guilfoyle) and Andrew Joseph Clooney. Her father was of Irish and German descent and her mother had Irish and English ancestry.SingerSister-in-law of Nina Clooney. |
| Name: |
Rosemary Clooney |
Type: |
Actress,Writer,Music Department (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Writer,Music Department |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Writer,Music Department |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:54:43 |
| Height: |
5' 6' (1.68 m) |
| Biography: |
She was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Clooney and grew up in Maysville, Kentucky, where she and her sister Betty Clooney used to sing in her grandfather\'s mayoral election campaigns, which he won three times. She made her singing debut on |
| Trivia: |
A frequent escort in 1952 was CBS star Robert Q. Lewis. In later years, he would joke that his greatest regret was that he introduced Rosie to Jos�� Ferrer.Had five children with Jos�� Ferrer. Their first child, Miguel Jos�� Ferrer (aka Miguel Ferrer) was born on February 7, 1955. He was followed by Maria Providencia Ferrer on August 9, 1956, Gabriel Vicente Ferrer (aka Gabriel Ferrer) on August 1, 1957, Monsita Teresa Ferrer (aka Monsita Ferrer) on October 13, 1958, and Rafael Francisco Ferrer (aka Rafael Ferrer) on March 23, 1960.Performing once on the same bill with singer/pianist Michael Feinstein at the Hollywood Bowl, they both appeared highly nervous before setting foot on stage. Expecting Rosie to give him words of strength and encouragement, she instead told him, "Don't think this ever gets any easier."She is George Clooney's aunt.Mother-in-law of singer Debby Boone and Terry Botwick.Frequently performed; in both music and film; with members of her extended family. She started her career as a double act with sister Betty Clooney. She also recorded duets with husband Jos�� Ferrer, including a guest appearance on her television show in which they sang "Love and Marriage." During her concert tours in the 1970s, her son Miguel Ferrer played drums. In the 1980s, she gave performances with daughter-in-law Debby Boone, wife of her middle son Gabriel Ferrer. She and Miguel also both made guest appearances on ER (1994), though never opposite each other or George Clooney. In her final screen appearance, she and Miguel played a mother-and-son when she made a guest appearance on LateLine (1998).Rosemary started out with her sister, Betty Clooney (1931-1976), as a singing duo on radio and in bands before going solo. When Betty died of a brain aneurysm at age 45, Rosmary spearheaded a living memorial to her sister with the Betty Clooney Center in Long Beach, California, for brain-injured young adults. She performed annually to raise funds for this foundation.Buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery near her mother and grandmother in Maysville, Ky.Inducted into the Cincinnati Jazz Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class).Performed annually at "Rosemary Clooney Music Festival" in her hometown of Maysville, Kentucky.At the height of her fame, she would make and send out records singing carols and wishing happy holidays to people instead of Christmas cards.Rosemary hated the derivative Armenian folk song "Come On-a My House" and originally resisted recording the song she considered "dumb" with lyrics that "sounded more like a drunken chant than an historic folk art form." Within weeks of her finally relenting, she found herself with one of the biggest-selling hits in the country, selling more than a million copies. It still did not endear her to the song, however, and she usually tried to squirm out of singing it at her concerts and nightclub appearances when requested.On October 1st, 2005, her Augusta, Kentucky home was partially transformed into the Rosemary Clooney Museum. Current owner/part-time resident Heather Renee French Henry (Miss America 2000) spearheaded the creation of the museum which amasses a large amount of memorabilia from Clooney's film, television and recording career. A re-creation of her red and white gown from White Christmas (1954) was painstakingly assembled by Henry and her mother by watching the film frame by frame (the original dress is M.I.A.). Some of her other original costumes are on display at the museum. The opening ceremony was attended by Nick Clooney, Rick Dees and Dante DiPaolo, among others, while her recording of "Bless This House" was played.When Rosemary married Dante DiPaolo in 1997, her nephew George Clooney, according to rumor, did not attend, as he "did not wish to steal away the spotlight" on his aunt's special day.The Maysville, Kentucky street where her parents lived when she was born was renamed in her honor.Her brother, veteran television newscaster Nick Clooney, gave a eulogy at the end of the hour-long traditional Catholic funeral mass. Actor George Clooney, Nick's son, sat with more than three dozen family members and was one of 10 pallbearers. Also in the crowd were singer Debby Boone, Clooney's daughter-in-law; actors Al Pacino and Beverly D'Angelo; and Maysville native and former Miss America Heather Renee French, the wife of Kentucky Lt. Gov. Steve Henry.She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6325 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.Older sister of actor and AMC host Nick Clooney and singer Betty Clooney.Winner of the MAC Award.Was a liberal to progressive Democrat.Received a casting call from J. Arthur Rank to star in The Blue Lagoon (1949) but the radio station where she was under contract, WLW refused to loan her to Rank.Former mother-in-law of actress Leilani Sarelle.She was the daughter of Marie Frances (Guilfoyle) and Andrew Joseph Clooney. Her father was of Irish and German descent and her mother had Irish and English ancestry.SingerSister-in-law of Nina Clooney. |
| Quotes: |
I think acting is the most thankless profession in the world.
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In the final analysis, it's true that fame is unimportant. No matter how great a man is, the size of his funeral usually depends on the weather.
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[on Bing Crosby] Bing had a brilliant mind and an original wit. That casual delivery combined with an unexpectedly wide vocabulary. It was a great device for comedy -- and also an effective way of communicating with an audience or with a person.
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[1978 comment on Bing Crosby] The best way to get along with Bing was to forget first of all that he was Bing Crosby. It was not always easy. |
| Salaries: |
White Christmas (1955) - $5 .000 / week |
| Job title: |
Actress,Writer,Music Department |
| Others works: |
(1999) Recorded duet of "The Boy from Ipanema" with singer/pianist Diana Krall.
CD: "The Girl Singer" (RCA)
CD: "Greatest Hits" (RCA)
CD: "Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle!" (RCA)
CD: "Making Whoopee: |
| Spouse: |
Dante DiPaolo (November 7, 1997 - June 29, 2002) (her death)Jos�� Ferrer (November 24, 1964 - September 12, 1967) (divorced)Jos�� Ferrer (July 13, 1953 - May 9, 1962) (divorced, 5 children) |
| Children: |
Miguel FerrerGabriel FerrerRafael FerrerMonsita FerrerMaria FerrerTerry Botwick |
| Parents: |
Marie Frances Guilfoyle
Andrew Joseph Clooney |
| Relatives: |
George Clooney (Niece or Nephew)
Nick Clooney (Sibling)
Betty Clooney (Sibling)
Nina Clooney (Sibling)
Tessa Ferrer (Grandchild) |
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