The rosemary clooney story, played by actress sondra locke. The rosemary clooney story continues at cincinnati playhouse in the park through january 4, 2015. In 1957 she fronted the the lux show starring rosemary clooney, and also appeared in the awardwinning the edsel show with bing crosby and frank sinatra. Rosemary clooney youve got the indian sign on me by rosemary clooneytunes. Clooney continued working with the pastor band until 1949, mak read more. This biography of the singing career of rosemary clooney, chronicles her life from her early radio days to her filmstar pinnacle, when she suffers a mental. She wasnt an improviser or a technical virtuoso, and lacked the training to stand on an equal footing with the greatest true jazz singers.
Rosemary clooney biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Rosemary clooney ring around rosie album art rosemary. In 1949 rosemary clooney was signed to a solo record contract by columbia musical director mitch miller. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american singer and actress. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to rosie. Luckily, the tracks from this 2disc collection gather a number of the songs from those old radio shows although not the scripted banter between bing and rosie. However, i like rosemary clooney and found her story interesting, with the final chapter, that is, her life in the present, poignant and quite satisfying. Wedding bells for rosie 1997 the decadeslong love story between rosemary clooney and her devoted companion had a happy ending when they finally said i do at a fabulous hometown wedding november 7, 1997. Rosemary clooney american actress and musician britannica.
Jun 29, 2002 in 2001 she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died at her home six months later at the age of 74. Like, i suppose, most celebrity autobiographies, girl singer is anecdotal, namedropping, and without much depth. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Many people in the music business considered her finished. Katherine coker adapted the book for jackie cooper, who produced and directed the television movie, rosie. Pictured from left is penelope milford, sondra locke. Billed as the clooney sisters, rosemary and betty gave weekly radio performances until they were discovered by bandleader tony pastor.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from rosemary clooney at the discogs marketplace. The rosemary clooney story in this rare interview with mary hart. There was the negative publicity surrounding her two divorces from ferrer and the drug addiction and nervous breakdown she described in her harrowing 1977 autobiography this for remembrance, adapted as the 1982 cbs movie rosie. The rosemary clooney story 1982 things we did last summer 1978. The rosemary clooney story, on the cbs television network. This was a 20 minute show aimed at female listeners and was broadcast at 11. No matter how great a man is, the size of his funeral usually depends on the weather. Check out rosie by rosemary clooney on amazon music. When rosemary was the clooney children moved to cincinnati, ohio, and appeared on radio station wlw. Clooneys first recordings, in may 1946, were for columbia records. Clooney was played by sondra locke then the girlfriend of clint eastwood in the 1982 biopic rosie. I enjoyed them but the audio quality was pretty terrible. Rosemary clooney telecharger et ecouter les albums.
God, fate or plain irish luck interceded that night, and clooney lived to sing again. Rosemary clooney guest starred in two episodes of her nephews hit tv series er. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and died of lung cancer in beverly hills, california. The rosemary clooney story contributor names jackie cooper director frank ortega composer. The rosemary clooney story 1982 in this madefortv film based on the life of rosemary clooney, rosemary sondra locke, hailing from kentucky. Her life was dramatized in the 1982 madefortelevision movie, rosie. Although her heyday was back in the 50s, this popular singer and actress remained close to the peak of her powers well into the 90s. Bing and rosie would tape the dialogue weeks in advance and songs would be interpolated.
George chakiris starred in the film adaptation of west side story as bernardo. September, 20 on this archival program from 1992, clooney reminisces about her singing career with her sister betty in tony pastors band. Rosemary clooney and betty clooney internet archive. Overview for rosemary clooney turner classic movies. Personnel on camera jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Rosemary clooney, the versatile pop singer who soared to fame in the early. Visitors can come ona rosies house where her story comes to life through exhibits that include. The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown. Like many of her peers in the socalled girl singer movement doris day, kay starr, peggy lee, patti page, et al. In 1960, bing crosby and rosemary clooney teamed together in the bing crosby rosemary clooney show on cbs. The rosemary clooney story begins with the popular singers nervous breakdown in 1968. The rosemary clooney house in augusta, ky houses the largest collection of. Rosemary clooney sings ballads rosemary clooney songs. A friend of mine just did a cabaret show based on clooney and girl singer.
This biography of the singing career of rosemary clooney, chronicles her life from her early radio days to her filmstar pinnacle, when she suffers a mental breakdown. The rosemary clooney story 1982 tv sondra locke, penelope milford milford lights two cigarettes simultaneously in a mediumshot and then hands one to locke. With sondra locke, tony orlando, penelope milford, john karlen. Rosemary clooney simple english wikipedia, the free. Rosemary clooney marries dante dipaolo 1997 bing crosby. In the final analysis, its true that fame is unimportant. Rosemary clooney continued her string of jazz sets for concord in 1985 with this lyrical program. The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage. On lp, the a side featured four contemporary pop songs, while the b side was a more. Rosemary clooney born 23 may 1928 in maysville, kentucky, usa 29 june 2002 was an american singer and actress. Also see the current cincinnati area theatre schedule. Rosemary clooney biography birthday, trivia american. The rosemary clooney story begins with the popular singers nervous. Rosemary clooney was for many years married to stage and film star jose ferrer.
The rosemary clooney story 1982 in this madefortv film based on the life of rosemary clooney, rosemary sondra locke, hailing from kentucky, starts her singing career with her sister. In 2001 she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died at her home six months later at the age of 74. Rosemary clooney takes over with her all time standard, tenderly. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song come ona my house, which was followed by other pop numbers such as botchame, mambo italiano, tenderly, half as much. In 1945, while living with their grandfather in cincinnati, ohio, clooney and her younger sister, betty, began singing duets on the radio. Jackie cooper directed this 1982 biopic based on rosemary clooneys first memoir. As he did with many other artists, miller pushed clooney to record novelty numbers, specifically an italiandialect song called come.
Unlike many of her concord albums, it mixes contemporary pop from writers like billy joel, melissa manchester and marvin hamlisch with traditional pop standards. Young as she was, rosie quickly became a pop music star, climbing the charts with hits, marrying jose ferrer tony orlando, and becoming the mother of five. Star sondra locke lipsyncs many lovely songs but unfortunately shes all wrong for the part. The rosemary clooney house in augusta, ky houses the largest collection of the collection visitors can come ona rosies house where her story comes to life through exhibits that include.
Clooneys style was grounded in jazz, particularly bigband swing. Rosemary clooney discusses her dramatic life and the 1982 tv movie rosie. The rosemary clooney story 1982 the movie database. May 14, 2011 rosemary clooney guest starred in two episodes of her nephews hit tv series er. Sondra locke stars as rosemary clooney and joey travolta stars as her friend dante, in the new motionpicturefortelevision rosie. And old friend, bob hope, wrote the evenings climactic scene with his heartwarming entrance 15 minutes into the service. The rosemary clooney story, a made for tv movie, originally broadcast december 8, 1982. Clooney interprets ten ballads with the assistance of tenor saxophonist scott hamilton, cornetist warren vache, guitarist ed bickert, pianist john oddo her musical director, bassist chuck israels and drummer jake hanna. The bing crosbyrosemary clooney show single episodes. Rosemary clooney est une actrice et chanteuse americaine nee le 23 mai 1928 a maysville. By the end of 1945, the girls had joined his orchestra as the featured vocal attraction which was rapidly becoming a necessity in the postwar era. Milford shows a decent inhale but only a faint exhale, while locke doesnt really inhale but blows an okay exhale accompanied with a light cough. Best resource on the web for information about the life and career of singer and actress rosemary clooney.
Rosemary and her sister betty sang at political rallies in support of their paternal grandfather. The rosemary clooney story aired on cbs a decade or so after its original telecast on december 18, 1982, mention might have been made of the subsequent success of clooney s actor son miguel ferrer and her tvstar nephew george clooney. For tickets and more information, call 5 42888 or visit photo. Rosemary clooney, american singer whose rich voice, uncomplicated style, and impeccable timing made her a leading pop and jazz singer.
The rosemary clooney story, the cbs movie, airing dec. Rosemary was so visibly pregnant she had to call off the shooting of her halfhour tv series with only. Tony orlando played jose ferrer clooneys children with ferrer were miguel b. She played an alzheimers patient mary cavanaugh, a girl singer. Sondra locke as rosemary clooney, guy pastor as tony pastor. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Rosemary clooney biography life, family, childhood. Nov 15, 2015 rosemary clooney discusses her dramatic life and the 1982 tv movie rosie. Two years later, she scored her first big hit, come ona my house, which she reprised in her first film, the stars are singing 52. Fun facts and behindthescenes stories about the classic holiday movie. The rosemary clooney palladium links to friends and.
Ctva the classic tv archive us music variety the rosemary clooney show 195657 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. All albums by rosemary clooney available to download and stream in high quality. The rosemary clooney story 1982 dec 08, 1982 see the article in its original context from december 8, 1982, section c, page 32 buy reprints. The rosemary clooney story aired on cbs a decade or so after its original telecast on december 18, 1982, mention might have been made of the subsequent success of clooneys actor son miguel ferrer and her tvstar nephew george clooney. The rosemary clooney story 1982 12081982 us drama 1h 40m user score. It highlights her difficult upbringing and early sister act, her marriage to jose ferrer, her drug addiction and nervous breakdown, and her successful comeback. Performed annually at rosemary clooney music festival in her hometown of maysville, kentucky. This site is intended for the enjoyment of rosemary clooney fans. Fuzzy wuzzy wuz a bear sung by rosemary and betty clooney by rosemary clooneytunes.
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