The rosemary clooney story, with sondra locke portraying her. The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown. Her father was of irish and german descent and her mother was of irish ancestry. Id love to hear what more dlers have to add to this thread. The rosemary clooney palladium links to friends and. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
Everythings coming up rosie by rosemary clooney on amazon. Albums include blue rose, mambo italiano well be together again, and come ona my house rose of the mountain. The rosemary clooney story you are looking for touching, serious and realistic movies about with friends, performers life, prodigy, artists and showbiz, rise and fall, road not taken and couples themes of biography and drama genre shot in usa. From rosemary clooneys rosie solves the swingin riddle1961 album one of the several albums she did with nelson riddle with whom she had an affair with in the early 60s. In tenderly, rosemary clooneys journey starts with her simple maysville, kentucky childhood and follows her rise to hollywood stardom. 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. Rosemary and her sister betty sang at political rallies in support of their paternal grandfather. Clooneys book was adapted for a 1982 tv movie, rosie. The rosemary clooney story tv movie 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cincinnati has long had a love affair with rosemary clooney, the local singer who made it big in movies and as a recording artist.
Its not surprising that a show based on her life, tenderly. The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage. 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. Clooneys first recordings, in may 1946, were for columbia records. 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. Come ona my house by ross bagdasarian, william saroyan, performed by rosemary clooney. This was a 20 minute show aimed at female listeners and was broadcast at 11. Rosemary clooney born 23 may 1928 in maysville, kentucky, usa 29 june 2002 was an american singer and actress. Overview for rosemary clooney turner classic movies. Listen to your favorite songs from simply rosie by rosemary clooney now. Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. Vogt friedman music llc concept and book by janet yates. Packaging concerns aside, if you love rosie, youll love this. Jackie cooper directed this 1982 biopic based on rosemary clooneys first memoir.
December 3, 2008 for more than fifty years, rosemary clooneys simple and exquisite singing style defined her dynamic career. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The second half is a rather dull, lacking the creativity of the first half and lacking romero, though there is a fun song about money by the hilos. When rosemary was the clooney children moved to cincinnati, ohio, and appeared on radio station wlw. 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. Simply rosie by rosemary clooney on amazon music unlimited. Rosemary clooney was born in maysville, kentucky, the daughter of marie frances nee guilfoyle and andrew joseph clooney. Clooney was played by sondra locke then the girlfriend of clint eastwood in the 1982 biopic rosie. An episode of rosemary clooney s halfhour 19561957 variety series. The career of singeractor rosemary clooney is actually two careers separated by a 20year gulf of childraising, marital troubles and substance abuse. With sondra locke, tony orlando, penelope milford, john karlen. Rosemary clooney biography birthday, trivia american. Rosemary clooney top songs top songs chart singles discography.
Dec 10, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from simply rosie by rosemary clooney now. The rosemary clooney story 1982 12081982 us drama 1h 40m user score. Rosemary clooney simple english wikipedia, the free. Jackie cooper, who produced and directed the television movie, rosie. Iconic american vocalist who sang pop music with an effortless, spirited swing, blurring the line between pop and jazz. Bing and rosie would tape the dialogue weeks in advance and songs would be interpolated. The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage to jose. 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and died of lung cancer in beverly hills, california. The rosemary clooney story, and for which rosemary provided the soundtrack. Katherine coker adapted the book for jackie cooper, who produced and directed the television movie, rosie.
The first of two albums that clooney and riddle recorded together, the two were having an affair at the time of the recording, which broke up their respective marriages. Rosemary clooneys first album for the concord label set the standard for her work of the next 20 years. Everythings coming up rosie rosemary clooney songs. The rosemary clooney story 1982 the movie database. Rosemary clooney discusses her dramatic life and the 1982 tv movie rosie.
May 14, 2011 rosemary clooney guest starred in two episodes of her nephews hit tv series er. This site is intended for the enjoyment of rosemary clooney fans. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and died of lung cancer in beverly hills, california her brother is television presenter nick clooney born 1934. The first half of this episode is dated but entertaining, with cesar romero and clooney doing a comedy sketch together. In 1951 american singeractor rosemary clooney 19282002 rose to prominence when columbia records issued come ona my house, her first single to sell a million copies. The singer started her singing career with betty clooney, her. She also starred in one of the most beloved holiday movies, white christmas, with bing crosby in 1954. In 1960, bing crosby and rosemary clooney teamed together in the bing crosby rosemary clooney show on cbs. It was rosemarys first for concord records, and marked her return to recording after some very difficult times. Nov 15, 2015 rosemary clooney discusses her dramatic life and the 1982 tv movie rosie. Star sondra locke lipsyncs many lovely songs but unfortunately shes all wrong for the part.
With her signature songs woven in and out, we learn both the story of her many successes on film, radio, and tv as well as the struggles in her personal life. Many people in the music business considered her finished. Come on a my house the very best of rosemary clooney. Rosemary clooney has 15 books on goodreads with 895 ratings. God, fate or plain irish luck interceded that night, and clooney lived to sing again. The rosemary clooney story tv movie 1982 full cast. Rosemary clooney everythings coming up rosie discogs. In 1977, clooney wrote a grimly revelatory autobiography, this for remembrance, which was later adapted into a tv biopic starring sondra locke, rosie. She played an alzheimers patient mary cavanaugh, a girl singer. In 1945, while living with their grandfather in cincinnati, ohio, clooney and her younger sister, betty, began singing. The rosemary clooney story begins with the popular singers nervous breakdown in 1968.
Rosemary clooney takes over with her all time standard, tenderly. Jun 29, 2002 find rosemary clooney song information on allmusic. Rosemary clooney youve got the indian sign on me by. Paramount hoped to turn clooney into a movie star, but she only appeared in four.
And old friend, bob hope, wrote the evenings climactic scene with his heartwarming entrance 15 minutes into the service. After four years of therapy, clooney return to performing in 1972 at. 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. The rosemary clooney musical, would be produced here by cincinnati playhouse in the park, or that ticket sales are so strong that an extension was announced even before opening night. Rosemary clooney celebrity profile check out the latest rosemary clooney photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The story of singer rosemary clooney s rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown. Rosemary clooney, american singer whose rich voice, uncomplicated style, and impeccable timing made her a leading pop and jazz singer. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit come ona my house written by william saroyan and his cousin ross bagdasarian better known as david seville, the father figure of alvin and the chipmunks, which was followed by other pop numbers such as botchame a cover. Rosemary clooney biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you. Rosemary clooney was a popular american actor and cabaret singer in the fifties and had the no. Sondra locke as rosemary clooney, guy pastor as tony pastor. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Fuzzy wuzzy wuz a bear sung by rosemary and betty clooney by rosemary clooneytunes. Overview biography songs similar artists cds dvds blurays. Music profile for rosemary clooney, born 23 may 1928. Although she does not really improvise, her very pleasing voice and subtle phrasing should appeal to most jazz followers. The rosemary clooney story, the cbs movie, airing dec.
Sitting in a mental institution, she struggles to remember her past, beginning with the first. Jun 29, 2002 rosemary clooney discography and songs. The famous hollywood actor george clooney is her nephew. Rosemary clooney biography life, family, childhood. Rosemary clooneys most popular book is girl singer. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american singer and actress. It highlights her difficult upbringing and early sister act, her marriage to jose ferrer, her drug addiction and nervous breakdown, and her successful comeback. Rosemary clooney american actress and musician britannica.
The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame. Last night i watched italicthe rosemary clooney storyitalic, a made for television, sanitized version of her life, available on netflix. Rosemary clooney marries dante dipaolo 1997 bing crosby. Check out everythings coming up rosie by rosemary clooney on amazon music. The bing crosbyrosemary clooney show single episodes. Long associated with middleoftheroad pop music, clooney really excelled in the jazzoriented settings with the concord all stars. Clooney continued working with the pastor band until 1949, mak read more. The rosemary clooney show 195657 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive. The rosemary clooney story in this rare interview with mary hart. Rosemary clooney biography childhood, life achievements. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.
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