Rosemary Clooney
Sign in to saveRosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist.
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Rosemary Clooney was an American singer, actor, jazz musician, and screenwriter. Born in Maysville in 1928, she began her work period in 1946. Her musical career included recording for Concord Jazz, Decca, Columbia Records, and Philips Records, performing in the pop music and jazz genres with a contralto voice type. She was a member of the Democratic Party.
Clooney received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was married to José Ferrer and Dante DiPaolo, and was the mother of Miguel Ferrer and sister of Nick Clooney. She suffered from bipolar disorder and died of lung cancer in Beverly Hills in 2002, with natural causes listed as the manner of death.
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Maysville, Kentucky, USA
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney continued recording until her death in 2002.
Known for
- My Music: A Classic Christmas — Self (archive footage)2019
- This Is Bob Hope... — Self (archive footage)2017
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)2014
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe — Self (archive footage)2012
- In Concert Series: Rosemary Clooney — Self (archive footage)2006
- Legends — Self (archive footage)2006
- Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song — Self2002
- Edith Head: The Paramount Years — Self - Actress2002
- 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney — Self2000
- Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas — Betty Haynes (archive footage)1997
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Key facts
- Born
- Rose Mary Clooney , ( 1928-05-23 ) May 23, 1928, Maysville, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- June 29, 2002 (2002-06-29) (aged 74), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Maysville
- Occupations
- Singer actress author
- Years active
- 1946–2002
- Known for
- White Christmas , Come On-a My House , Botch-a-Me , Mambo Italiano , Tenderly , Half as Much , Hey There , This Ole House
- Spouses
- José Ferrer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1961 ) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 ) Dante DiPaolo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
- Children
- 5, including Miguel Ferrer
- Relatives
- Betty Clooney (sister) Nick Clooney (brother) George Clooney (nephew) Tessa Ferrer (granddaughter) Debby Boone (daughter-in-law)
- Genres
- Traditional pop vocal jazz
- Labels
- Columbia MGM Coral RCA Victor Reprise Dot United Artists Concord Jazz
- Website
- Rosemary Clooney Palladium website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rosemary
- Family name
- Clooney
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Maysville
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Spouse
- Dante DiPaolo
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Official website
- www.rosemaryclooney.com
- Image
- Rosemary Clooney 1997.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Rosemary Clooney
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1928-05-23
- date of death
- 2002-06-29
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Rosemary Clooney
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- name in native language
- Rosemary Clooney
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2001-00-00
- relative
- George Clooney
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Encyclopedic overview
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist.
Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly because of problems related to bipolar disorder and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. Clooney continued recording until her death in 2002. In her personal life, she was the mother of actor Miguel Ferrer and the aunt of actor George Clooney.
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