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Rosemary Clooney

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Biography

Born May 23, 1928, in Maysville, Kentucky. The distinctively unpretentious, deep, rich, and smooth voice of Rosemary Clooney has earned her recognition as one…more

Born

5/23/1928, Maysville, Kentucky

Died

6/29/2002

Birth Name

Rosemary Clooney

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- The Lux Show With Rosemary Clooney
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    11/7/57
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    10/31/57
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    10/24/57
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    10/10/57
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    10/3/57
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 19: Ep 21 February 6, 1966: The Animals, Rosemary Clooney, Nancy Walker, Alan King
    2/6/66
  - S 16: Ep 9 Tony Bennett / Rosemary Clooney / Jackie Mason / Jack Carter
    11/25/62
  - S 15: Ep 26 Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara
    3/11/62
  - S 15: Ep 17 Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton
    1/7/62
  - S 13: Ep 40 Rosemary Clooney / Phil Foster / Dave Barry / Happy Jesters
    7/3/60
  - + 2 More Credits
- Password
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 110 EPISODE
    6/17/65
  - S 5: Ep 102 EPISODE
    5/6/65
  - S 4: Ep 80 EPISODE
    11/26/64
  - S 4: Ep 47 EPISODE
    3/12/64
  - S 3: Ep 31 EPISODE
    11/20/63
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  herself
  - S 10: Ep 11 Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen Awards
    12/2/56
Guest Star (50)

Role
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Herself
  - S 42: Ep 10 Rosemary Conley
    1/18/02
- The View
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 15 October 12, 2001
    10/12/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 137 Show #949
    3/28/01
  - S 4: Ep 43 Show #667
    11/5/99
  - S 2: Ep 169 Show #411
    5/25/98
  - S 1: Ep 206 Show #206
    5/9/97
  - S 1: Ep 59 Show #59
    9/17/96
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 8 Ella Fitzgerald - Forever Ella
    2/14/00
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 25: Ep 16 Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
    3/7/97
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 107 February 1, 1995
    2/1/95
  - S 6: Ep 97 January 28, 1994
    1/28/94
  - S 4: Ep 108 February 12, 1992
    2/12/92
  - S 4: Ep 100 January 31, 1992
    1/31/92
  - S 3: Ep 105 February 4, 1991
    2/4/91
  - + 5 More Credits
- ER
  Mary Cavanaugh/"Madame X"
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Gift
    12/15/94
  - S 1: Ep 2 Going Home
    9/29/94
- Frasier
  Voice of Gladys
  - S 1: Ep 12 Miracle on Third or Fourth Street
    12/16/93
- One On One With John Tesh
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 154 April 28, 1992
    4/28/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 94 Show #4021
    8/10/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 70 April 18, 1989
    4/18/89
- Hardcastle & McCormick
  Millie Denton
  - S 3: Ep 13 If You Could See What I See
    1/6/86
- Over Easy
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 79 January 17, 1980
    1/17/80
  - S 1: Ep 122 May 2, 1978
    5/2/78
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 178 June 4, 1979
    6/4/79
  - S 5: Ep 12 September 28, 1978
    9/28/78
  - S 4: Ep 82 January 12, 1978
    1/12/78
  - S 3: Ep 190 July 5, 1977
    7/5/77
  - S 3: Ep 152 May 6, 1977
    5/6/77
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 107 February 13, 1978
    2/13/78
  - S 15: Ep 46 November 7, 1977
    11/7/77
  - S 14: Ep 234 August 31, 1977
    8/31/77
  - S 14: Ep 121 March 8, 1977
    3/8/77
  - S 14: Ep 29 October 14, 1976
    10/14/76
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Andy Williams Show (1969)
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 6 October 24, 1970
    10/24/70
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 21 September 30, 1968
    9/30/68
  - S 2: Ep 57 December 8, 1967
    12/8/67
  - S 1: Ep 56 July 3, 1967
    7/3/67
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Rosemary Clooney / Buddy Hackett / David Steinberg / Minnie Pearl
    9/21/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 213 June 28, 1967
    6/28/67
  - S 17: Ep 132 April 27, 1979
    4/27/79
  - S 16: Ep 116 March 2, 1978
    3/2/78
  - S 15: Ep 20 October 1, 1976
    10/1/76
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 5: Ep 200 June 9, 1967
    6/9/67
  - S 5: Ep 199 June 8, 1967
    6/8/67
  - S 5: Ep 198 June 7, 1967
    6/7/67
  - S 5: Ep 197 June 6, 1967
    6/6/67
  - S 5: Ep 196 Week of June 5, 1967
    6/5/67
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Pat Boone Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 72 January 26, 1967
    1/26/67
  - S 1: Ep 71 January 25, 1967
    1/25/67
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 21 Host: Bing Crosby / Rosemary Clooney
    2/19/66
  - S 2: Ep 24 Host: Victor Borge / Rosemary Clooney
    3/13/65
  - S 1: Ep 2 Host: Bob Cummings / Rosemary Clooney
    1/11/64
- The Garry Moore Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 33 May 26, 1964
    5/26/64
  - S 6: Ep 24 March 17, 1964
    3/17/64
  - S 6: Ep 9 November 26, 1963
    11/26/63
  - S 5: Ep 30 April 30, 1963
    4/30/63
  - S 5: Ep 22 March 5, 1963
    3/5/63
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Jimmy Dean Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 September 26, 1963
    9/26/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Melissa
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Losers
    1/15/63
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 13: Ep 41 EPISODE #617
    6/10/62
  - S 6: Ep 34 EPISODE #255
    4/24/55
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 14: Ep 30 scheduled: Al Hirt; Rosemary Clooney; Earl Grant
    5/7/61
  - S 13: Ep 18 scheduled: Rosemary Clooney; Nelson Eddy; Carol Lawrence
    1/17/60
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 14 Encore!
    4/28/61
  - S 3: Ep 7 Music Hath Charms
    1/20/61
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Gift of Music
    12/18/59
  - S 1: Ep 4 An Hour of Music
    4/9/59
- The Perry Como Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 5 November 2, 1960
    11/2/60
  - S 12: Ep 4 October 21, 1959
    10/21/59
  - S 11: Ep 18 January 10, 1959
    1/10/59
  - S 9: Ep 15 December 22, 1956
    12/22/56
  - S 8: Ep 10 November 19, 1955
    11/19/55
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 35 June 11, 1959
    6/11/59
  - S 2: Ep 8 November 21, 1957
    11/21/57
  - S 1: Ep 15 January 17, 1957
    1/17/57
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 8 May 15, 1959
    5/15/59
  - S 7: Ep 5 March 10, 1957
    3/10/57
  - S 5: Ep 1 October 12, 1954
    10/12/54
  - S 4: Ep 7 April 13, 1954
    4/13/54
  - S 3: Ep 9 June 14, 1953
    6/14/53
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Voice of Firestone
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 23 February 9, 1959
    2/9/59
- The Steve Allen Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 33 Lionel Hampton; Rosemary Clooney; Rory Calhoun
    5/11/58
  - S 3: Ep 12 Sal Mineo; Rosemary Clooney; Dale Robertson; Peter Lawford; Guy Lombardo Orchestra
    12/8/57
  - S 3: Ep 1 NBC Fall Preview (1957-58 season)
    9/22/57
  - S 2: Ep 26 Rosemary Clooney; Buddy Hackett; Tommy Sands; Somethin' Smith and The Redheads
    4/7/57
- The George Gobel Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 14 April 8, 1958
    4/8/58
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 4 Edward R. Murrow / Dave Brubeck Quartet / Rosemary Clooney / Billy De Wolfe
    10/16/55
- Toast of the Town
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 31 scheduled: Rosemary Clooney; James Cagney; Willie Mays; David Whitfield; etc
    4/10/55
  - S 7: Ep 43 scheduled: Rosemary Clooney; Four Lads; Joan Holloway; Miss Universe finalists
    7/11/54
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Performer
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/55
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 28 March 11, 1955
    3/11/55
- The Red Skelton Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 42 Rosemary Clooney / Hi-Los
    8/4/54
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 7: Ep 16 scheduled: Rosemary Clooney; Julius LaRosa; Sam Levenson
    12/27/53
  - S 6: Ep 46 Rosemary Clooney; Van Heflin; Farley Granger; Joan McCracken; Hildy Parks
    7/26/53
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 38 6/14/1953
    6/14/53
  - S 3: Ep 7 11/9/1952
    11/9/52
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 27 3/29/1953
    3/29/53
  - S 3: Ep 1 9/21/1952
    9/21/52
- The Paul Whiteman Revue
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 15 12/16/1951
    12/16/51
- Texaco Star Theater
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 5 10/16/1951
    10/16/51
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 49 August 10, 1951
    8/10/51
- Cavalcade of Bands
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 33 Freddy Martin
    4/17/51
  - S 2: Ep 19 Ray Block
    1/9/51
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Lux Video Theatre Guest
- The Morey Amsterdam Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 66 7/20/1950
    7/20/50
- The Morey Amsterdam Show
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 57 5/11/1950
    5/11/50
  - S 2: Ep 43 2/2/1950
    2/2/50
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 9 Episode #23
    11/18/68
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode #19
    10/14/68

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Trivia
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- Rosemanry was of German and Irish ancestry.
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- Rosemary's last performance was on December 15, 2001 at the Count Basie Theatre in Redbank, New Jersey.
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- Her sister, Betty died in 1976 of a brain aneurysm.
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- Rosemary: I just would like to keep singing. As soon as I'm not singing well, I hope that I know it, so that I can get off the stage and leave what I have done. I hope I'll know, and if I don't, I hope somebody tells me.
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- Frank Sinatra (commenting about Rosemary): Rosemary Clooney has that great talent which exudes warmth and feeling in every song she sings. She's a symbol of good modern American music.
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- Rosemary: I think acting is the most thankless profession in the world.
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