Sondra locke as rosemary clooney, guy pastor as tony pastor. Bear family records proud to be independent specialised in premium quality reissues. 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. This was a 20 minute show aimed at female listeners and was broadcast at 11. Box 197 106 east riverside drive augusta, ky 41002 phone. The story of singer rosemary clooney s rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown. Rosemary clooney celebrity profile check out the latest rosemary clooney photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. God, fate or plain irish luck interceded that night, and clooney lived to sing again. Her father was of irish and german descent and her mother was of irish ancestry. The rosemary clooney story, played by actress sondra locke.
I enjoy listening to a mature rosemary clooney sing some of the great jazz classics and her slow versions of other songs. The rosemary clooney story, the cbs movie, airing dec. The rosemary clooney story 1982 archive footage inside edition 20142018 perry como classics till the end of time 2018 american masters 19992017 les. The rosemary clooney house is grateful to all of the individual and corporate sponsors who have made the acquisition of this extensive collection possible. Bing and rosie would tape the dialogue weeks in advance and songs would be interpolated. Our catalog contains country music, rocknroll, rhythmnblues, folk, beat, oldies, jazz, chansons, cabaret, and culture. 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. Clooneys style was grounded in jazz, particularly bigband swing. Then rca shelved the album, and there love lay, buried for two years, until frank sinatra signed clooney to reprise records. Come ona my house by ross bagdasarian, william saroyan, performed by rosemary clooney. Rosemary clooney was an american singer and actress. Rosemary clooney simple english wikipedia, the free.
Jackie cooper directed this 1982 biopic based on rosemary clooney s first memoir. Rosemary clooney takes over with her all time standard, tenderly. Americans favorite girl singer comes to life on stage in this exhilarating and inspiring musical biography, tenderly is not a typical jukebox musical. The great american songbook is thriving in a variety of cozy venues, and rosemary clooney couldnt be more pleased. Rosemary clooney originally cut the 12 ballads all picked by her comprising love for rca victor in 1961, arranged and conducted by nelson riddle, leading an orchestra with one of the most luscious sounds heard on a pop recording during that entire decade. The rosemary clooney story 1982 12081982 us drama 1h 40m user score. 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. Jackie cooper directed this 1982 biopic based on rosemary clooneys first memoir. With sondra locke, tony orlando, penelope milford, john karlen. The rosemary clooney story 1982 in this madefortv film based on the life of rosemary clooney, rosemary sondra locke, hailing from kentucky. 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 story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown.
It highlights her difficult upbringing and early sister act, her marriage to jose ferrer, her drug addiction and nervous breakdown, and her successful comeback. December 3, 2008 for more than fifty years, rosemary clooneys simple and exquisite singing style defined her dynamic career. 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. 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. The rosemary clooney palladium links to friends and. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song come ona my house, which was followed by othe. Overview for rosemary clooney turner classic movies. Rosemary clooney greatest hits and more moriyama sakiko.
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. An episode of rosemary clooneys halfhour 19561957 variety series. The first half of this episode is dated but entertaining, with cesar romero and clooney doing a comedy sketch together. Rosemary clooney everythings coming up rosie youtube. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american singer and actress. Like many of her peers in the socalled girl singer movement doris day, kay starr, peggy lee, patti page, et al. Charles fries productions biographical drama based on the life of popular us vocalist, rosemary clooney, her marriage to jose ferrer and her decline into mental breakdown and drug dependency. The rosemary clooney story 1982 story of singer rosemary clooney s rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown.
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. Id call myself a sweet singer with a big band sensibility, rosemary once wrote. The rosemary clooney story tv movie 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1960, bing crosby and rosemary clooney teamed together in the bing crosby rosemary clooney show on cbs. Star sondra locke lipsyncs many lovely songs but unfortunately shes all wrong for the part.
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