Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002)
Auteur van Girl Singer: An Autobiography
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This for remembrance: The autobiography of Rosemary Clooney, an Irish-American singer (1977) 14 exemplaren
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Christmas Kind of Season 3 exemplaren
Love Songs 3 exemplaren
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Everything's Coming Up Rosie 2 exemplaren
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Rosemary Clooney - Greatest Hits [RCA Victor] 2 exemplaren
Sharing the Holidays With Rosemary Clooney 1 exemplaar
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Hey There 1 exemplaar
1954 1 exemplaar
I Feel a Song Coming On : Lost Radio Recordings 1 exemplaar
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This Ole House 1 exemplaar
Some of the best 1 exemplaar
Tonight 1 exemplaar
Red Garters / Irving Berlin's White Christmas by Rosemary Clooney, Various Artists (2001) Audio CD 1 exemplaar
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A Touch of Tabasco 1 exemplaar
Beautiful Brown Eyes/Shot Gun Boogie 1 exemplaar
Mixed Emotions by Rosemary Clooney 1 exemplaar
Clap Hands!Here Comes Rosie 1 exemplaar
Rosie Sings Bing 1 exemplaar
Sings The Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin 1 exemplaar
The Voice of Your Choice 1 exemplaar
Clooney Tunes & Others 1 exemplaar
Rosemary Clooney In High Fidelity 1 exemplaar
Milestones of a Pop Legend 1 exemplaar
Let It Snow 1 exemplaar
Mothers & Daughters 1 exemplaar
This Ole House/Hey There 1 exemplaar
White Christmas: 36 Beautiful Christmas Songs 1 exemplaar
"Rosemary Clooney Show" 1 exemplaar
For the Duration 1 exemplaar
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- Geboortedatum
- 1928-05-23
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2002-06-29
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Maysville, Kentucky, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Beroepen
- singer
actor - Relaties
- Clooney, Nick (brother)
Clooney, George (nephew)
Ferrer, Jose (husband)
Ferrer, Miguel (son)
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- #80,656
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As with most autobiographies, Rosemary pulls no punches and starts with her darkest days, when she suffered a mental breakdown in 1968, just after the assassination of Robert Kennedy (she was there at the Ambassador Hotel, supporting his campaign, and refused to believe he was dead). She was addicted to barbiturates, had a gruelling international tour schedule, and was dumped by her younger boyfriend - years of internalising her personal and professional insecurities, including her husband Jose Ferrer's infidelities, finally brought her to breaking point and she was committed. Thankfully, she recovered her health and broke her addiction, continuing to perform until her death in 2002, but what an intense introduction to her life!
When Rosemary finally starts to detail the rest of her story, starting in Kentucky with toxic and often absent parents, dependable grandparents and her sister Betty, her early days reveal where she found her inner strength and independence. Like Betty and Judy in White Christmas, she started as a (very young) sister act at the end of the big band era, touring with Tony Pastor before recording her solo debut in 1949 and having her first hit with 'Come On-a My House' in 1951. She married actor Jose Ferrer two years later - choosing him over lifelong friend and partner Dante DiPaolo, whom she later married in 1997 - and balanced a successful career with raising five children! Rosemary was also a strong supporter of both Kennedy brothers, and was invited to the White House, where JFK offered to make scrambled eggs for his guests!
I really enjoyed Rosemary's open and engaging account of her life, from her nomadic childhood up until the death of Bing Crosby and her sister Betty in the late 1970s. There is a lot of name dropping, but then she was famous in her own right and did live in Hollywood! ('Besides, if you start out with friends like Crosby and Dietrich, where are you going to go from there and be awed?') It's a shame that more people don't remember her now, apart from being George's aunt, because she had a beautiful voice and face and lived a fascinating life at the heart of America's golden age. Onto her second book!… (meer)