The rosemary clooney story 1h 40min biography, drama tv movie 8 december 1982 the story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown. Recorded at rca victors music center of the world,hollywood,california, on july 30, 31 and august 15, 1959. Young as she was, rosie quickly became a pop music star, climbing the charts with hits, marrying jose ferrer tony orlando, and becoming the mother of five. Aug 22, 2016 last week i went augusta, ky to visit the rosemary clooney house. The rosemary clooney story, with sondra locke portraying her. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The rosemary clooney story 1982 the dark period of prescription pill addiction and psychiatric recovery cited in her autobiography, this for remembering which was made into the 1982 cbs tv movie rosie. Jan 05, 2011 the lux show, starring rosemary clooney and john raitt.
Goofs some months after her 1968 onstage mental breakdown at one point she is seen signing mental hospital documents dated october of that year, rosemary reads an item in a hollywood trade paper about her recovery but immediately below it is an item about yettofilmed movie version of the boston strangler, which was already in theaters by autumn 1968. Last week i went augusta, ky to visit the rosemary clooney house. Unlike many of her concord albums, it mixes contemporary pop from writers like billy joel, melissa manchester and marvin hamlisch with traditional pop standards. Sondra locke as rosemary clooney, guy pastor as tony pastor.
Katherine coker adapted the book for jackie cooper, who produced and directed the television movie, rosie. The rosemary clooney story in this rare interview with mary hart. The singeractors personal home has been turned into a museum filled with treasures from clooneys long career. So, this is the best film made about rosemary clooney, according to rosemary clooney, who is, without question, the only person qualified to make that assessment.
Clooneys book was adapted for a 1982 tv movie, rosie. Pictured from left is penelope milford, sondra locke. The rosemary clooney story, the cbs movie, airing dec. The rosemary clooney story 1982 the movie database. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american singer and actress. Locke next played a mentally unstable femme fatale opposite eastwoods dirty harry in sudden impact 1983, the fourth and most successful of the hardboiled franchise. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. 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. Rosemary was raised in nearby maysvillethis is also where she currently rests. The rosemary clooney story, 1982, directed by jackie cooper, with sondra locke, penelope milford, jessica rains. Rosemary clooney guest starred in two episodes of her nephews hit tv series er. The rosemary clooney story tv movie 1982 soundtracks on imdb. By the time rosemary clooney was a teenager, she was an upcoming bigband singer trying to make it to the top. Rosemary clooney was for many years married to stage and film star jose ferrer.
The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her. The rosemary clooney story tv movie 1982 full cast. Rosemary clooney sings rodgers and harts its easy to remember and discusses the 1982 movie about her life, rosie. The film, produced and directed by jackie cooper, does have one outstanding asset. The lux show, starring rosemary clooney and john raitt. Rosemary clooney simple english wikipedia, the free. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. 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. With sondra locke, tony orlando, penelope milford, john karlen. The rosemary clooney story, the made for tv movie based on rosemary s autobiography this for remembrance which originally aired on cbs in 1982, will be rebroadcast on the goodlife tv network with an introduction by rosemary s brother nick, a regular host on the network. This biography of the singing career of rosemary clooney, chronicles her life from her early radio days to her film star pinnacle, when she suffers a mental breakdown. For the duration is a 1991 album by rosemary clooney, of songs popular during world war ii. May 14, 2011 rosemary clooney guest starred in two episodes of her nephews hit tv series er. Rosemary clooney sings rodgers and harts its easy to.
Rosemary clooney sings behind sondra lockes acting in this vivid. The rosemary clooney story, was released with sondra locke portraying her. Rosemary clooney with les brown and his band of renown. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of. 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. Overview for rosemary clooney turner classic movies. Come ona my house by ross bagdasarian, william saroyan, performed by rosemary clooney. The rosemary clooney story tv movie 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Marcello krakoff, carl steven, rosemary clooney, jackie cooper. 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. The rosemary clooney story, a made for tv movie, originally broadcast december 8, 1982. Cooper, a former child actor and star of the four christopher reeve superman movies, died at a convalescent home in santa monica this tuesday, according to the hollywood reporter.
God, fate or plain irish luck interceded that night, and clooney lived to sing again. Rosemary clooney was born in maysville, kentucky, to marie frances guilfoyle and andrew joseph clooney. Filmography for rosemary clooney turner classic movies. Interview with rosemary clooney and sondra locke youtube. Rosemary clooney everythings coming up rosie youtube.
She led a remarkably dramatic life, full of emotional highs and lows, and lived to. Jackie cooper is now running the great daily planet up in the sky. Complete your rosemary clooney with the buddy cole trio collection. The rosemary clooney story begins with the popular singers. The rosemary clooney story in this rare interview with mary. 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 betty penelope milford, before gaining popularity with hits such as come on a my house. Many people in the music business considered her finished. Her father was of irish and german descent, and her mother was of irish and english ancestry. Rosemary clooney sings behind sondra lockes acting in this vivid, noholdbarred rendition of the famed singers autobiography. The story of singer rosemary clooneys rise to fame, her marriage to jose ferrer, and her nervous breakdown. The rosemary clooney story, the made for tv movie based on rosemarys autobiography this for remembrance which originally aired on cbs in 1982, will be rebroadcast on the goodlife tv network with an introduction by rosemarys brother nick, a regular host on the network. The story of celeste rosemary clooney reads the story of celeste tubby the tuba jose ferrer reads tubby the tuba.
The rosemary clooney story with its star, sondra locke. Jackie cooper directed this 1982 biopic based on rosemary clooneys first. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The rosemary clooney story 1982 tv sondra locke, penelope milford milford lights two cigarettes simultaneously in a mediumshot and then hands one to locke. The rosemary clooney story, 1982, directed by jackie cooper, with sondra locke, carl steven, jessica rains, at turner classic movies. The singeractors personal home has been turned into a museum filled with treasures from clooney s long career. Rosemary clooney discusses her dramatic life and the 1982 tv movie rosie. Milford shows a decent inhale but only a faint exhale, while locke doesnt really inhale but blows an okay exhale accompanied with a light cough. In the 1990s, with clooney now in her 60s, a series of career highs came her way. According to rosemary clooney herself, she was very pleased with both the excellent portrayal of herself by sondra locke and the authentic representation of her life in the film. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and died of lung cancer in beverly hills, california. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Nov 15, 2015 rosemary clooney discusses her dramatic life and the 1982 tv movie rosie.
Junket interview with rosemary clooney and sondra locke regarding the television special rosie. White christmas a look back with rosemary clooney 1 youtube. On television, she took on a rare noneastwood related project when she starred as the famed female crooner in the biopic rosie. In this madefortv film based on the life of rosemary clooney, rosemary sondra locke, hailing from kentucky, starts her singing. Rosemary clooney, sondra locke, 1982 tv song and interview.
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