Rosie - The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982)
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This for Remembrance, the autobiography of popular singer Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002), was the source for this made-for-TV biopic. Played herein by Sondra Locke, the Kentucky-born Clooney begins her career as one-half of a musical act with her sister Betty (Penelope Milford), performing at the… More This for Remembrance, the autobiography of popular singer Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002), was the source for this made-for-TV biopic. Played herein by Sondra Locke, the Kentucky-born Clooney begins her career as one-half of a musical act with her sister Betty (Penelope Milford), performing at the election rallies of her politician uncle (John Karlen). Achieving radio popularity in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rosemary goes on to enjoy nationwide fame in the 1950s with such hit recordings as "Come On A' My House", "Tenderly" and "Hey There". Though her success in movies is negligible (White Christmas notwithstanding), she makes a huge impact on television, hosting several of her own weekly series. All the while, however, Rosemary's private life is in turmoil, due in great part to a tempestuous marriage to actor-director Jose Ferrer (played by, of all people, Tony Orlando). After the assassination of her great friend Robert Kennedy in 1968, Rosemary suffers a nervous breakdown, and it is many years before she is able to make a triumphant comeback on the concert trail. Rosemary Clooney herself serves as the singing voice of Sondra Locke, and also dubs in the tunes performed by the actress playing sister Betty. Had Rosie: 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 TV-star nephew George Clooney; there might even have been a re-enactment of Rosemary's third marriage, capriciously staged at a White Castle restaurant in Cincinnati. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jackie Cooper
- Genres
- Drama
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Cast
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Jeb Stuart Adams
as Nicky Clooney
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Cheryl Anderson
as Aunt Jean
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Hilary Beane
as Grace Raines
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Walter Berry
as Dr. Slocum
- Rosemary Clooney
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Tamar Cooper
as Edith Head
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Alfred Dennis
as Henri
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Katherine Helmond
as Frances Clooney
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Patti Jerome
as Maid
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John Karlen
as Uncle George
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Penelope Milford
as Betty Clooney
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Tony Orlando
as Jose Ferrer
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Eli Rill
as Mitch Miller
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Don Sherman
as Club Manager
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Sammy Shore
as Comic
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Carl Steven
as Raphael Ferrer
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Edson Stroll
as Arthur Park
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Joey Travolta
as Dante DiPaulo
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Joseph Michael Cala
as Producer
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Sondra Locke
as Rosemary Clooney
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Kevin McCarthy
as Dr. Jones
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Jessica Rains
as Marjorie
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Judith Novgrod
as Script Girl
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Cliff Murdock
as Dr. Sherman
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Wendell Wright
as Man at Rally
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Christopher Thomas
as Bob Lewine
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Robert Ridgely
as Mort Weiner
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Richard Quinn
as Miguel Ferrer
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Richard Balin
as Bill Loeb
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Blake Marion
as Steven Smith
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Michael Keenan
as Dr. Hallinan
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Charlotte DeRose
as Charles Trotta
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Guy Pastor
as Tony Pastor
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Mark Bruser
as Bill Petering
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Debi Fries
as Nurse
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Ruth Ann McCoy
as Campaigner
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Carola McGuiness
as Maria Ferrer
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Marcello Krakoff
as Gabriel Ferrer
