Clooney, Rosemary

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Clooney, Rosemary

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1928-05-23 - 2002-06-29

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Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. Born in Kentucky, she and her sister Betty became radio performers in the early 1940s. Clooney's first recordings were with Columbia in 1946 with Tony Pastor's band; she began recording independently in 1949. Within a few years, she was a regular performer on CBS's "Songs for Sale" on both television and radio, and her career was firmly established. In 1954 she starred in "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby, one of her best-known roles. In 1956 she starred in her own television variety show, and continued acting and recording through the 1960s. Despite the declining fortunes of many other performers of her era, Clooney signed with Concord Jazz in 1977 to produce an album a year, an arrangement which continued until her death.
Clooney was also a noted philanthropist in her later years. In honor of her sister, who died in 1976 of a brain aneurysm, she created and chaired the Betty Clooney Foundation for the Brain-Injured. She died of lung cancer at the age of 74.

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Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1940s - 1960s)

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LC96058630

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Nelson Riddle Orchestra

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Clooney, Rosemary

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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 (1903-05-03 - 1977-10-14)

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LC50018853

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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977

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Clooney, Rosemary

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