Rosie - The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982) DVD

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Rosie - The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982) DVD

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Rosie - The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982)

Director:

Jackie Cooper

Writers:

Rosemary Clooney (autobiography), Katherine Coker

Stars:

Sondra Locke, Tony Orlando, Penelope Milford

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.

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Posted by Unknown on Mar 27th 2018

This made-for-TV Movie stars Sandra Lock (once Clint Eastwood’s paramour) as Rosemary Clooney, an immensely popular singer and sometimes actress in the 1950’s, but today probably better known as George Clooney’s aunt. Clooney suffered from mental illness and an unhappy marriage as depicted in the film. I’m sure there’s much more to her story (she died in 2002) but it was well done.
A satisfying biopic

Posted by Rick Martyna on Jan 8th 2018

I was a pre-teen growing up in the 50s but I remember Clooney on the radio and being a part of our family record collection. Didn't know about her breakdown. I thot things like that happened in the post 60s. It was a satisfying viewing though.