Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney
Clooney in 1954
Born	Rose M. Clooney (1928-05-23)May 23, 1928 Maysville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	June 29, 2002(2002-06-29) (aged 74) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place	Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Maysville
Occupations	Singer actress author
Years active	1946–2002
Known for	White Christmas Come On-a My House Botch-a-Me Mambo Italiano Tenderly Half as Much Hey There This Ole House
Spouses	José Ferrer ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1961)​ ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1967)​ Dante DiPaolo ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	5, including Miguel Ferrer
Relatives	Betty Clooney (sister) Nick Clooney (brother) George Clooney (nephew) Tessa Ferrer (granddaughter) Debby Boone (daughter-in-law)
Musical career
Genres	Traditional pop vocal jazz
Labels	Columbia MGM Coral RCA Victor Reprise Dot United Artists Concord Jazz
Musical artist
Website	Rosemary Clooney Palladium website

Rose M. Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly because of problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002.