Rosemary Clooney - Maysville, KY
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N 38° 38.802 W 083° 45.879
17S E 259397 N 4281198
Historical marker outside of the Russell Theater.
Waymark Code: WM7YQW
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2009
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ROSEMARY CLOONEY
1928-2002
Born in Maysville, Rosemary Clooney topped the charts with "Come On-A My House" in 1951. Other hits include "This Ole House" and "Hey There." Her first film, The Stars are Singing premiered at Maysville's Russell Theater in 1953. She costarred with Bing Crosby in the 1954 classic film White Christmas.
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ROSEMARY CLOONEY
1928-2002
Throughout a singing and acting carreer that spanned six decades, the acclaimed "girl singer" remained connected to her hometown. In 1999 "Rosie" launched the Rosemary Clooney Music Festival in Maysville, the site of her birth, marriage, and final resting place.