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She was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Clooney and grew up in Maysville, Kentucky, where she and her sister Betty Clooney used to sing in her grandfather's mayoral election campaigns, which he won three times. She made her singing debut on Cincinnati radio station WLW in 1941 at 13. On WLW she worked with band leader Barney Rapp, who had also worked with Doris Day and Andy Williams at the same station. She attended high school at Our Lady of Mercy in Cincinnati. In 1946 she appeared with her sister in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the Steel Pier with Tony Pastor's band. In 1949 she went solo and later appeared in White Christmas (1954), co-starring opposite Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Her first big hit was "Come On A My House" in 1951. She married José Ferrer in 1953 and they had five children between 1955 and 1960. Her marriage to Ferrer was a tempestuous one and she had a nervous breakdown in 1968, but went on to resume her career in 1976. Her life was dramatized in a 1982 made-for-television movie starring Sondra Locke, who was actually just 16 years Rosemary's junior but constantly lied about her age.
Her son Gabriel is married to singer Debby Boone, daughter of 1950s pop singer Pat Boone. Her brother, Nick Clooney, was an ABC news anchor in Cincinnati, and her nephew George Clooney has developed into one of the biggest movie stars of the 21st century. In 1968 she was standing in the Ambassdor Hotel in Los Angeles with Roosevelt Grier when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the hotel kitchen after she had participated in his campaign rally. Her top hits include "Hey There" in 1954, "Tenderly", "This Ole House" and "Half As Much" in 1952.- Actor
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Nick Clooney was born on January 13, 1935 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA as Nicholas Joseph Clooney. He is an actor and writer, known for The Monuments Men (2014), AMC's Behind the Screen with Nick Clooney (1998) and Rebound: A Basketball Story (2009). He has been married to Nina Clooney since November 30, 1959. They have two children, including actor George Clooney.- Actress
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Betty began singing professionally with her sister, Rosemary Clooney, on the radio at the age of 13. The Clooney Sisters then went on the road for a few years as featured vocalists with band-leader Tony Pastor and his orchestra. When Rosemary was offered a solo record deal with Columbia, Betty conceded to break up the act. Still just a teenager, Betty went back to her hometown in Cincinnati where she became a television pioneer on the city's first station, WLWT. Not only was she a featured singer on the stations main program (called The 50-50 Club and broadcast on TV as well as radio), she also hosted her own shows called "Teen Canteen" and "Boy Meets Girl". She was the first Pop artist signed to local legendary R&B label, King Records, releasing several singles. After a move to New York and the start of a nightclub career, she appeared on countless variety shows in the 1950's where she sang, danced and acted in skits that showcased her beautiful voice and brilliant sense of humor. She recorded for several more record labels including RCA's X label, Decca's Coral label (where she had a minor hit with the song "Sin And Satin") and Columbia's Children's Records. She also filmed several Soundies of popular hits. Although Betty recorded the hit song "Sisters" from the film White Christmas (1954) with Rosemary for Columbia's single release, in the movie Vera-Ellen's singing voice was dubbed by singer Trudy Stevens. Not one to really seek fame, she subsequently retired from showbiz to raise her family appearing only sporadically on television until her death.- Actor
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Henry Wadsworth was born on 18 June 1903 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for The Thin Man (1934), Applause (1929) and The Show-Off (1934). He died on 5 December 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.- He was a US Army paratrooper in World War II. Sergeant McNiece was the last surviving member of the Filthy Thirteen, an elite demolition unit whose exploits inspired the 1965 novel and 1967 film The Dirty Dozen. His escapades are documented in his words in The Filthy Thirteen, Fighting With the Filthy Thirteen, and War Paint; The Filthy Thirteen Jump Into Normandy.
McNiece went on to make a total of four wartime combat jumps, the first as part of the Invasion of Normandy in 1944. In the same year he jumped as part of Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands, which was featured in the book (and subsequent film), A Bridge Too Far, and at the Siege of Bastogne, part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. During fighting in the Netherlands, he was promoted to demolition platoon sergeant. He volunteered for pathfinder training, anticipating he would sit out the rest of the war training in England, but his pathfinder stick was called upon to jump into Bastogne to guide in resupply drops. His last jump was in 1945, near Prüm in Germany. In recognition of his natural leadership abilities, he ended the war as the acting first sergeant for Headquarters Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was discharged from the military in February 1946. - Cindy Hall was born on 28 June 1974 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA.
- Florence Dudley was born on 28 January 1902 in Maysville, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for Party Girl (1930), Slaves in Bondage (1937) and Making the Varsity (1928). She died on 23 May 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Chuck Connors was born on 18 August 1930 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. He is known for Omnibus (1967), Memories of Duke (1980) and Duke Ellington: Live in Montreal (1964). He died on 11 December 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.- Actor
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William McKenzie DeAtley is an American Actor born in Maysville KY. William went to school and lived in Augusta Ky for most of his childhood, In 2019 William moved away from Augusta KY to Burlington KY. William has since graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's degree. William has had talks about slow rolling back into acting now that school is no longer a conflict.- Director
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Lorimer Johnston was born on 2 November 1858 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Envoy Extraordinary (1914) and Tarzan the Mighty (1928). He was married to Caroline Frances Cooke. He died on 20 February 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actress
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Susan Laine was born on 10 October 1976 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for 12 Steps Nowhere (2005), Remembering Phil (2008) and The Midnight (2002).- Actor
Don Hurst was born on 12 August 1905 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor. He died on 6 December 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lesley-Anne Johnson was born September 4th, 1982 in historic river town Maysville, Kentucky to parents Herbert and Linda Johnson. She graduated from Mason County High School planning on pursuing a career in art, but her love of movies prevailed when she attended Northern Kentucky University and switched her focus to Theatre. Nearing completion of her junior year, she performed as spelling bee fanatic Echo in the stage play "Eleemosynary," then decided to finally move west to Los Angeles, California and take a sabbatical from college. She also decided during this time to change her last name to Sheridan, an old family name on her mother's side. Sheridan moved to L.A. in 2004, where she did a string of films starting with "Welcome to El Dorado," "Pretty Girls Say No to Drugs," "Adventures in the Mind of Jack Quimby," Underground Vampires," and "Justice and Divine Revenge," as well as bit parts in "Lords of Dogtown" and HBO's "Carnivale." Sheridan graduated from Lindsey Wilson College in 2006 with a degree in Human Services and Counseling and is currently working on various screenwriting and acting projects.
- Joseph Phelps was born on 12 November 1927 in Maysville, Missouri, USA. He was married to Barbara Ann Babcock. He died on 15 April 2015 in St. Helena, California, USA.
- Dave Tomlin was born on 22 June 1949 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA.
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Donna Marsh's television career began on May 27, 1997 when she was hired to work on Country.com, the official website of CMT and TNN, Gaylord Entertainment's country music and country lifestyles television networks. While she worked mainly on TNN projects initially, she switched over to CMT projects with the network's purchase by MTV networks in 1999.
Marsh remained with MTV Networks until they restructured in December 2009.