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RIP Rose Marie

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Dec 28, 2017 6:55 pm

Randy West wrote:Sadly confirming the death of a beloved entertainer.

Rose Marie went with a smile at age 94, having finally received the recognition, love and respect that she long felt was her due.

Just two months ago, Sardi's Restaurant unveiled a long-awaited caricature of the showbiz legend that was timed to the release of her must-see documentary. "Wait For Your Laugh."

Born on the day that the Broadway musical "Rose-Marie" opened, Rose Marie had entertainment's longest and most fascinating in history. She began at the age of 3 by winning an amateur contest that took her to Atlantic City where she was billed as Baby Rose Marie. She became a popular radio personality appearing on numerous top shows of the time. She eventually received her own program on NBC and recorded some of the most successful albums on the Mercury label. Her extensive touring took her to some of the finest showplaces across the country.

Rose sang for presidents Coolidge, Hoover and Roosevelt. She starred in several of the earliest talking films, beginning with a 1929 short, "Baby Rose Marie the Child Wonder," which was screened in theaters before feature films such as "The Jazz Singer." Dear Rose also appeared in several pictures for Paramount, including "International House" and "Big Broadcast of 1935."

She was deeply devoted to her husband, musician Bobby Guy, who was the lead trumpeter for the NBC orchestra on "The Tonight Show." He moved to California. In 1946, when Las Vegas opened its first big-time casino hotel, The Flamingo, Rose Marie became the First Lady of Las Vegas when she was hired by Benjamin "Bugsy" Segal as one of the headliners, along with Jimmy Durante and Xavier Cugat.

Rose had a brief Broadway career in Top Banana with Phil Silvers and in 1960 she accepted her first regular role on "My Sister Eileen." When "The Dick Van Dyke Show" premiered in 1961, Rose Marie became a household name as the quick-witted comedy writer, Sally Rogers. After five seasons, she moved to "The Doris Day Show." In game shows, Rose is credited as the only original member of "Hollywood Squares" to have worked on all of its reincarnations. Her friendship with Peter Marshall was a long and loving one to her last days.

More recently, Rose extensively toured the night-club circuit with Rosemary Clooney, Helen O'Connell & Margaret Whiting in "4 Girls 4." She received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 3, 2001. When asked about retiring she said, "I've been in show business my whole life. Why start something new now?" She later released her best selling memoirs "Hold The Roses" in 2006.

Her famous hair bow was inducted into the Smithsonian along with other items from her extensive career in 2008. The bow had always been in a variety of bright colors until the death of her husband, when the only bow she wore from then on was black.

Just this year the critically acclaimed film, "Wait For Your Laugh" by director Jason Wise premiered, about the incredible life and career of the former child star turned adult legend and icon. Rose Marie was very proud of the film and how well it was received by fans and industry. Late in life she discovered a love for social media, which allowed her to interact directly with fans.
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Re: RIP Rose Marie

#2 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:36 pm

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Re: RIP Rose Marie

#3 Post by Estonut » Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:28 pm

I only knew of her from the Dick van Dyke show forward. I had no idea of her child stardom, nor movie and Las Vegas years. What a career! I have to get the documentary now.

RIP, Rose Marie!

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