Clooney sisters biography
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Betty Clooney
American singer
Elizabeth Ann Clooney (April 12, 1931 – August 5, 1976)[1] was an American singer, TV presenter and pioneer who briefly rose to fame in the 1950s with her sister Rosemary Clooney. She led a very brief solo career, with songs like "Kiki" and "You're All I See". She married actor and musician Pupi Campo in 1955, and they had four children.
Early years
[edit]Elizabeth Ann Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky.[1] She was the second of three children, her older sister was Rosemary Clooney, her younger brother was Nicholas Joseph Clooney and her nephew was actor George Clooney.[citation needed]
Her father was a house painter with a drinking problem.[2]
Career
[edit]Sister act
[edit]Rosemary and Betty Clooney were a close sister act, and sang together. The family lived in Cincinnati in the early 1940s, where the girls continued to vocalize. In 1945, the sisters won a spot on Cincinnati's WLW Radio Station as singers. One day they were heard by Tony Pastor (bandleader). The bandleader originally hesitated on hiring both sisters, but soon relented and so The Clooney Sisters hit the road with the Pastor band. They appeared in a movie short with the Pastor Orchestra in 1947. The Clooney Sisters
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Rosemary Clooney
American singer and actress (1928–2002)
Rosemary 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.
Early life
[edit]Rosemary Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky, the daughter of Marie Frances (née Guilfoyle) and Andrew Joseph Clooney. She was one of five children.[1] Her father was of Irish and German descent, and her mother was of Irish ancestry. She was raised Catholic. When Clooney was 15, her mother and brother Nick moved to California. She and her sister Betty remained with their father.[2] The family resided in the John Brett Richeson House in the late 1940s.[citation needed]
Rosemary and Betty became entert