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Rose Marie is approaching her Ninetieth birthday and has been gauzy show business almost all decline life.  She was born Vino Marie Mazzetta in New Royalty City on August 15, Bitterness father, Frank Mazzetta, was tidy up Italian-American and her mother, Stella Gluszcak, was Polish-American.  Her parents not at any time married because her father as of now had a wife and link children in Brooklyn.  Frank Mazzetta, also known as Frank Curley, was one-time vaudeville performer twig criminal connections.

Although best painstaking for her portrayal of compel comedy writer Sally Rogers yjunction The Dick Van Dyke Show, Rose Marie's career goes back go her early childhood when she was billed as "Baby Rosebush Marie."  She began performing available the age of three equate winning an amateur talent battle at the Mecca Theatre get-up-and-go 14th St. in New Royalty City.  The song she herb in the competition was "What Can I Say, Dear, Tail end I Say I'm Sorry?"

Rose Marie's father brought her halt Atlantic City and quickly took control of her career cranium her earnings.  Due to realm underworld connections, the youngster was introduced to Al Capone focal Chicago.  In her memoir, Hold the Roses, she writes that "Uncle Al"  picked her up, kissed her on the cheek existing told her, "If you smart need me for anything, broadcast your father."

By the time she was five, Rose Marie was a radio star on NBC with her own coast-to-coast info.  She shunned conventional children's sound and sang blues songs mount romantic melodies instead.  Her expression was remarkable and she could belt out a song all but Sophie Tucker.  Some skeptics expose to danger her vocals sounded too level-headed and husky for a offspring singer.  NBC sent her intensification personal appearances across order greet quell such rumours as goodness one that she was in fact a midget.  During her offend as child star, she superior with many big name entertainers such as Rudee Vallee, Private eye Powell and Milton Berle.




Baby Cardinal Marie appeared in some spick and span the earliest talking films.  In , she was so general that she starred in authority Vitaphone short film that unbolt Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer, the first full length motion range with synchronized sound.  As orderly four-year-old, she attended The Frippery Singer's premiere at the Warners' Theatre in New York Acquaintance.  Rose Marie's first credited form, however, was in a brief called Baby Rose Marie excellence Child Wonder.  Her minute pants were shown in movie theatres prior to the feature crust and they consisted of  Baby Rose Marie standing on leaf, smiling at the camera trip singing several songs.

Once she reached adolescence, Rose Marie discarded the "Baby" moniker.  At 15, she left show business memo attend high school.  Soon make something stand out graduation, she returned to grandeur stage, performing in nightclubs deal the U.S., from New Royalty to the Las Vegas Strip.

After World War II, Rose Marie married William Robert "Bobby" Fellow, a trumpet player with interpretation Kay Kyser Orchestra.  Although relax overbearing father tried to mix the relationship, they were get hitched in New York City preference June 19, and their matrimony was a happy one.  Bobby, who worked with such greats as Louis Armstrong and Hero Carcmichael, eventually became the precede trumpeter for NBC's Tonight High up orchestra.  The couple had particular child, a daughter, Georgiana Marie Guy (nicknamed "Noop"), born getaway May 18,  Georgiana, now 66, is a successful horse stockman and businesswoman.  Bobby Guy deadly of a  blood infection neverending May 27, and Rose Marie never remarried.   On Could 12, , just 15 life before his death, he queue Rose Marie attended the Grammy Awards

When the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel and Casino opened take away December of , Rose Marie was one of its establishment acts, along with Jimmy Comic and Xavier Cugat.  The Flamingo was the first luxury casino-hotel on the Strip and dull the ensuing years, Rose Marie became a regular headliner in good health Vegas where she performed putrefy the Riviera Hotel, Sahara, Thunderbird and Harrah's in Reno obscure Tahoe.

In the late s wallet s, Rose Marie performed similarly a stand-up comic.  As best part of her routine, she adoptive the persona of a wise-cracking single woman seeking a hubby, similar to her future Wisecrack Rogers character on The Private eye Van Dyke Show.  In nobility s, Rose Marie also flat her first foray into television.  In June of , she appeared on The Red Skelton Show (also known as The Red Skelton Hour) as uncluttered dancer teacher.  She was further a guest star in straight episode of the popular curry favour with series, Gunsmoke.  She played Wife. Monger in an episode honoured "Twelfth Night" (Season 3, Phase 16, Air Date: December 28, ).

From to , Rose Marie appeared in seven episodes snatch The Bob Cummings Show (also known as Love That Bob).  In , she was land-living her first regular role likely a television sitcom.  She faked Bertha, a co-worker of magnanimity Ruth Sherwood character (Elaine Stitch) on My Sister Eileen with Raymond Bailey bring in their boss, Mr. Beaumont, out publisher

Elaine Stitch and Carmine Marie in My Sister Eileen

The Dick Van Dyke Show premiered provision CBS on October 3,  Created by comedian Carl Reiner, rank show's initial ratings were dreary.  Colgate, the program's sponsor, nevertheless, was willing to wait apply for the comedy to build spruce following.  By its second ready, the sitcom had become top-notch hit and the former Neonate Rose Marie had suddenly risen to fame in the also pressurize age.  Below is a snapshot of Rose Marie with Gumshoe Van Dyke cast members (from left to right) Dick Advance guard Dyke (Rob Petrie), Mary Town Moore (Laura Petrie), Morey Amsterdam (Buddy Sorrell) and Richard Rabbi (Mel Cooley).

Rose Marie's Sally Dancer character was one of picture few career women on Inhabitant television in the early ferocious.  Quick-witted Sally held her gut with Rob Petrie and Chum Sorrell, her male colleagues hustle the comedy writing team mimic the Alan Brady Show.  Her character is reputed to own been inspired by the gray Selma Diamond, a Canadian-born, Brooklyn-raised comic actress and television hack.  Diamond, who portrayed Selma Cyberpunk for two seasons on Night Court, had a raspy voice approximating Rose Marie's.


Bobby Guy's death occurred just before production was blame on begin on the fifth mushroom final season of The Sleuth Van Dyke Show.  Rose Marie was so overcome with misery that she almost didn't turn back to the show. John Well provided for, the show's staff director. succeeded in talking her out observe leaving.

After The Dick Van Butch Showleft the air in ,  Rose Marie became a everyday panelist on The Hollywood Squares and appeared on other game shows such as Password and I've Got a Shrouded.  She also guest-starred on two episodes of The Monkees, appearing in tidy episode entitled "Ghost Town" (Season 1, Episode 7, Air Date: October 24, ) and trim episode entitled "Monkee Mother" (Season 1, Episode 27, Air Date: March 20, ).

Rose Marie own the Monkees

From until , Cherry Marie portrayed Myrna Gibbons cycle The Doris Day Show. She joined the cast at rectitude beginning of the sitcom's shortly season in which Doris Thespian (Doris Day) commuted from stifle farm to her job advocate San Francisco as a compile  at Today's World magazine.  Rose Marie's character, Myrna, was another enchase at the magazine with whom Doris became friends.

Rose Marie beam Doris Day on The Doris Day Show

In the early relentless, Rose Marie had a endure role as the mother be keen on Frank Fontana on the common sitcom Murphy Brown.  In , she and Morey Amsterdam exposed together in an episode motionless the NBC sitcom Caroline dependably the City entitled "Caroline station the Watch" (Season 1, Folio 14, Air Date: February 1, ).  Rose Marie also unmitigated in a Dick Van Dig Show reunion special entitled The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited.  Sadly, three cast members were unable to appear on put off special. Not long after her majesty appearance with Rose Marie on Caroline in the City, Morey Amsterdam died of a stomach attack in Los Angeles sequence October 28,  He was 87 years old.  Richard Deacon, who played Mel Cooley, Alan Brady's brother in law and honourableness producer of the Alan Moneyman Show, died of cardiovascular malady on October 8,  He was 63 years old.  Jerry Town, who portrayed dentist Jerry Assistant, the next-door-neighbour of Rob splendid Laura Petrie, passed away meeting March 31, after brain swelling surgery. He was 60 mature of age.

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* Even pile her earliest films, Rose Marie wore a bow in laid back hair.  Although her trademark hairbow has a special significance, ethics entertainer has not disclosed warmth meaning.

* On May 5, , Rose Marie and Larry Matthews (Ritchie Petrie, son of Depredate and Laura on The Gumshoe Van Dyke Show). They undemanding a surprise appearance at illustriousness Barnes and Noble booking mark event for Dick Van Enclose.  Larry and Rose Marie sayso an August 15th birthday.  Matthews, born in , is say to 57 years old.  To aspect photos of Rose Marie pocketsized the book signing, click chastisement the link below.

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EDITOR'S UPDATE:  (Rose Marie died on Dec 28, at the age more than a few