Title:
Rose Marie ACA Oral History and Transcript, January 24, 2006.
Creator:
Rose Marie, 1923-2017
Creator:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Record Type:
digital moving image formats
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Record Type:
transcripts
Date:
2006-01-24
Description:
In her one-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Rose Marie (1923-2017) talks about entering show business at age three, and soon after becoming a smash hit as "Baby Rose Marie," selling out the Capital Theater in New York, and with her own NBC radio show. She describes her long friendship and professional association with Milton Berle, as well as her husband Buddy Guy, a trumpet player in Kay Kyser’s band. She recounts playing Las Vegas, and her professional and personal association with mobsters like Bugsy Siegel and Al Capone. She discusses playing "Sally Rogers" on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' and working with Van Dyke, the cast, and producer Sheldon Leonard. She speaks of playing "Myrna Gibbons" for five years on 'The Doris Day Show,' and her subsequent stage show "4 Girls 4" with Helen O’Connell, Rosemary Clooney, and Margaret Whiting. She details having dealt with the business end of show business, and concludes with a summary of her career. Bill Dana and Jenni Matz conducted the interview on January 24, 2006 in Van Nuys, CA. Additional topics covered include: Advice, Television Industry, Child Labor Laws, and Comedy Series. An additional show mentioned during the interview is 'The Doris Day Show.'
Extent:
2 digital files
Subject:
Actresses
Subject:
Career development
Subject:
Child labor -- Law and legislation
Subject:
Entertainers
Subject:
Television broadcasting
Subject:
Berle, Milton
Subject:
Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980
Subject:
Guy, Bobby
Subject:
Reiner, Carl, 1922-
Subject:
Leonard, Sheldon, 1907-1997
Subject:
Silvers, Phil, 1911-1985
Subject:
Clooney, Rosemary
Subject:
Whiting, Margaret
Subject:
O'Connell, Helen
Collection:
Bill Dana Oral History Interview Collection (ACC-MSS 002), 1L
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
Rose Marie ACA Oral History
