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Read # Girl Singer: An Autobiography PDF by * Rosemary Clooney, Joan Barthel eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Girl Singer: An Autobiography She has been singing ever since: on the local radio; with Tony Pastor's orchestra; in big-box-office Hollywood films; at the London Palladium, Carnegie Hall; on her own television series; and at venues large and small around the world. Trouble started almost immediately when, on her honeymoon, she discovered that he had already been unfaithful. After years spent fighting her way back to the top--with two albums at the top of the Billboard charts in six years--Clooney is married to her lon
| Title | : | Girl Singer: An Autobiography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.44 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767905555 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
I liked it redreader I liked it. I remember most of the songs mentioned in it. Lots of name dropping. If you like the Big Band era and the idea of personal memories shared between friends -- then I think you'll like this book! It's not a griping anguishing dripping with scandal book -- but that's not what I wanted it to be. Would recommend i. Fergus said Five Stars. Well written, interesting life. Why did she ever marry Ferrer?. "And she can write, too!" according to Anna M. Haney. We lost a tremendous talent and treasure this past summer with the death of Rosemary Clooney. I am so glad that I read this book before her death, because I felt as if I got to know her. Ms. Clooney told her story, from her tulmultous childhood, to her heyday as a "girl singer" and recording star, and to her breakdown in
She has been singing ever since: on the local radio; with Tony Pastor's orchestra; in big-box-office Hollywood films; at the London Palladium, Carnegie Hall; on her own television series; and at venues large and small around the world. Trouble started almost immediately when, on her honeymoon, she discovered that he had already been unfaithful. After years spent fighting her way back to the top--with two albums at the top of the Billboard charts in six years--Clooney is married to her long-lost love--a fairy tale with a happy ending.. In Girl Singer, Rosemary Clooney, with the warmth and humor that distinguishes her singing, describes her transformation from a schoolgirl in kneesocks to one of the most beloved singers of the twentieth century. The list of her friends and intimates reads like a Who's Who of show business royalty: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Tony Bennett, and Billie Holiday, to name just a few.At twenty-five, she married the erudite and respected actor José Ferrer, sixteen years her senior and light-years more sophisticated. From there her life spiraled downward into depression, addiction to various prescription drugs, and then, in 1968, a breakdown and hospitalization. Finally, after having five children while she virtually single-handedly supported the entire family and his
I got her home and into the bathtub and then dried off, all by myself--my mother had told me I would manage, I would be able to do whatever had to be done." Near the height of her fame, Clooney herself became the mother of five, as well as the long-suffering wife of actor José Ferrer, who cheated on her early and often. Hard-won peace may be a cliché, but Girl Singer demonstrates it as the 71-year-old girl singer's truth. 'Now we have to go down to the river,' I told Betty, 'because we're going on a long trip, and we have to wait by the river till the boat comes.' "Betty skidded down the slick grading into the river. She recalls a hectic childhood spent mostly under the wing of her grandmother, who was better equipped than her parents to raise Rosemary, sister Betty, and brother Nick. Girl Singer is that rarity, an entertainer's autobiography that sidesteps the u
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