Rose Gacioch (1915 - 2004)

A native of Wheeling, West Virginia, Rose Gacioch was orphaned at the age of 16. She lied about her age, saying that she was 18 in order to take a job in a corrugating plant in her homeland. She also joined the Little Cardinals, a semi-professional baseball team in town, being the only girl on […]

Rose Hill (1914 - 2003)

British actress who appeared in such films as “The Bank Raiders” and the Pink Panther film “A Shot In The Dark”, but who made a name for herself playing Fanny La Fan, the elderly wartime resistance fighter in British TV series “‘Allo ‘Allo”. She also was an Opera Singer in a career of more than […]

Rose Hobart (1906 - 2000)

Rose Hobart’s father, Paul Kefer, was a cellist in the New York Symphony and her mother, Marguerite was an opera singer. Rose had one sister, Polly. When she was 15, she was cast in Ferenc Molnár’s Liliom, which opened in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hobart’s Broadway stage debut was on September 17, 1923 at the […]

Rose Kennedy (1890 - 1995)

Rose Kennedy was born at 4 Garden Court in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. She was the eldest of six children born to Boston Mayor John Francis “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald (1863–1950) and Mary Josephine “Josie” Hannon (1865–1964). Her siblings were Mary, Thomas, John Jr., Eunice, and Frederick. As a young child, she lived in […]

Rose Maddox (1925 - 1998)

Rose Maddox  April 15, 1998 –  Ashland, Or.   Rose Maddox, a flamboyant country music pioneer who earned a Grammy nomination late in life for her autobiographical “$35 and a Dream,” has died at 71. Maddox was born Roselea Arbana Maddox, December 15,  1925, near Boaz, Alabama and died of kidney failure Wednesday April 15, 1998 […]

Rose Michtom (1897 - 1986)

American Actress.  Michtom began her career as an actress late in life. Leonard B. Stern, the producer of ‘Get Smart’, was her nephew, and her first acting roles were as an extra in that series from 1965 through 1970. She specialized in the role of the ‘little old lady’ and appeared on television in such […]

Rose Mofford (1922 - 2016)

Rose Mofford was born Rose Perica in Globe, Arizona, on June 10, 1922, the youngest of six children. Her parents, Frances (Oberstar) and John Perica, had immigrated to the United States from Croatia, then part of Austria–Hungary. The first female class president in the history of Globe High School, she had great success in both […]

Rose Ouellette (1903 - 1996)

Actress. Born in Montréal, Canada, she had a 75 year career as a popular entertainer. Most remembered for her work on stage, she dominated the theatrical scene in Montréal, from the 1920s to 1960s and was in charge of the Theater National. Foe feature films, her credits included “Coeur de maman” (1953), “Les aventures d’une […]

Rose Siggins (1971 - 2015)

American Actress. Siggins, who was born with a genetic disorder called Sacral Agenisis, will best be remembered for playing the role of Legless Suzi in the fourth season of ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’, which aired from 2014 to 2015. She was featured in the documentaries ‘Born Different: Unbelievable Medical Conditions’ (2010) and ‘Extraordinary People: […]

Rose Virginia Scott McClendon (1884 - 1936)

Actress. She was one of the most famous African-American actresses of her time. She performed in many plays such as “Deep River,” “Mulatto,” and “In Abraham’s Bosom.” (bio by: Laurie)

Roseanne Murray (1920 - 2015)

Actress. A pretty redhead, she is remembered for her film and radio performances from the 1940s. Raised in the Southern Tier of Upstate New York, she appeared in local theatrical productions from an early age, graduated from Binghamton Central High School in 1938, and in 1940 relocated to Southern California to pursue her show business […]

Rosel Zech (1942 - 2011)

Actress. A longtime star of the German stage and screen she shall probably remembered for her lead role in 1982’s “Veronika Voss”. Raised in Hoya she broke into show business in 1962 at Landshut’s South Bavarian City Theatre then over the next years was to refine her craft in the increasingly important venues of such […]

Rosella Towne (1918 - 2014)

American Actress. Towne was known for her appearances opposite Ronald Reagan in films such as ‘Sergeant Murphy’ (1938), ‘Cowboy from Brooklyn’ (1938), ‘Secret Service of the Air’ (1939) and ‘Code of the Secret Service’ (1939). Brought to Hollywood at age 19, she made a screen test for Warner Bros and signed a contract with the […]

Rosemarie Bowe Stack (1932 - 1970)

Actress. Stack has appeared in many films including, “Big Trouble” (1986), “My Kingdom For..” (1985), “Making Of A Male Model” (1983), “Murder On Flight 502” (1975), “All In A Night’s Work” (1961), “The Peacemaker” (1956), “The View From Pompey’s Head” (1955), “The Big Bluff” (1955), “The Adventures Of Hajii Baba” (1955), “The Golden Mistress” (1952), […]

Rosemarie Frankland (1943 - 2000)

Born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, in north-east Wales in 1943, Rosemarie Frankland moved to Lancashire, England, as a child. She took part in many beauty pageants and won the title of Miss Wales and, later in 1961 in London, she became (as Miss United Kingdom) the first British woman and the seventh European (Sweden won the […]

Rosemary Clooney (1928 - 2002)

Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky, the daughter of Marie Frances (née Guilfoyle) and Andrew Joseph Clooney. She was one of five children. Her father was of Irish and German descent and her mother was of Irish and English ancestry. She was raised Catholic. When Clooney was 15, her mother and brother Nick moved to […]

Rosemary DeCamp (1910 - 2001)

DeCamp first came to fame in November 1937, when she took the role of Judy Price, the secretary/nurse of Dr. Christian in the long-running radio series of the same name. She also played in The Career of Alice Blair, a transcribed syndicated soap opera that ran in 1939-1940. She made her film debut in Cheers for […]

Rosemary Dexter (1944 - 2010)

Actress, Model. Often cast in sexually frank-themed films. Born in Pakistan, to a British father, her mother was of Anglo-Burmese descent. While vacationing in Italy, she was spotted by director Ugo Gregoretti who cast her in the Science Fiction picture “Omicron” (1963). She became known to a broader audience, when she played Lee Van Cleef’s […]

Rosemary Farmer Corry (1924 - 2003)

Rosemary Farmer Corry was a retired actress, artist, and playright. She was very active in children’s theatre in New Orleans before moving to New York City in the 1940’s. She acted in several stage and radio shows and modeled for the Ford Agency in magazines and fashion shows. She is best known for a New […]

Rosemary La Planche (1923 - 1979)

Actress. She was crowned Miss America in 1941 and Miss California in 1940 and 1941. La Planche appeared in films including, “Golden Hands Of Kunigal” (1966), “Federal Agents vs. Underworld Inc.” (1949), “Betty Co-Ed” (1946), “Girl Rush” (1944), “Gildersleeve On Broadway” (1943), “Prairie Chickens” (1943), “Fall In” (1942), “Irene” (1940), “Mad About Music” (1938), and […]

Rosemary Lane (1913 - 1974)

Actress. Popular American motion picture figure of the 1930s and 1940s. One of the Lane sisters (Priscilla and Lola). Married to Hollywood make-up artist Bud Westmore. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Lorenzo Alverado Mullican (1872 – 1938)  Cora Bell Hicks Lane (1881 – 1952)  Spouse:  Bud Westmore (1918 – 1973)  Siblings:  Leota Belle […]

Rosemary Murphy (1925 - 2014)

Rosemary Murphy was born in Munich, Germany in 1925, the daughter of American parents Mildred (née Taylor) and Robert Daniel Murphy, a diplomat. The family left Germany in 1939 due to the onset of World War II. Murphy, whose résumé came to include French and German films, attended Manhattanville College and trained as an actress at […]

Rosemary O’Reilly (1924 - 2003)

Broadway Actress. She was one of the stars of “New Faces of ’52” on Broadway. (bio by: Laurie)

Rosemary Rice (1925 - 2012)

Actress. Fondly remembered for playing Katrin in the long-running TV series “Mama” (also sometimes referred to as “I Remember Mama”, 1949 to 1956). Raised in North New Jersey, with the proximity of New York City minutes away where the abundance of opportunities for parts on radio awaited, Rosemary launched her career in entertainment while a […]

Rosetta Duncan (1894 - 1959)

Motion picture and radio star of the 1920s. “Topsy” of the “Topsy and Eva” musical comedy team in radio and films. She was also a composer. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Rosetta LeNoire (1911 - 2002)

As a young girl, Rosetta LeNoire suffered from rickets, which her godfather, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, helped her overcome by teaching her to dance. LeNoire made her acting debut in a 1939 production of The Hot Mikado, starring Robinson, in which she played “Little Maid From School” Peep-Bo. She also appeared onstage, mostly as a singer […]

Rosetta Reitz (1924 - 2008)

Reitz was born in Utica, New York on September 28, 1924. She attended the University of Buffalo for one year and the University of Wisconsin–Madison for two years. After leaving college, she moved to Manhattan and worked at the Gotham Book Mart, later opening the Four Seasons, a bookstore in Greenwich Village she operated from […]

Rosie Carter (1958 - 2003)

Rosie Carter was an American singer–songwriter. She was born July 13, 1958, the daughter of June Carter Cash and her second husband Edwin “Rip” Nix, and the stepdaughter of the country singer Johnny Cash. She was married to Philip Adams. Her first name was spelled as both “Rosie” and “Rosey,” according to stepsister Rosanne Cash, […]

Rosie Lee Moore Hall (1899 - 1967)

Spokeswoman. Rosie Moore was the last woman to represent the character “Aunt Jemima” for the Quaker Oats Company. She was discovered while working for the advertising department at Quaker Oats in Oklahoma, and became the new spokesperson for Aunt Jemima pancake mix. She toured the country in character until the late 60s when the image […]

Rosina Lawrence (1912 - 1997)

Rosina Lawrence (December 30, 1912 – June 23, 1997) was a Canadian-born American actress, singer, and dancer. She was a native of Ottawa, Ontario. Rosina Lawrence had a short-lived but memorable career in the 1930s before she married in 1939 and retired from entertainment. She is best known for portraying Mary Roberts in Laurel and Hardy’s […]