Jean, you said Rosemary Clooney had several children. Would one of them have been Andy Clooney, the singer of the Irish song mentioned on this list a few days ago? Or did I miss parat of the thread? Thanks, Judy Dawe

Hi Judy, I don't know if there is a connection. I believe Rosemary CLOONEY, who died in 2002, had five children by her first husband, actor Jose FERRER.. Some interesting bits from her recent autobiography, "Rosemary Clooney, Girl Singer," can be found on the Internet. There was Irish on both sides of her family - her father was Andrew CLOONEY, a house painter, and her mother was Frances GUILFOYLE. Rosemary was born in Maysville, KY, about 60 miles up the Ohio River from Cincinnati. She and her sibs often lived with relatives as they were growing up. She seems to have been close to her grandmothers. Besides her sister, Betty, she also had a brother, Nick. Some of her uncles were musical. With her "glowing" personality and lovely, medium-range voice, she was quite successful although she apparently never took voice lessons or could even read music. One of her songs that I particularly liked was "Tenderly." Her nephew is actor George CLOONEY. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Dawe" <dawejudy@charter.net> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] Singer Rosemary CLOONEY - On the Cover of "Time" Magazine 1953 > Jean, you said Rosemary Clooney had several children. Would one of them > have been Andy Clooney, the singer of the Irish song mentioned on this list > a few days ago? Or did I miss parat of the thread? Thanks, Judy Dawe --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.725 / Virus Database: 480 - Release Date: 7/19/2004

Her children are all Ferrers; Miguel, Maria, Gabriel, Monsita, and Rafael. Miguel is an actor, last role I recall him in is as a regular on Jill Hennessey's series "Crossing Jordan". John Maylone Tollhouse, California On 7/31/04 4:32 PM, "Judy Dawe" <dawejudy@charter.net> wrote: > Jean, you said Rosemary Clooney had several children. Would one of them > have been Andy Clooney, the singer of the Irish song mentioned on this list > a few days ago? Or did I miss parat of the thread? Thanks, Judy Dawe > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. > >