With a career that began at age 3 on stage in vaudeville, at age 5 had her own national radio show on NBC and still working (primarily in voice over) today, Miss Marie, now has the longest active career in entertainment and is one of the few to have worked in every aspect and incarnation of the industry - from Vaudeville to the Internet.
FILM: One of entertainment's longest and most fascinating careers began at the age of 3. Billed as Baby Rose Marie, she starred in several of the earliest talking films, beginning with a 1929 short, Baby Rose Marie the Child Wonder, which was screened in theaters before feature films such as "The Jazz Singer."
PIN-UP: During WWII, she became a popular pin-up for our service men, with her image appearing on the side of military planes.
STAGE: In 1946, when Las Vegas opened its first big-time casino hotel, The Flamingo, Rose Marie was hired by Benjamin "Bugsy" Segal as one of the headliners, along with Jimmy Durante and Xavier Cugat, making her the First Lady of Las Vegas. In addition to being an original member of the famous "4Girls4," she had a brief Broadway career in Top
BANANA with Phil Silvers.
TELEVISION: In 1960, Rose Marie accepted her first regular role on "My Sister Eileen," but when "The Dick Van Dyke Show" premiered, Rose Marie became a household name. After five seasons, she moved to "The Doris Day Show." She is the only original member of the hit game show "Hollywood Squares" to have worked on all of its reincarnations and its hosts. Other Television credits include "Caroline in the City," "Cagney & Lacey," "The Monkees," "Murphy Brown," Mr. Belvedre," "Remington Steele," "The Love Boat," "Kojak," "Adam 12," "My Three Sons," "The Danny Thomas Hour," and, of course, the role of Martha Randolph in "The Bob Cummings Show." She was nominated for 3 EMMY awards, each time losing out to an actress who had passed away the previous year.
In 2009, the Smithsonian Institution selected Rose Marie as the first of nine Legendary Ladies, whose careers were to be inducted into the first permanent Entertainment exhibit. She would be joined shortly by friends and colleagues, Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Phyllis Diller, Julie Newmar, June Lockhart, Esther Williams, Florence Henderson and Tippi Hedren. (Smithsonian Institution Induction Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Fsf1DQ_OE).
Miss Marie is the subject of an upcoming Documentary to be released in 2016 by producer/director Jason Wise.
Now, Miss Rose Marie, will understandably receive the "Shirley Temple Award" for Lifetime Achievement from The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead Program on December 3rd at The Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles, to be presented by Carl Reiner. As previously announced, the gala will be hosted by Calum Worthy (Disney Channel's "Austin & Ally") and will honor Tatyana Ali ("The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air") with The Looking Ahead Award for Education; Mario Lopez ("Extra," "Dancing With The Stars," "Saved By The Bell"), Hayden Byerly, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, Maia Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez (ABC Family's "The Fosters") with The Looking Ahead Award for Social Awareness, as well as the Judy and Hilary Swank Award for parenting to the parents of Corbin Blue, Martha Callari Reivers and David Reivers.
The event will include items from the film and TV careers for numerous classic childhood stars including Mickey Rooney, Margaret O'Brien, Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper, Jon Provost, Patty Duke, Jerry Mathers, Deanna Durbin, Roddy McDowall, Annette Funnicello, Dwayne Hickman, Dick Van Patten, Kurt Russell, as well as the cast of "The Rascals," "The Mickey Mouse Club," "The Waltons," The Brady Bunch," "Little House On The Prairie," and of course, the main awards namesake, Shirley Temple
For tickets call
323-933-9244 or visit
http://www.actorsfund.org/performances-and-events/looking-ahead-awards-1
Images of Miss Marie's career courtesy of "Just Hold The Roses by Rose Marie"
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