Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002)
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Marker Inscription
Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002). Born in Maysville, Rosemary Clooney topped the charts with “Come On A-My House” in 1951. Other hits include “This Ole House” and “Hey There.” Her first film, The Stars Are Singing, premiered at Maysville’s Russell Theater in 1953. She costarred with Bing Crosby in the 1954 classic film White Christmas. (Reverse) Throughout a singing and acting career that spanned six decades, the acclaimed “girl singer” remained connected to her hometown. In 1999, “Rosie” launched the Rosemary Clooney Music Festival in Maysville, the site of her birth, marriage, and final resting place.
Erected by Kentucky Historical Society
The Story
Born in the Ohio River town of Maysville, Rosemary Clooney rose from a small-city childhood to national stardom, topping the charts in 1951 with the novelty hit "Come On-A My House" and following it with standards like "Hey There" and "This Ole House." Hollywood soon called, and she co-starred with Bing Crosby in the beloved 1954 film White Christmas. Across a six-decade career the acclaimed "girl singer" stayed tied to her hometown, launching a music festival there in 1999.
Why it matters
Clooney was one of the defining pop voices of mid-century America, bridging the big-band era and the age of television and film, and her enduring hometown ties show how the small towns of the heartland shaped national popular culture.
Plan your visit
NearbyMake a day of it — museums, food, and places to stay near this marker.
Museums & culture
- National Underground Railroad Museum0.2 mi away
- Kentucky Gateway Museum Center0.2 mi away · 215 Sutton Street, Maysville, KY
- Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum0.6 mi away
- Albert Sidney Johnston House3.2 mi away
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum3.2 mi away · 2124 Old Main Street, Maysville, KY
- Ohio Tobacco Museum7.3 mi away · 703 South 2nd Street, Ripley, OH
Food & drink
- Delite'snearby · 222 Market Street, Maysville, KY
- Crowe Barnearby · 220 Market Street, Maysville, KY
- Domino's0.1 mi away · 114 East Second Street, Maysville, KY
- Caproni's on the River0.4 mi away · 320 Rosemary Clooney Street, Maysville, KY
- Dairy Yum Yum0.6 mi away
- The Hogs Trough0.7 mi away
Places to stay
- McCann’s Motel0.6 mi away
- Sapp’s Motel0.8 mi away
- Days Inn by Wyndham Maysville Kentucky0.8 mi away · 484 Moody Drive, Maysville, KY
- Browns Motel0.8 mi away
- Beverly Hills Inn1.8 mi away
- Quality Inn1.9 mi away · 1428a KY 10
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Related people
- · Rosemary Clooney
- · Bing Crosby
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