Recent Obituaries, Classic Films Only

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117. Rose Marie, 94

(CNN)

Broadway and television actress Rose Marie, best known for her role as Sally Rogers on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," died Thursday (Dec 28, 2017), her publicist said, citing her family. She was 94.

Born Rose Marie Mazetta on August 15, 1923, in New York, she began performing at age 3 by winning an amateur contest that took her to Atlantic City, New Jersey. She soon began performing on network radio.

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Rose Marie starred as Baby Rose Marie in several of the earliest talking films, according to The National Museum of American History. She donated several personal items to the museum, including her trademark black hair bow and shoes from her radio days.

One of those early films was 1933's "International House" with W.C. Fields, Cab Calloway and Bela Lugosi, according to IMDb.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/28/entertainment/rose-marie-dies/index.html

Carl Reiner (via Twitter): "There's never been a more engaging & multi-talented performer. In a span of 90 years, since she was four, dear Rosie performed on radio, in vaudeville, night clubs, films, TV, & Vegas & always had audiences clamoring for "more!!"





Incredible career and great talent.