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Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002. She was the aunt of Academy Award winning actor George Clooney.
Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky, the daughter of Marie Frances (Guilfoyle) and Andrew Joseph Clooney. Her father was of Irish and German descent and her mother was of Irish and English ancestry. She was raised Catholic. When Clooney was fifteen, her mother and brother, Nick, moved to California. She and her sister, Betty, remained with their father.[citation needed] The family resided in the John Brett Richeson House in the late 1940s.
Actors: Joey Travolta (actor), Charles W. Fries (producer), Jackie Cooper (director), Rosemary Clooney (writer), Alan Sacks (producer), Norman S. Powell (miscellaneous crew), Katherine Helmond (actress), John Karlen (actor), Jackie Cooper (producer), Robert Ridgely (actor), Kevin McCarthy (actor), Tony Orlando (actor), Jessica Rains (actress), Jean-Pierre Dorléac (costume designer), Richard Balin (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,i have mixed emotions
when it comes to loving you
i know i shouldnt like the things you shouldnt do
but if you were perfect
it wouldnt be the same
to a tiger a tiger's not a tiger if he's tame
but when you're near me i am happy just alone with you
but when you're far away from me i'm awfully blue
you're the bitter and the sweet combined
so what am i to do
i have mixed emotions over you
(musical interlude)
i have mixed emotions
when it comes to loving you
i know i shouldnt like the things you shouldnt do
but if you were perfect
it wouldnt be the same
to a tiger a tiger's not a tiger if he's tame
but when you're near me i am happy just alone with you
but when you're far away from me i'm awfully blue
you're the bitter and the sweet combined
so what am i to do
i have mixed emotions over you