Hold the Roses

Marie, Rose

ISBN 10: 0813122643 / ISBN 13: 9780813122649

Published by Univ Pr of Kentucky, 2003

About this Item

Signed by author on front endpaper, with an inscription (Lots Love) and a quote. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Univ. Press of Kentucky in 2003. White covers with red lettering on spine. Verso of rear endpaper has a written note at bottom from the prior owner about book was signed. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover and is in very good condition. Large 8vo, 284 pages, 1.4 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 284 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # MSM14201

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hold the Roses

Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Most of us remember Rose Marie as the wisecracking Sally Rogers on The Dick Van Dyke Show, or recognize her from her perch in the top middle square on Hollywood Squares, but her career in show business has spanned almost seventy years. At the tender age of three Rose Marie Mazzetta was entered in an amateur contest at New York City's Mecca Theatre. Her rendition of "What Can I Say Dear, After I Say I'm Sorry?" won, and her career was launched. She stayed "Baby Rose Marie" until she was well into her teens, singing in nightclubs, on vaudeville stages, on the radio, and in the movies. It was a glamorous but difficult life - she worked side by side with legends such as Al Jolson, Milton Berle, and W.C. Fields, and was watched over by "Uncle" Al Capone and his associates - but her father managed her career and personal life with an iron fist, gambling her earnings away and abusing her and any boy foolish enough to show an interest in the family meal ticket. Rose Marie married trumpeter Bobby Guy in 1946 and continued as a singer and nightclub entertainer. She soon established a second career on the small screen, most prominently as Sally on the legendary Dick Van Dyke Show, a groundbreaking role for which she earned three Emmy nominations and which continues to gather new fans from reruns on TV Land. Her fourteen years on Hollywood Squares and recent guest spots on such hit shows as Murphy Brown and Caroline in the City have kept her in the spotlight. With candor and humor, Rose Marie tells of her many years in the entertainment world. Her behind-the-scenes look at show business is replete with intimate stories of household names from Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Broadway.