Paperback / softback

296 Pages

$19.95 USD

Format	Paperback / softback
Published	November 5, 2015
ISBN-13	9780813168005
Language	English
Pages	296
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.9 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$19.95 USD, £13.00 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference

Hold the Roses

Name: Hold the Roses
Price: 19.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Rose Marie
ISBN: 9780813168005

By Rose Marie

University Press of Kentucky

We all 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 not everyone knows 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.

Reviews

"A breezy, an entertaining, and an intriguing glimpse at one star's successes and setbacks."—Alexandria (VA) Metro

"Fascinating, in a career that has spanned eight decades . . . the author has seemingly met everybody who is Somebody in the world of show business and beyond."—Alexandria Metro-Herald

"Named after the title of a Broadway musical, Rose Marie has had a hand in nearly every form of entertainment during her more than 70-year career."—Big Reel

"Not only has Rose Marie written a most entertaining memoir, but she has given us a child's eye view and an adult's eye view of her world in radio, film, vaudeville and nightclubs."—Carl Reiner

"A delightful autobiography."—Groove Magazine

"The book's fast pace and happy memories will please Rose Marie fans."—Publishers Weekly

"A perfectly delightful tour through the very busy life of performer Rose Marie."—Rainbo Electronic Reviews

"Rose Marie found me in Cleveland, brought me to Hollywood, and introduced me to show business. I couldn't have had a nicer, kinder, funnier lady as a tour guide. She will always occupy a special place in my thoughts. I'll be at the bookstore waiting for the fun Hold the Roses will provide."—Tim Conway

"Reveals a rollicking life in show business."—Toluca Lake (CA) Times

Publisher	University Press of Kentucky
BISAC Subject Headings	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts (147 Titles) PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General (193 Titles) PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism (350 Titles)

Format	Paperback / softback
Published	November 5, 2015
ISBN-13	9780813168005
Language	English
Pages	296
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.9 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$19.95 USD, £13.00 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference