Memories of My Mother ROSE MARIE

THE PERFORMER'S DAUGHTER RECALLS HER WARMTH, WIT, HEARTBREAK AND LOVE OF SHOW BUSINESS

- Katie Bruno

In 1953, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz dropped by Rose Marie’s home while they were shooting their movie The Long, Long Trailer. “I think Desi brought some wine, and they did a scene in our living room,” Georgiana Rodrigues tells Closer. “It was my mother, father and me.”

The ultimate showbiz insider, Rose Marie, who was born Rose Marie Mazzetta in New York City in 1923, began singing on the vaudeville circuit as a child. That led to a whopping nine decades as a star on the Las Vegas stage and on beloved TV series including The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Doris Day Show, Hollywood Squares and more. “The thing about my mother is that she loved to work,” Georgiana says.