Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp was an American radio, film, and television actress. DeCamp first came to fame in November 1937, when she took the role of Judy Price, the secretary/nurse of Dr. Christian in the long-running radio series of the same name. She also played in The Career of Alice Blair, a transcribed syndicated soap opera that ran in 1939–1940. She made her film debut in Cheers for Miss Bishop and appeared in many Warner Bros. films, including Eyes in the Night, Yankee Doodle Dandy playing Nellie Cohan opposite James Cagney, This Is The Army playing the wife of George Murphy and the mother of Ronald Reagan, Rhapsody in Blue, and Nora Prentiss. She played the mother of the character played by Sabu Dastagir in Jungle Book. In 1951 and 1953, respectively, she starred in the nostalgic musical films On Moonlight Bay and its sequel, By The Light Of The Silvery Moon, as Alice Winfield, Doris Day's mother, opposite Leon Ames. DeCamp played Peg Riley in the first television version of The Life of Riley opposite Jackie Gleason in the 1949–1950 season, then reprised the role on radio with original star William Bendix for an episode of Lux Radio Theater in 1950. From 1955–1959, she was a regular on the popular NBC television comedy The Bob Cummings Show, playing Margaret MacDonald, widowed sister of Cummings's character, the lothario photographer and former World War II pilot Bob Collins. Dwayne Hickman (future star of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis) portrayed her son, Chuck. She appeared in the 1961 Rawhide episode, "Incident Near Gloomy River". In 1962, she played a dishonest Southern belle in the NBC sitcom Ensign O'Toole with Dean Jones. She appeared in the role of Gertrude Komack on ABC's medical drama Breaking Point in the episode entitled "A Little Anger is a Good Thing". DeCamp had a recurring role as Helen Marie, the mother of Marlo Thomas's character on the ABC sitcom That Girl from 1966–1970. She appeared in several 1968 episodes of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction as Kate Bradley's sister, Helen, filling in as a temporary replacement for the ailing Bea Benaderet as the mother figure to Bradley's three daughters. DeCamp made several appearances as the mother of Shirley Partridge in The Partridge Family from 1970–1973. She also played The Fairy Godmother in the 1980s TV show, The Memoirs of a Fairy Godmother. DeCamp played Buck Rogers' mother in flashback scenes of the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "The Guardians". On July 7, 1946, her Beverly Hills home was damaged when struck by a wing after the experimental XF-11 piloted by Howard Hughes (re-created in the 2004 movie, The Aviator) crashed nearby. Although a piece of the wing and a part of the neighbor's roof landed in DeCamp's bedroom (where she and her husband were sleeping) they sustained no injuries.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Prescott, Arizona, USA
    Birthday
    11/14/1910
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7
Saturday the 14th
Saturday the 14th
5
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
6
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
7
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay
6.4
13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts
5.7
Danger Signal
Danger Signal
5.8
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
6.4
This Is the Army
This Is the Army
5.7
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit
5.8
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
6.1
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
5.8
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
6.6
Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross
6.2
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
6.5
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
5.6
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
6
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining
5.7
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
6
Night Unto Night
Night Unto Night
5.1
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward
5.2
The Merry Monahans
The Merry Monahans
5.5
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover
6.7
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
7
So This Is Love
So This Is Love
5.5
The Wayward Pups
4
Man on a Bus
Man on a Bus
4
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
6.3
Practically Yours
Practically Yours
0
City Without Men
City Without Men
5
Night Into Morning
Night Into Morning
5.8
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn
5.3
Smith of Minnesota
Smith of Minnesota
0
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway
6.5
Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know
0
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
4.7
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Tom, Dick and Harriet
0
Bowery to Broadway
Bowery to Broadway
0
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee
4.8
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop
5.9
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun
5.8
The Voice That Thrilled the World
The Voice That Thrilled the World
5.3
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