
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
Credits
- 1984 ·Murder, She Wroteas Agnes
- 1982 ·St. Elsewhereas Amy Jeffries
- 1982 ·Hotelas
- 1981 ·Simon & Simonas
- 1981 ·Saturday the 14thas Aunt Lucille
- 1980 ·The Memoirs of a Fairy Godmotheras
- 1979 ·Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Buck's Mother
- 1979 ·Blind Ambitionas Maureen Dean's Mother
- 1979 ·B. J. and the Bearas
- 1978 ·The Time Machineas Agnes
- 1977 ·We've Got Each Otheras
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Cynthia Loudon
- 1976 ·Quincy, M.E.as
- 1974 ·The Rockford Filesas Mary Ramsey
- 1974 ·Petrocellias Mrs. Drew
- 1973 ·Police Storyas
- 1970 ·Night Galleryas Ellen Chase
- 1969 ·Love, American Styleas Mrs. Kearn
- 1969 ·Love, American Styleas Old Martha Pomerantz
- 1967 ·Mannixas
- 1967 ·Mannixas Mrs. Henry
- 1966 ·That Girlas
- 1964 ·The Baileys of Balboaas
- 1963 ·Petticoat Junctionas Emily Mapes
- 1963 ·Petticoat Junctionas Aunt Helen
- 1963 ·Burke's Lawas Mrs. Franklin
- 1963 ·Breaking Pointas
- 1962 ·The Beverly Hillbilliesas Priscilla Rolfe Alden Smith-Standish
- 1962 ·Ensign O'Tooleas Leona
- 1961 ·Hazelas Sybil
- 1961 ·Dr. Kildareas Angela Faring
- 1961 ·87th Precinctas Mrs. Phelps
- 1960 ·13 Ghostsas Hilda Zorba
- 1960 ·Tom, Dick and Harrietas Mother
- 1959 ·Rawhideas Margaret Fletcher
- 1959 ·Rawhideas Mrs. Armstrong
- 1958 ·77 Sunset Stripas Nurse (uncredited)
- 1955 ·Strategic Air Commandas Mrs. Thorne
- 1955 ·Man on a Busas Miriam
- 1955 ·Many Rivers to Crossas Lucy Hamilton
- 1955 ·The Bob Cummings Showas Margaret MacDonald
- 1954 ·Climax!as Eleanor Farrington
- 1953 ·Main Street to Broadwayas Mrs. Harry Craig
- 1953 ·So This Is Loveas Aunt Laura Stokley
- 1953 ·By the Light of the Silvery Moonas Alice Winfield
- 1953 ·General Electric Theateras Maxine
- 1952 ·The Ford Television Theatreas
- 1952 ·The Ford Television Theatreas Mildred Ledbetter
- 1952 ·This Is Your Lifeas Self
- 1952 ·The Treasure of Lost Canyonas Samuella
- 1952 ·Scandal Sheetas Charlotte Grant
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Anna Baetz
- 1951 ·The Red Skelton Showas Abigail Van Clive
- 1951 ·On Moonlight Bayas Alice Winfield
- 1951 ·Night Into Morningas Mrs. Annie Ainley
- 1950 ·The Big Hangoveras Claire Bellcap
- 1949 ·The Story of Seabiscuitas Mrs. Charles S. Howard
- 1949 ·The Life of Rileyas Peg Riley
- 1949 ·Look for the Silver Liningas Mom Miller
- 1949 ·Night Unto Nightas Thalia Shawn
- 1949 ·The Life of Rileyas Peg Riley
- 1948 ·Studio Oneas Cora Thompson
- 1948 ·Studio Oneas Laura Weber
- 1947 ·Nora Prentissas Lucy Talbot
- 1946 ·Two Guys from Milwaukeeas Nan
- 1946 ·From This Day Forwardas Martha Beesley
- 1945 ·Too Young to Knowas Mrs. Enright
- 1945 ·Danger Signalas Dr. Jane Silla
- 1945 ·Week-End at the Waldorfas Anna
- 1945 ·Pride of the Marinesas Virginia Pfeiffer
- 1945 ·Rhapsody in Blueas Rose Gershwin
- 1945 ·Blood on the Sunas Edith Miller
- 1944 ·Practically Yoursas Ellen Macy
- 1944 ·Bowery to Broadwayas Bessie Kirby
- 1944 ·The Merry Monahansas Lillian DeRoyce
- 1943 ·The Voice That Thrilled the Worldas Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
- 1943 ·This Is the Armyas Ethel Jones
- 1943 ·City Without Menas Mrs. Slade
- 1942 ·Commandos Strike at Dawnas Hilma Arnesen
- 1942 ·Eyes in the Nightas Vera Hoffman
- 1942 ·Smith of Minnesotaas Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
- 1942 ·Yankee Doodle Dandyas Nellie Cohan
- 1942 ·Jungle Bookas Messua
- 1941 ·Hold Back the Dawnas Berta Kurz
- 1941 ·Cheers for Miss Bishopas Minna Fields
- 1937 ·The Wayward Pupsas Lady of the house (voice) (uncredited)