On May 23, 1928, American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky, launching a celebrated career that spanned decades. Clooney faced a severe mental breakdown and a crippling addiction to prescription pills in the late 1960s that nearly destroyed her career entirely. Her incredible comeback in the late 1970s was championed by her lifelong friend Bing Crosby, who personally demanded she tour with him, introducing her iconic jazz vocals to a completely new generation of fans.