Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary Shirley DeCamp, a quintessential embodiment of the quintessential small-town American mother, exuded a calming and steadying presence in a plethora of films throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Prior to her Hollywood arrival, she had already established a successful career on the stage and in radio, making her film debut in 1941. Throughout her career, she worked for numerous studios, yet she was most closely affiliated with Warner Bros., for whom she made numerous pictures, often portraying a young mother or the friend or sister of the heroine. One of her most iconic roles was likely as the mother of George M. Cohan, played by James Cagney, in the timeless classic Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). In addition to her extensive work in film, DeCamp also made significant contributions to television, serving as a regular cast member on The Bob Cummings Show (1961) and playing the mother of Marlo Thomas on That Girl (1966).