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| − | She | + | '''Rosemary DeCamp''' (November 14, 1910 - February 20, 2001) was an American actress. She played Bob Cummings' sister in ''"The Bob Cummings Show"'' (1955-1958), Aunt Helen in ''Petticoat Junction'' (1964-1968) and Helen Marie in ''That Girl'' (1966-1970). She also made TV commercials. |
| − | + | She and [[Sabu]] both acted in the film ''Jungle Book'' (1942), where she played his mother. | |
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| + | ==Frank Zappa and Rosemary DeCamp== | ||
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| + | Frank Zappa mentioned Rosemary DeCamp (albeit misspelled as ''Rosemarie De Camp'') in the list of influences printed in the sleeve of ''[[Freak Out!]]'' (1966), under the heading: ''"These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them"''. | ||
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| + | ''"A critic once said that Frank's songs and his renditions of them are "conglomerates of humor, satire, chance nonfiction and the grotesque, punctuated with snorts, oinks and boings, sprinkled with bits of Motown, [[Sacco & Vanzetti]], R&B, Rosemary De Camp and [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]."''- [[Zubin And The Mothers]], April 1971, article by F.P. Tullius in ''"Playboy"''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 26 May 2026
Rosemary DeCamp (November 14, 1910 - February 20, 2001) was an American actress. She played Bob Cummings' sister in "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955-1958), Aunt Helen in Petticoat Junction (1964-1968) and Helen Marie in That Girl (1966-1970). She also made TV commercials.
She and Sabu both acted in the film Jungle Book (1942), where she played his mother.
Frank Zappa and Rosemary DeCamp
Frank Zappa mentioned Rosemary DeCamp (albeit misspelled as Rosemarie De Camp) in the list of influences printed in the sleeve of Freak Out! (1966), under the heading: "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
"A critic once said that Frank's songs and his renditions of them are "conglomerates of humor, satire, chance nonfiction and the grotesque, punctuated with snorts, oinks and boings, sprinkled with bits of Motown, Sacco & Vanzetti, R&B, Rosemary De Camp and Stravinsky."- Zubin And The Mothers, April 1971, article by F.P. Tullius in "Playboy".
