Rosemary Shirley DeCamp (November 14, 1910 – February 20, 2001) was an American actress and author. She was best known for Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Bob Cummings Show, 13 Ghosts, and Saturday the 14th.
In addition to acting, DeCamp also wrote a children’s book—Here, Duke! The Adventures of an Irish Setter—as well as a posthumously published autobiography. She was married to municipal judge John Ashton Shidler and the couple had four daughters. She died of pneumonia at the age of 90.
Rosemary DeCamp Filmography:
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Film
- 1941 Cheers For Miss Bishop: Minna Fields
- 1941 Hold Back the Dawn: Berta Kurz
- 1942 Jungle Book: Messua
- 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy: Nellie Cohan
- 1942 Smith Of Minnesota: Mrs. Smith (
Uncredited Role) - 1942 Eyes In The Night: Vera Hoffman
- 1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn: Hilma Arnesen
- 1943 City Without Men: Mrs. Slade
- 1943 This Is The Army: Ethel Jones
- 1944 The Merry Monahans: Lillian Miles, aka Lillian DeRoyce
- 1944 Bowery To Broadway: Bessie Kirby
- 1944 Practically Yours: Ellen Macy
- 1945 Blood On The Sun: Edith Miller
- 1945 Rhapsody In Blue: Rose Gershwin
- 1945 Pride Of The Marines: Virginia Pfeiffer
- 1945 Week End At The Waldorf: Anna
- 1945 Danger Signal: Dr. Jane Silla
- 1945 Too Young To Know: Mrs. Enright
- 1946 From This Day Forward: Martha Beesley
- 1946 Two Guys From Milwaukee: Nan
- 1947 Nora Prentiss: Lucy Talbot
- 1949 Night Unto Night: Thalia Shawn
- 1949 Look For The Silver Lining: Mama Miller
- 1949 The Story Of Seabiscuit: Mrs. Charles S. Howard
- 1950 The Big Hangover: Claire Bellcap
- 1951 Night Into Morning: Anne Ainley
- 1951 On Moonlight Bay: Alice Winfield
- 1952 Scandal Sheet: Charlotte Grant
- 1952 The Treasure Of Lost Canyon: Samuella
- 1953 By The Light Of The Silvery Moon: Alice Winfield
- 1953 So This Is Love: Aunt Laura Stockley
- 1953 Main Street To Broadway: The Mother – Mrs. Harry Craig
- 1954 Lady In The Wings: Mrs. Edward MacDowell (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1955 Many Rivers To Cross: Lucy Hamilton
- 1955 Strategic Air Command: Mrs. Thorne
- 1960 13 Ghosts: Hilda Zorba
- 1965 Dream Wife: Mrs. Dunlap (TV Movie)
- 1972 Call Holme: Miss Paperman (TV Movie)
- 1976 Phillip And Barbara: Edna (TV Movie)
- 1978 The Time Machine (1978): Agnes (TV Movie)
- 1981 Saturday the 14th: Aunt Lucille
Short Films
- 1937 The Wayward Pups: Housewife (Uncredited)
- 1939 The Little Goldfish: Housewife (Uncredited)
- 1955 Man On A Bus: Miriam
Television
- 1948-50 The Life Of Riley: Peg Riley
- 1953-54 The Ford Television Theatre: Mrs. Hartley/Mildred Ledbetter (4 episodes)
- 1954 Omnibus: Shark Wicks’ Wife (1 episode)
- 1955-56 TV Readers Digest: Miss Schuyler (2 episodes)
- 1955-59 The Bob Cummings Show: Margaret Collins MacDonald
- 1956 Climax: Eleanor Farrington (1 episode)
- 1958 Studio One: Cora Thompson/Laura Weber (2 episodes)
- 1959 General Electric Theater: Maxine (1 episode)
- 1961 The Red Skelton Hour: Abigail Van Clive (1 episode)
- 1961-62 Rawhide: Margaret Fletcher/Mrs. Armstrong (2 episodes)
- 1962 Eighty Seventh Precinct: Mrs. Phelps (1 episode)
- 1962 Follow The Sun: Jeannette Pace (1 episode)
- 1962 77 Sunset Strip: Nurse (1 episode)
- 1962 Hazel: Sybil (1 episode)
- 1962 Ensign O Toole: Leona (1 episode)
- 1963 The Beverly Hillbillies: Priscilla Rolfe Alden Smith-Standish (2 episodes)
- 1964 Breaking Point: Gertrude Komack (1 episode)
- 1964 The Baileys Of Balboa: Emily (1 episode)
- 1964-68 Petticoat Junction: Emily Mapes/Aunt Helen (7 episodes)
- 1965 The Littlest Hobo: Angela Spencer (1 episode)
- 1965 Dr. Kildare: Angela Faring (1 episode)
- 1965 Burke's Law: Mrs. Franklin (1 episode)
- 1965-69 Death Valley Days: Caroline Romney/Canary Harris/Hannah Bailey (3 episodes)
- 1966-70 That Girl: Helen Marie (20 episodes)
- 1969 Here Come the Brides: Mrs. Fletcher (1 episode)
- 1969-73 Love, American Style: Mrs. Kearn/Old Martha Pomerantz (2 episodes)
- 1970-73 The Partridge Family: Grandma Amanda Renfrew (4 episodes)
- 1971 Night Gallery: Ellen Chase (1 episode)
- 1971 Longstreet: Emma Brinkley (1 episode)
- 1971-73 Mannix: Mrs. Henry/Mrs. Alferro (2 episodes)
- 1973-75 Police Story (1973): The Grocery Owner/Beaulah (2 episodes)
- 1975 Marcus Welby, M.D.: Nurse Kelly (1 episode)
- 1975 The Rockford Files: Mary Ramsey (2 episodes)
- 1975 Petrocelli: Mrs. Drew (1 episode)
- 1977 Weve Got Each Other: Nurse (1 episode)
- 1978 The Love Boat: Cynthia Loudon (1 episode)
- 1979 Family: Amelia Stone (1 episode)
- 1979-80 Days of Our Lives: Mother Superior (6 episodes)
- 1980 The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo: Mama Lobo (2 episodes)
- 1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Buck’s Mother (1 episode)
- 1981 B.J. and the Bear: Hatsie Tipton (2 episodes)
- 1982 Simon & Simon: Mrs. Martin (1 episode)
- 1983 Fantasy Island: Carol Cook (1 episode)
- 1983 Quincy, M.E.: Eugenia Winston (1 episode)
- 1985 Hotel (1983): Mary Tyson (1 episode)
- 1986-87 St. Elsewhere: Amy Jeffries (2 episodes)
- 1989 Murder, She Wrote: Agnes (1 episode)
