Arlene DeMarco obit

 Singer Arlene DeMarco Has Died

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Arlene DeMarco was born on January 28, 1933 in Rome, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Skirts Ahoy! (1952), Death Over My Shoulder (1958) and Be Our Guest (1960). She was previously married to Keefe Brasselle. She died on February 13, 2013 in Clark, New Jersey, USA.

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Aunt of Stephen Pisani.

Grandmother of Hayley Sanchez (b. 1998).

Mother of Rosana Brasselle (b. 1964) and Melissa Brasselle (b. 1965), with Keefe Brasselle.

Sister of Anne DeMarco, Jeanette DeMarco, Gloria DeMarco, Terri DeMarco, and William "Billy" DeMarco.

Nicknamed "Granny" because she was the youngest of The DeMarco Sisters.

Her sisters felt Arlene's marriage to Keefe Brasselle led to her suddenly leaving The DeMarco Sisters. Since they were not able to replace her, the group folded. They never performed together as a group after 1956.

Since The DeMarco Sisters were not able to replace Arlene, they defaulted on a Las Vegas club contract. The club sued, and the sisters lost that suit.

Member, along with her four sisters, of the close harmony singing group The DeMarco Sisters.

Met her future husband, Keefe Brasselle, on the set of the Esther Williams film Skirts Ahoy! (1952).

The Five DeMarco Sisters, a singing group that opened the Fred Allen radio show and performed, often with stars like Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis, in Las Vegas and on television variety shows hosted by Ed Sullivan and Jackie Gleason.