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Rose Marie Now
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Head Curator of the Comedy Hall of Fame, Jeff Pancer, explained that Rose Marie belongs in the Hall because, "she is a true comic legend and a pioneer of standup in burlesque and vaudeville, having worked and been influenced by the greats. She is a national treasure."
As an interviewee, Jeff found Rose Marie to be, "remarkably cogent, insightful and funny. We were grateful to have the opportunity to have her sit for the Archives of the Comedy Hall of Fame." Rose Marie's full interview will be available on the Comedy Hall of Fame website in the very near future.
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On
September 3, 2015, comedy legend Rose Marie added her
story to the Archives of the Comedy Hall of Fame. Rose
Marie joins her friends Sid Caesar, John Rich, Joan
Rivers, Jonathan Winters, Tim Conway and many others
to tell the history of comedy in the 20th century. 
Her
ground-breaking role as Sally Rogers in the Dick Van Dyke Show was of equal import
when it came to her selection. Jeff went on to say that,
"she had parity with the other male writers in what is widely believed to be the
first adult sitcom. People had never seen a writer's room and there were very
few female comedy writers in television. She helped break the stereotype of the
all-boys club and contributed to a deeper appreciation of women in comedy."