People: Maysville’s going Clooney tunes
The Kentucky town of Maysville is rolling out a red carpet for one of its own.
For one night, Maysville will be Hollywood along the Ohio River, thanks to George Clooney, who will visit the northern Kentucky town Monday night for a special screening of his new movie, “Leatherheads.”
“The whole town is abuzz,” said Maysville Mayor David Cartmell.
Clooney, 46, who won an Oscar for his role in “Syriana,” was born in Lexington and grew up in the town of Augusta, about 16 miles west of Maysville.
The setting has special significance for the Clooney family. In 1953, “The Stars Are Singing,” starring Rosemary Clooney, George Clooney’s aunt, premiered in Maysville.
“He knows all about that, and he is very interested in kind of connecting the dots as far as family,” the actor’s father, Nick Clooney, said. “He thinks that would be kind of cool for the family, and one hopes for the town, too.”
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