OSMOND, MARIE
(*1959)
OSMOND, MARIE (b. Ogden, Utah, October 13, 1959) The only female member of the Osmond clan, Marie represents the apotheosis of the sickly sweet, primly neat girl singer who appeals to the most conservative elements in the country audience. A marginally talented singer, she trades on her wholesome image and made-for-TV personality. The Osmonds are a pop phenomenon that defies explanation or even description. Whiz producer MIKE CURB had shaped pop careers for brothers Donny and Little Jimmy; in…