Adelia Zeidler, firstborn of the Clooney family and sister of the famous actor Ocean Elevendied at the age of 65, last Friday December 19, from cancer. A “peaceful death surrounded by loved ones” at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky, according to the magazine Peoplewith whom George Clooney himself spoke exclusively and to whom he assured: “My sister Ada was my hero. She faced cancer with courage and a sense of humor. I have never met anyone so courageous. We will miss Amal and her very much.” Funeral services are planned for Monday afternoon in Kentucky.
Ada, named after her great-grandmother, was born in Los Angeles on May 2, 1960, the daughter of journalist and television host Nick Clooney and writer Nina Bruce Warren. According to Zeidler’s obituary, from which he collected certain extracts People, “Her love of reading connected her with other readers at a local book club.” In light of this passion, the family suggested memorial donations to the Knoedler Memorial Library in Augusta.
“A talented artist, she shared her skills as an elementary art teacher at Augusta Independent School for several years,” her obituary continues. Zeidler was recognized in her city, her academic achievements qualified her for the National Merit Scholarship, means he was among the most outstanding students in the country. She was also a member of the Augusta Art Guild and recognized as an honorary person for the annual Augusta White Christmas Parade. “In addition to her parents, she is survived by her beloved children, Nick Zeidler and Allison Zeidler Herolaga, and her husband, Kenny; her brother, George Clooney, and his wife, Amal; as well as several uncles, aunts and cousins,” the obituary concludes.
George Clooney has spoken on several occasions about his very close relationship with his sister. The actor was present at her 1987 wedding to Norman Zeidler, a retired army captain who died in 2004 of a heart attack, and Zeidler attended the actor’s wedding to Amal Clooney in September 2014. Although he is not a public figure, in an interview with The Columbus Dispatch In 2012, she spoke about the special way she communicated with her brother. He did not save his phone number: “I wouldn’t want to have it in my phone (referring to the number) and then lose it,” he said at the time. “He can call me by phone, and he does from time to time, but email is more convenient for both of us,” she said.
Also in 2012, Zeidler admitted that she had dreamed of becoming an actress because she “liked it” and “she was pretty good at it,” but her fear of rejection was greater than her hope: “I didn’t have thick enough skin for it,” she said. Daily News. Instead, he became an accountant. She loved “being a wife and a mother” and that’s what “ended up taking priority” in her life, as she told the publication.
The brothers’ mother, Nina Clooney, also admitted to some of the pranks her children pulled while growing up in the same Kentucky home. “One day, I came home from work and George, Ada and several friends were having a party in a room of the house. They had picked up marshmallows, licked one side and threw them at each other. When I walked in, there were marshmallows stuck all over the room,” he recalled in an interview on an American television network in 2006.
Over time, George Clooney has shown his willingness to prioritize his family and move away from Hollywood culture. Recently, the actor decided he would no longer kiss women on screen to honor his marriage to successful lawyer Amal Clooney. Additionally, he and his wife chose to leave Los Angeles after the birth of their eight-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander. The family has lived since 2021, sheltered from the media, in a luxurious “farm”, as he defines it, in Brignoles, in the south of France.
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