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Movie Premier in 1928.
Color Info: Black and White
Countries: USA
Genres: Comedy, Short
Languages: English
Sound Mix: Silent
Tech Info: MET:600 m, OFM:35 mm, PCS:Spherical, PFM:35 mm, RAT:1.33 : 1
Release Dates: USA:30 September 1928
In movie played:
Mickey Rooney (actor)
Articles: "The Daily Telegraph" (UK), 10 December 2007, by: Bryony Gordon, "Mickey Rooney in panto? Oh yes he is", "Dagens Nyheter" (Sweden), 24 March 1940, "1,000 ansikten"
Mickey's son 'Teddy Rooney' (qv) appeared with him in _Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)_ (qv), portraying - who else? - Andy Hardy Jr., Son of Scottish-born vaudevillian/actor 'Joe Yule' (qv)., Loves golf and the ponies., Was considered for the role of Archie Bunker on _"All in the Family" (1971)_ (qv)., Father of 'Tim Rooney (I)' (qv) and 'Mickey Rooney Jr.' (qv), from his marriage to Betty Jane Rase., Father of 'Jimmy Rooney' (qv) and Jonelle Rooney, from his marriage to Carolyn Hockett., 'Liza Minnelli' (qv) wanted Rooney to do the eulogy at the funeral for her mother, 'Judy Garland (I)' (qv) in June of 1969, but decided against it because she felt that Rooney might not be able to get through it, given his and Garland's long and close friendship., Was co-owner for many years of the Mickey Rooney Tabas Hotel in Downingtown, Pennsylvania., In his autobiography, he made a passing reference to a brothel called "The T&M Studio," where the ladies were look-alikes for Hollywood starlets. There were rumors of such a brothel, but before Rooney's book no one would ever admit to ever having been there, or even verify its existence. He wrote that 'Groucho Marx' (qv) had taken him there (only once), and Groucho appeared to be on a first-name basis with many of the ladies., Originally came to Hollywood to audition for "Our Gang" (aka _"The Little Rascals" (1955)_ (qv)), but didn't get in., Stepfather of 'Christopher Aber' (qv) and 'Mark Aber Rooney' (qv)., According to one story, Mickey Mouse was named for Rooney. 'Walt Disney' (qv) saw a young Rooney while he was working on the first drawings of what was to become Mickey Mouse. He asked the child actor what he thought of the drawings and also asked what his name was. This later proved to be false., Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Sugar Babies.", His third child, 'Teddy Rooney' (qv), was born weighing 7 lb. 3 oz. on April 13, 1950, to 'Martha Vickers' (qv)., With movie appearances stretching from 1926 to 2007, totaling 81 years, his is the longest career in cinema history, surpassing that of 'Lillian Gish' (qv)., Underwent double heart bypass surgery in 2000., Was number 7 on the World Poker Tour Invitational even though he had never played Texas Hold 'Em poker before., Is portrayed by 'Moosie Drier' (qv) in _Rainbow (1978) (TV)_ (qv) and by 'Dwayne Adams' (qv) in _Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) (TV)_ (qv), Father of Kelly Ann Rooney, Kerry Yule Rooney, Michael Joseph Kyle Rooney and Kimmy Sue Rooney, from his marriage to 'Carolyn Mitchell (I)' (qv)., At age nineteen became the first teenager to be Oscar-nominated in a leading role for _Babes in Arms (1939)_ (qv)., Former roommate of 'Blake Edwards' (qv)., His first of eight marriages was to 'Ava Gardner' (qv) but has been married to current wife 'Jan Rooney (I)' (qv) longer than all of the other seven wives combined., Has two grandchildren (Shannon Rooney and Dominique Rooney) and two great-grandchildren (Kaitlyn Rooney and Hunter Rooney)., He is most proud of his film _The Black Stallion (1979)_ (qv)., Attended the 2006 Twilight Zone Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, August 12-13, 2006., As of 2007, he is the only surviving screen actor to appear in silent films and still continue to act in movies into the 21st century. His film debut was in the movie _Not to Be Trusted (1926)_ (qv) in 1926 at the age of four., Attended the state funeral of former President 'Ronald Reagan (I)' (qv). (11 June 2004)., Is of Scottish ancestry., He was a close friend of the Reverend 'Jerry Falwell' (qv)., In 1938 he was severely reprimanded by MGM studio head 'Louis B. Mayer' (qv) for having a torrid affair with 'Norma Shearer' (qv). The affair was causing quite a commotion on the set of her film _Marie Antoinette (1938)_ (qv), where the two would hole up in her trailer. Mickey was 18 at the time. Shearer was 38 and her husband, MGM studio exec 'Irving Thalberg', had recently died. Mayer managed to keep the story from going public and it was not revealed until many years later, when Rooney gave the explicit details in his autobiography., Has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star for movies is at 1718 Vine Street. His star for TV is at 6541 Hollywood Blvd., He and Jan Rooney were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California., He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1718 Vine Street, for Radio at 6372 Hollywood Boulevard, and for Television at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California., 'Mickey Rooney (I)' (qv) served for 22 months in the U.S.Army during World War II, 5 months of which with Patton's 3rd Army. He was awarded a Bronze Star among other decorations, raising to the rank of Sgt., With the death of 'James Stewart (I)' (qv) on July 2, 1997, he is the last surviving entertainer of the forty-six caricatured in _Hollywood Steps Out (1941)_ (qv).
Trademarks: Best certain in his youth in favour of playing Andy Hardy next to Judy Garland with attitude of the feminine match wakeful in blissfully impractical musicals that on the full completed with the characters put against an impromptu cadenced make obvious. In his advanced years, he continually play an dazzling behind the times mentor with a immature mind.
Nick Names: The Mick, The Mickster
Interviews: "The Telegraph" (UK), 8 December 2007, by: Lorraine McBride, "Mickey Rooney's heaven and hell", "Premiere" (USA), January 2007, Vol. 20, Iss. 5, pg. 120, by: Brantley Bardin, ""Idol Chatter"", "USA Weekend" (USA), 3 November 2006, pg. 8, by: Steve Pond, "Comedy for the Ages", "TV Guide" (USA), 12 June 2006, Vol. 54, Iss. 24, pg. 66, by: Michael Scheinfeld, "Q&A: Mickey Rooney"
Books: Mickey Rooney. _An Autobiography._ New York: Putnams, 1965., Mickey Rooney. _Life's Too Short._ New York: Villard, 1991., 'Arthur Marx' (qv). _The Nine Lives of Mickey Rooney._ New York: Stern & Day, 1986., 'Alvin Marill' (qv). _Mickey Rooney: His Films, Television Appearances, Radio Work, Stage Shows, And Recordings._ Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2004. ISBN 0786420154
With parents who be actor, it come in function of no hauling your breath away that the young at heart Joe Yule Jr. made his debut by the players of the part at the age of merely 15 months. He become chunk of the personal flesh and blood bit. He became all right certain all for a tank engine of more than a few 50 tight-lipped wit relating 1927 and 1933 where on earth he play Mickey McGuire, a comic-strip matchlessness. In 1934 he be sign to MGM. At Mrs. Lawlor's School for Professional Children he map basic meet 'Judy Garland (I)' (qv) , whom he would skip in doubt in several films in the wished-for, plus some of the 15 "Andy Hardy" films. He mitt ended a cherished recitation as Puck hired in Warner Brothers' prestigious flop _A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)_ (qv). With movies close to _The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)_ (qv) and _National Velvet (1944)_ (qv) he reach the high spike of his craft during WWII. He was draft during the time of war, and when he return to Hollywood his name and box-office profile enclose to a great extent decrease. Just like other young human being star, he found it strenuous to take a violate as an full-size dancer. After _Summer Holiday (1948)_ (qv) his career go downhill and the 1950s and 60's for him became a cotton of not-so-successful movies beside a smattering of civil figure performance in taking sides role in a few hit (_The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)_ (qv), the 'Rod Serling' (qv)-scripted the stage _Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)_ (qv) and the frenetic _It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)_ (qv)). The downhill coil of his career coincide with the decline of his ex- studio, MGM, which was near-mortally sufferers by process of the Supreme Court's 1948 anti-trust finding in connection with theater ownership influential to the classic wither of the studio public figure set-up, which Rooney was a part of. Out of his extended MGM treaty by 1949, he turned ever more to the one-eyed whale for employment. He get his innovative pithy lived TV musical, _"The Mickey Rooney Show" (1954)_ (qv) and tour nightclub and theaters again in the 1960s. Rooney hardened a career revivification of sort in 1979 on with _The Black Stallion (1979) (again in a supporting role) and on stage, with the drop pant burlesque sock "Sugar Babies" which hurry for 1208 performances on Broadway. He take the play doing a jaunt for 3 years afterward where he teeming house across the U.S. ('Joey Bishop (I)' (qv) and 'Eddie Bracken' (qv) inhabited him for him during his 3 contractual vacations). In 1983, after that 60 years as an actor, he received the "Lifetime Achievement" Oscar." Rooney, immediately well into his 80's, have be surprisingly dexterous and has found himself far more in apply for that he was 30 years ago, only just see to apposite authority in the hit _Night at the Museum (2006)_ (qv).
Height: 5' 2"
Quotes: [at 58 years old] I'm in pretty good shape for the shape I'm in., [asked if he would marry all of his eight wives again] Absolutely. I loved every one of them., My partners weren't what we call in horse racing parlance "routers". They were sprinters; they went out of the gate, but then they stopped. They couldn't go the distance., People say, "How can you be married eight times?" But I played the hand dealt me the way I was supposed to. I was friendly with most of my ex-wives. My God, there's a Mickey Rooney's Former Wives Marching Band!, [on his marriages] When I say "I do", the Justice of the Peace replies, "I know, I know". I'm the only man in the world whose marriage license reads, "To Whom it May Concern". But to have been married eight times is not normal. That's only halfway intelligent., You've got to recognize, there will never be another you. It has nothing to do with ego; it happens to be the truth. There will never be another person the same. There'll never be another you. There'll never be another me . . . And there'll never be another show like this!, The audience and I are friends. They allowed me to grow up with them. I've let them down several times. They've let me down several times. But we're all family., Had I been brighter, the ladies been gentler, the Scotch weaker, the gods kinder, the dice hotter - it might have all ended up in a one-sentence story., Love wears off too quickly., I don't regret anything I've ever done. I only wish I could have done more., I was a 14-year-old boy for 30 years., [upon winning his lifetime achievement Oscar, 1983] Tonight, I could even kiss 'Louis B. Mayer' (qv)!., [on his lifelong friend and frequent co-star, 'Judy Garland (I)' (qv)] Judy turned to drugs because she was in pain and because drugs made her feel good. As one of the MGM kids, she'd been treated for most of her life to magical, instant, solutions to everything . . . She could never accept herself so she was always on the run., I didn't ask to be short. I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter., The guys with the power in Hollywood today, the guys with their names above the title, are thieves. They don't make movies, they make deals. Their major function is to cut themselves in for ten per cent of the gross - off the top, of course - which is why they make movies that cost fifty million dollars., ['Bill Clinton (I)' (qv)] was a Rhodes Scholar. Do you know who the scholars were? Marxists!, I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting., There may be a little snow on the mountain, but there's a lot of fire in the furnace., All the muddy waters of my life cleared up when I gave myself to Christ., I've been through four publics. I've been coming back like a rubber ball for years., [on his feud with 'Ernest Borgnine' (qv)] All the Oscars in the world can't buy him dignity, class and talent. I don't know why he is famous and why he is a star. Talk about a lucky jerk., If it's immorally wrong, it's not normal. Jesus Christ said, "The effeminate are an abomination to me". Are you aware of that? I don't watch the ['Ellen DeGeneres' (qv)] show. I wish her all kinds of luck. Except that I'm not a fan. But there are a lot of people who aren't fans of Mickey Rooney and you can't please everyone., [in 2007] I think the family pictures are what people really want to see - and musicals, of course., I don't get caught between lesbians and gays. If you can't say something nice about someone, just shut your mouth., I never knew anything about anyone being gay in Hollywood when I was working in the studios. Did you know that? They weren't in closets, they were in safes., I lost $2 at Santa Anita and I've spent $3 million trying to get it back.
Birth Notes: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Salary History: _Ah, Wilderness! (1935)_ (qv)::$500/week, _Girl Crazy (1943)_ (qv)::$68,000, _Babes in Arms (1939)_ (qv)::$23,000, _Baby Face Nelson (1957)_ (qv)::$35,000, _The Comedian (1957) (TV)_ (qv)::$10,000, _Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)_ (qv)::$35,000, _Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)_ (qv)::$2500/week, _National Velvet (1944)_ (qv)::$2500/week, _Quicksand (1950)_ (qv)::$25,000, _The Big Wheel (1949)_ (qv)::$25,000, _Sound Off (1952)_ (qv)::$75,000, _All Ashore (1953)_ (qv)::$75,000, _A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)_ (qv)::$75,000, _Drive a Crooked Road (1954)_ (qv)::$75,000, _"The Mickey Rooney Show" (1954)_ (qv)::$3500/week, _The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)_ (qv)::$2500/week, _Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)_ (qv)::$2500/week, _The Human Comedy (1943)_ (qv)::$2500/week, _Thousands Cheer (1943)_ (qv)::$2500/week, _Lord Jeff (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _Hold That Kiss (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _Boys Town (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _Stablemates (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _Out West with the Hardys (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _A Yank at Eton (1942)_ (qv)::$2500, _Judge Hardy's Children (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _Love Is a Headache (1938)_ (qv)::$5000, _You're Only Young Once (1937)_ (qv)::$5000, _Live, Love and Learn (1937)_ (qv)::$500/week, _Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)_ (qv)::$500/week
Delia Bogard (actress)
Larry Darmour (producer)
Fontaine Fox (writer)
Albert Herman (director)
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