I'd marvel at the make-believe scenery, the bright costumes, the clownlike makeup my dad wore, the long legs of the lovely girls. "Even then, I was fascinated with the stage. He attributes his first big break into acting at the age of 17 months to a sneeze "that revealed my hiding place underneath the shoeshine stand - a piece of scenery on the stage of the Haymarket Theatre in Chicago - where. MICKEY ROONEY was "to the stage born" in Brooklyn, the son of a vaudevillian (who dropped out of his life when he was 5, not to return for many years) and a chorus dancer. Maybe he loved working, but it seemed he was always chasing the last dollar/pound. Okay a great long career, great success, worked alongside many great stars, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope, affairs with many great actress's like Lana Turner. I met him in Jersey when he did a tour talking about his career, he was too old, could not sing anymore, could hardly stand, was very unfriendly to fans(you were not allowed to stand next to him for a photo) and gosh yes he was too short at 5' 3. It seemed to be he was never fulfilled as a person and enjoyed the success and the fame, but also very bitter as a person. Was, if you read the book you will see, addicted to women, marriage, finding happiness, making money to pay for the next house, the ex-wife, more money for gambling. Always remembered for a selection of great films mixed with a collection of bad films, saying yes just to gain the pay check at the end. Struggled with tragedies, took a lot of knocks but got back up to make another comeback to the top. So successful, but always worrying where his next job was, his next payment. Forever spending money in gambling, horseracing, ex - wives, and a collection of children. To great stage comebacks to stunning dramatic performances in Television films like "Bill", huge success on the stage with "Sugar Babies".īut behind all the success was a man struggling to find happiness, wealth, success, a happy marriage, it took him eight marriages before he find happiness. Yes a fantastic long career, the longest according to Guinness Book Of Records, from childhood fame as Mickey McGuire, to stardom and number one star in the late 30's to early 40's. Mickey Rooney opens a wide window into an extraordinary life, one of startling adventure, tremendous excess, flagrant hedonism, heart-wrenching love, and an immense and giving talent that looms larger than life itself. Inside stories about Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Charlie Chaplin, Spencer Tracy, and a host of others. The blockbuster films and head-busting moguls. The fabled friendships, torrid romances, and legendary marriages. Mickey takes us back and tells us about: The early days, the wild parties, and squandered fortunes. In 1991 he brought this autobiography and his story, with crackling wisdom and great humour. Working in films, television and the stage for nearly seventy five year, from 1926 to 2014. He soared form the wrong side of Brooklyn to the top of the world. Rooney was married eight times and had nine children. In 2011, Rooney appeared before a US Senate committee on the topic of elder abuse claiming that he was the victim of such abuse by members of his own family. His boundless energy kept him in the spotlight in various stage shows. In 1981, Rooney played the title role in Bill, a film about a mentally disabled man, and the performance brought him a Golden Globe award.
However, he continued to find work in television.
He made sporadic films with little fanfare and seemed to be washed up.
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His talents won him many memorable roles throughout the years and his popularity peaked when he was a teenager when he appeared regularly in the Andy Hardy series and in musicals opposite Judy Garland.ĭuring WWII, Rooney entertained the troops overseas and upon returning to Hollywood found his career in decline. He entered the movies not long afterward in the Mickey McGuire series (which prompted him to change his name from Joe Yule Jr. Mickey Rooney began his show business career as a toddler making his way on stage to steal the applause.
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