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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney sparked an unlikely friendship after they starred in 10 films together. When Garland passed away in 1969, her daughter, Liza Minnelli, initially wanted Rooney to ...
Mickey Rooney Jr. (left) and English singer Adam Faith in December 1965. Disney General Entertainment Con “I first met Mickey, the oldest of nine siblings sired by his famous father when he and ...
On the latest episode of his podcast Full House Rewind, Dave Coulier shared a memorable story about working with Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney on Full House.The late Rooney, who passed away in ...
Mickey Rooney was the original Hardy boy. His 200-plus film credits notwithstanding, the spry, spirited Rooney will be best remembered for playing the impetuous title character in MGM's beloved ...
Then, in 1932, Rooney broke out of his Mickey McGuire box and became Midge in the film Fast Companions. But it was his work as Andy Hardy in the 1937 film A Family Affair that shot him into stardom.
Rooney Jr. and his brother Tim were hired in 1955 as backup cast on ABC’s “The Mickey Mouse Club,” but they didn’t last long, getting canned over mischief (along with Peterson).
“Is Mickey Rooney in Love?” one movie magazine headline wondered, adding: “At seventeen, the Rooney kid is old enough to think about girls—and he does!” Scandal sheets ran headlines such ...
Mickey Rooney and the Invention of the Teen Idol. For three straight years last century, the diminutive actor was Hollywood’s undisputed box-office champion, and the unlikeliest of role models ...