Mickey Rooney’s Greatest Roles: Patriot and Man of Faith

Townhall ^ | 04/09/2014 | Larry Provost

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For those who don’t know, Rooney’s oldest child, Mickey Rooney, Jr., is a born-again Christian, and has an evangelical ministry in Hemet, California.

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MORE HERE: Christian Actor Mickey Rooney Dies at 93, Credited God for His Success: 'God Gave Me My Career'

[forgotten man]

He was a good friend of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Mickey Rooney was at Reagan’s funeral at the Reagan Library.

Mickey Rooney was in “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.” I think Jerry Lewis is the only one of the many stars in that movie who is still alive.

He was married 8 times, but the last marriage lasted more than 40 years. If a first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try again.

RIP to a great guy.

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RE: If a first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try again.

See my tagline...

[Wolfie]

If a first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try again.

Does that come before or after "'til death do us part"?

[cotton1706]

“I think Jerry Lewis is the only one of the many stars in that movie who is still alive.”

Carl Reiner is 90.

[cotton1706]

My favorite movie of his was the Christmas TV movie “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” with Scott Grimes, who went on to be in the Band of Brothers series.

[Jeff Chandler]

Who can forget his hilarious portrayal of the neighbor, Mr. Yunioshi, in Breakfast At Tiffany's?

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[Vinylly]

Well, I voted for him but it looks like as good of a man that he is, it didn't get him anywhere. I'm not sure he would win the second time either. The d'RAT's control the ballet boxes. However it might be interesting to see what happens the second time with Sarah Palin as VP. I can't see any other Candide's that would be any better. Problem is, they have no intentions of running.

[SeekAndFind]

I personally liked him in that role ( and believe me, I have LOTS of Japanese friends who are NOT like that ).

However, for some reason, many people today hate that role and call it a racist stereotype. I tell them to cool it, it’s about ONE INDIVIDUAL, not about ALL Japanese.

You might as well call every single portrayal of a dumb white guy racist if you want to be consistent.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Mickey was a great talent, but he couldn’t afford to retire. Between all those wives, playing the horses and theft by his step-son, Mickey had only $18,000 in the bank when he died. Details of his will were released today, and it looks like he disinherited everyone except one of his sons.

[Jeff Chandler]

I can’t decide which was more awful, that character or the movie itself.

[patriot08]

With Mickey gone, it truly is the end of an era. There are no people in the business today that can encapsulate the multi talent that he had.
He could do it all- write, sing, dance, play almost any instrument and make you laugh or cry.

Mickey Rooney and Doris Day were the most talented of them all, truly American treasures- the likes of which we will never see again.

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[Lmo56]

The Human Comedy, where he played Homer Macauley, a high school student who is forced to grow up fast and take care of his widowed mother and siblings while his older brother is off to war in WWII.

Homer becomes the night messenger at the telegraph office, but dislikes having to deliver telegram from the War Department notifying relatives of the serviceman's death.

At the end of the movie, a telegraph comes in at the office - stating that Homer's brother has been killed. The telegraph master offers to deliver the message - but Homer says no, its his job.

Homer bicycles over to his family home in his telegraph messenger's uniform, knocks on the door and delivers the telegram when his mother answers. This is the end of the movie and you now know that he has truly grown up and become a man.

[Phillyred]

His character in Night at the Museum is absolutely hysterical.

[Phillyred]

Butterscotch!

[Zionist Conspirator]

Wikipedia (granted, far from the most reliable source) says that Rooney was a member of a "New Thought" church.

[Jeff Chandler]

That's funny, he doesn't look thoughtful.

[righttackle44]

Mr. Rooney was part of that patriotic generation of Hollywood stars who gave their own support to, and urged others to support, the American military during WWII.

God bless him.