Mickey Rooney's star is still shining
Posted on 09/23/2005 1:00:59 PM PDT by M. Espinola
It's a great big universe
And we're all really puny
We're just tiny little specks
About the size of Mickey Rooney.
One of the alltime greats but such a bitter guy. I was him at a special screening of 'Mad Mad Mad Mad World' at the Egyptian in LA a couple of years ago and when he started talking, I looked over to my friend and said 'here we go!'
Soon he wandered off topic: self promotion, venom for the indutsry, bitterness. A shame. They cut him short (no pun), which was a good thing.
A serial "marrier," however, along with Judy Garland, the best all-round entertainer of the 20th Century.
I liked Eddie Bracken better----am I dating myself,or what?
In "Boy's Town" he played the kid who almost made Father Flanagan (played by Spencer Tracy) admit he was wrong about his mantra that "there's no such thing as a bad boy."
A Happy Birthday Mickey. Boys Town with Spencer Tracy as Father Flannigan was great.
I've always been a William Demarest guy myself...
"Chip, Ernie, which one of you two little squirles was stealing my burbon? Come clean before I brain the both of yous!"
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
Worked with him 3 months ago at a Boys Town fundraiser in Las Vegas. A little "pointed" but sharp as a tack and very nice to us.
His mother was Nell Carter? From 'Gimme a Break,' fame?
I agree. His routine about the Heismann Trophy winner at the Rose Bowl is great. He had so many great roles and even a long marriage (finally!). But even after turing to and speaking for Christianity he did say Ava Gardner had the prettiest breasts he had ever seen. Ha!
He's a hoot! Just love the guy.
He doesn't look at all black.
"Life is short, and so are we."
Napoleon to his horse, 'Dingo', just before Waterloo
Good Ole Uncle Charlie.
Did Shakespeare write "The Devil Is a Sissy"? I always thought it was Ben Jonson.
He was AWESOME in Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World though, so I forgive any oldie wackiness. Even the bitter old man routine has its entertainment value.
Sorry to hear that. Do you think he was just having a bad day?
Considering what Hollywood has become, I can't say I blame Mickey one bit.
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