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Mickey Rooney Dead at 93
TMZ ^ | April 6, 2014 | TMZ

Posted on 04/06/2014 7:48:53 PM PDT by Pan_Yan

Mickey Rooney, who spent nearly his entire life in the show business, died today. He was 93.

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To: Pan_Yan

RIP Mr. Rooney


41 posted on 04/06/2014 8:08:20 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Pan_Yan

R.I.P., Mickey.


42 posted on 04/06/2014 8:08:27 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: Pan_Yan

Rest in peace friend.


43 posted on 04/06/2014 8:09:02 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: dfwgator

I think I enjoyed his “Andy Hardy” stories best. They were light hearted, easy to watch and pleasant to remember.


44 posted on 04/06/2014 8:09:05 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

45 posted on 04/06/2014 8:09:05 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Billthedrill

back when howood actually boosted the American dream and the American family....


46 posted on 04/06/2014 8:09:34 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Pan_Yan

Met him in person when I was working at channel 7 (WJHG-TV) in Panama City, FL
He came by to plug a local live show he was doing with his wife. He was a very warm, down-home kinda’ guy. He will be greatly missed here in the CONSERVATIVE Florida panhandle.


47 posted on 04/06/2014 8:10:21 PM PDT by capt. norm
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To: virgil283

I won $100 for knowing that back in college. Long time ago. (Actually, my mother knew. I just phoned the radio station with the answer.)


48 posted on 04/06/2014 8:11:57 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: MinuteGal
Good evening lovely lady.

Thanks for the ping.

RIP Mr. Rooney.

5.56mm

49 posted on 04/06/2014 8:12:18 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Pan_Yan
The greatest male entertainer of the 20th Century; his frequent movie partner Judy Garland the greatest female entertainer.
50 posted on 04/06/2014 8:13:05 PM PDT by twister881
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To: Pan_Yan

RIP Mr. Rooney.

You made millions happy if only for a moment...


51 posted on 04/06/2014 8:13:12 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: Pan_Yan

awwwwwwwwww man that seriously SUCKS..condolences to his family


52 posted on 04/06/2014 8:13:55 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Pan_Yan

Most of our fathers and even our fathers’ fathers never saw a Mickey Rooney movie, although Mickey Rooney did have greater market penetration among our fathers’ fathers’ fathers.

I think Sid Caesar, who died a couple months ago (at around the same age), had a bigger impact, although for some reason his name is considered less illustrious than Rooney, even though the later drooled too much for my taste. But I’ll miss Sid Caesar.


53 posted on 04/06/2014 8:14:49 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

Old Hollywood was much better than the crap we have now..now we have the likes of Miley Cyrus showing off her butt on TV everyday..a shame, stars like Mickey Rooney and Shirley Temple will be missed


54 posted on 04/06/2014 8:15:07 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Pan_Yan

One of Rooney’s films I always found nostalgic was a little crime film he starred in called “Quicksand” (1950). Perfect little late-show item. An old favorite. I also recall a silly comedy he did, “The Atomic Kid” (1954), in which he was a doofus who survived an atomic-bomb test, leading him to glow-in-the-dark and be pursued by spies. Used to be a common afternoon movie on tv for the kiddie set.

The only time I saw him in person was when he was touring with Ann Miller in that “Sugar Babies” revue in the 1980s. It was sort of a tribute to burlesque. Always heard Rooney was a bit of a nut, from people who encountered him. But I always enjoyed most of his work. That “Naked City” appearance he made (mentioned in a post above) was indeed terrific.


55 posted on 04/06/2014 8:15:12 PM PDT by greene66
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To: Pan_Yan

My all-time favorite actor by far. Even in recent years, he still seemed like a kid.


56 posted on 04/06/2014 8:15:23 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
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To: Pan_Yan

Another Hollywood Hero has passed.

He served for a short time in the U.S. army during WW2.


57 posted on 04/06/2014 8:16:27 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Politicians and diapers need to be changed for the same reason)
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To: Mastador1


kinda reminds of


58 posted on 04/06/2014 8:18:08 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Pan_Yan

Gosh, I thought Mickey was a perpetual kid. I guess this means that all of us will die some day :( RIP Mickey.


59 posted on 04/06/2014 8:18:10 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: Mastador1

Andy made us puke.


60 posted on 04/06/2014 8:18:11 PM PDT by Jean2 (i)
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