Bibliograph

The life and times of Mickey Rooney, William Birnes and Richard Lertzman

Type

Label

The life and times of Mickey Rooney, William Birnes and Richard Lertzman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The life and times of Mickey Rooney

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904812901

Responsibility statement

William Birnes and Richard Lertzman

Summary

"A definitive biography of the iconic actor and Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and his extravagant, sometimes tawdry life, drawing on never-before-seen excerpts from Rooney's diary and exclusive interviews with Mickey, and with those who knew him best, including his heretofore unknown mistress of sixty years"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Roger Kahn -- Introduction / by Jeanine Basinger -- Prologue: The last movie -- Born in a trunk -- Mickey McGuire -- Ma Lawlor and Universal Studios -- Selznick rescues Mickey : the start at MGM -- A midsummer night's dream -- The gates of hell -- Mickey and the Lion -- The make-believe world of Andy Hardy's America -- Mickey and Judy and the MGM backyard musicals -- Mickey goes wild -- Ava -- The first divorce -- Mickey and the pit bull -- Greetings -- Rooney Inc. -- The Lion strikes back -- The Mick, the Duke, and the deuce in the coconut -- Bigamy and Barbara Ann -- The Mickey jinx and the murder in Brentwood -- Career swings -- The seventies: aftermath of tragedy -- Escape from Los Angeles -- Sugar babies -- Mickey's back : the Oscars, and the Emmys, and Bill -- Going ungently into that good night -- Time may lie heavy between -- The last years -- His revels are now ended -- It's a wrap -- Afterword / by Paul Petersen -- Appendix: Mickey Rooney filmography and credits (in chronological order)

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