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The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

By: Richard A. Lertzman, William J. Birnes
Narrated by: Pete Cross
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Mickey Rooney began his career almost a century ago as a one-year-old performer in burlesque and stamped his mark in vaudeville, silent and talking films, Broadway, and television. He acted in his final motion picture just weeks before he died at age 93. He was an iconic presence in movies and the poster boy for American youth. Yet by World War II, Mickey Rooney had become frozen in time. His child-star status haunted him as the gilded safety net of Hollywood fell away, and he was forced to find support anywhere he could, including multiple marriages, affairs, alcohol, and drugs. This Old Hollywood biography presents Mickey Rooney from every angle, revealing the man Laurence Olivier once dubbed the best there has ever been.

©2015 Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

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Great Read

Amazing book detailing a talented and confused man. old Hollywood explained in great detail. highly recommended if you have ever watch an Andy Hardy film.

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Very good listen/Read!

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If you love Mickey Rooney you’ll enjoy this listen! He was something else!

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Wow

Very interesting with lots of film history. Did not know it would be rated PG-13 to R though. Lots of detail into his life (some TMI) and lots of dropping the F bomb. If you want to keep the fantasy of Andy Hardy don't read this book. If you want a truthful look at who Mickey Rooney was then this is the book to do it. The rose colored glasses come off with this telling of the film legend's life. Very well written.

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Entertaining and enlightening.

Captures the essence of the greatest talent in Hollywood history. Details the professional success and personal foibles that repeatedly derailed his life. No matter, the cliche "the show must go on" really meant something.

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Hollywood stars life

Fascinating glimpse into an iconic actor’s life. He had the World Laid at his feet, Enjoyed a fairytale Hollywood experience for a few years and then died broke.

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Well researched and presented

Complex, gifted, engaging, troubled…. It’s all here. Quite a feat in presenting such a talented performer.

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very educational and entertaining

first the voice actor was outstanding you could almost imagine Mickey Rooney on the phone second what an interesting history Mickey Rooney was the one of a kind individual such a deep history that I never even had a clue about there are a couple things like question but overall a really good audiobook a must-have

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Very good - never knew

A sad life - however an example we can all learn from. More to life than accolades —-

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Excellent book

His life was like a never ending train wreck. The book captured it well for the reader

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Mickey Rooney comes alive in this book!

This was my first audible book!! I felt I was following around the great Mickey Rooney!! Always loved his acting! There is nobody alive today that can hold a candle to the raw & natural talent of that of Mickey!!!

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