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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 Entertainment & Celebrities Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV

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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.

Great Read

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Really enjoyed this book/listen!
If you love Mickey Rooney you’ll enjoy this listen! He was something else!

Very good listen/Read!

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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!!!

Mickey Rooney comes alive in this book!

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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

very educational and entertaining

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

Very good - never knew

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

Excellent book

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What did you love best about The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney?

Lots of details both positive and negative about Mr. Rooney.

What did you like best about this story?

The unbiased information and details of his life.

Have you listened to any of Pete Cross’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Excellent presentation.

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Highly recommend to anyone interested in seeing Hollywoods early days through the eyes of this man as a youth and adult.

Very enlightening

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the author did an amazing job researching and telling the story in an objective and honest way. it was respectful to Rooney, who was apparently not a quality person who really had a sad life. the performer was excellent reading the sad story.

Great book, sad story

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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.

Wow

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Mickey Rooney was such a great talent and such a broken individual. He had so much and other than his great talent lost everything.
The writers and reader do a great presentation to a thoroughly well documented book.

Tragic but Brilliant Life

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