Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/04/06/mickey-rooney-dies/7404557/">http://www.usatoday.com/story/...7404557/</a> Talk about a life lived to the fullest. This guy did not get cheated. He was 93.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "A great person!" Really? I thought he had a reputation as a pretty big...er.....anus. I don't think I've heard anything nice about the guy.
Originally Posted By oc_dean He's "great" to have made it to 93! How many get to live to that age, and still have all their wits, and not bound to a bed, like some? Congratulations to a long, and prosperous life! I do wish I could have attended that screening of Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World in 2012, with him there. (Though I did get to see it in 2003 at the Cinerama Dome). Mr. Rooney, you will be missed.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Here's my Mickey Rooney story. I was once almost run down by Mickey Rooney. True. In the 80's, he was appearing in a Broadway show called "Sugar Babies" (with fellow old-school Hollywood legend Ann Miller). My office then was fairly near that theatre, and one evening I was walking from my office to the subway. And Mickey Rooney nearly ran me down. Not as a motorist. As a pedestrian. He was walking - VERY quickly - the opposite direction as me with 2 guys, one on either side of him. I have no idea if they were bodyguards, but that was the vibe I got. The funny thing (and a visual image I carry to this day) was that they were almost exactly the same height and build as he was. Short, squat, bulky. The three of them together took up almost the entire width of the sidewalk in this stretch I was on. And they were walking very fast, talking to each other and not really paying attention. As a result, they just about mowed me down. At the last second, they noticed me and we sort of half ran into each other/half avoided running into each other. Their momentum carried them past me, but Mickey looked back in my direction and gave me a look that said "Oh sorry, man, wasn't paying attention." And I looked back and gave him a little salute (seriously, I think I saluted for some reason), to say "no harm, no foul. Plus, I know who you are." And he gave me a little half salute back, smiling big. So he seemed nice enough to me in this super-brief encounter. And that's my Mickey Rooney story.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star, And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are. There are stars in every city, In every house and on every street, And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard Their names are written in concrete! (snip) Rudolph Valentino, looks very much alive, And he looks up ladies' dresses as they sadly pass him by. Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi 'Cos he's liable to turn and bite, But stand close by Bette Davis Because hers was such a lonely life. If you covered him with garbage, George Sanders would still have style, And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney He would still turn round and smile, But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn 'Cos she's not very tough, She should have been made of iron or steel, But she was only made of flesh and blood. Hey - the guy got a name check in a great Kinks song. Not too shabby.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Don't know if he was a great guy or not, having spent the first nearly half of his life treated like a precious little prince he'd have to be of outstanding moral character to not let it get to his head somewhat. But I do know that in recent years, he was an advocate for victims of elder abuse having been one himself. Bringing it to the public attention has been an important step in developing programs designed to help bankers and others learn the signs so more and more seniors can be protected. So Rest in Peace Andy Hardy, you did good!
