The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

De: Richard A. Lertzman, William J. Birnes

Narrado por: Pete Cross

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

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.

Very good listen/Read!

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

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!!!

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

Very good - never knew

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