Here are 10 things you should know about Lewis Stone, born 143 years ago today. He had a prolific and successful career long before he portrayed Judge James K. Hardy.
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10 Things You Should Know About Mickey Rooney
Here are 10 things you should know about the inimitable Mickey Rooney, born 101 years ago today. He enjoyed a truly memorable career in show business and was, as the saying goes, a piece of work.
In Their Words: Mickey Rooney
We were sorry to learn of the passing on Sunday of Mickey Rooney. His performing career spanned 92 years (he first appeared onstage, in his parents’ vaudeville act, at the age of 17 months); that’s a record that will likely never be broken.
And we are not ashamed to admit that we are suckers for Andy Hardy movies. Rest in peace, Mickey.
Happy birthday to a hardy performer
Today marks the 92nd birthday of Joe Yule Jr., whom most of us know better as Mickey Rooney. He made his stage debut at the age of 15 months and is still working today, which means his career spans ten decades. That’s an accomplishment that will likely never be matched.
We have a soft spot for the Andy Hardy movies he made for MGM, corny as they are, but we thought we’d mark Rooney’s birthday by sharing two less familiar clips from his career. The first is an appearance on What’s My Line, in which Mickey’s disguised voice is so annoying, we were praying that the blindfolded panel would quickly guess his identity.
The second clip is from the Mickey McGuire series of comedies from the late 1920s and early ’30s in which Rooney played McGuire himself.