April 7, 2014

"So good night unto you all..."



Good night to Mickey Rooney, who has died at the age of 93.
Posted by Ann Althouse at 9:43 AM
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7 comments:

Michael K said...

I saw Mickey at Catalina Island 10 years ago when he was doing a commentary on the original version of "Captain Courageous" done with even the original arc lights projector in the Casino. He was having lunch with his wife after the program. He worked until almost the last. With all his wives I am not surprised.

4/7/14, 9:54 AM
rhhardin said...

I've had it up to here with Mickey Rooney jokes.

4/7/14, 10:43 AM
Laika's Last Woof said...

Caricaturists like Dr. Seuss and Walt Disney I can understand as products of their times and of a reaction to the far worse racism and religious fanaticism of Imperial Japan, but if the historical perspective of 1941 can save Disney and the Doctor from too harsh a judgment ... what about 1961? What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?

In all the Rooney hagiography I'm reminded of NPR's Mary Jo Kopechne blackout on the occasion of Ted Kennedy's death. Rooney's indulgence in racial stereotypes in 1961 at least deserves an asterisk if we're going to put him in the Hall of Fame.

4/7/14, 11:00 AM
William said...

Not much mourning here.. Those who remember him at all, remember him as a character actor and not as a movie star. He lived long enough to outlive his vices and excesses, and also long enough to outlive his fame. Well, maybe fame was one of his excesses.....Paul Newman timed his death perfectly. He lived long enough to have a long full life and died young enough so that people felt a poignant sadness at his passing.....Mickey Rooney's zeitgeist expired long before he did. Is there a human left alive who is shocked at the discrepancy between Andy Hardy and Mickey Rooney? But God bless him. If you're going to spasm out your libidinal urges, Ava Gardner is the girl to do it with.

4/7/14, 11:13 AM
Wince said...

He played Puck on the "Real World San Francisco"?

I did not know that ;-D

4/7/14, 1:46 PM
Kansas City said...

Tough crowd. Get video. RIP.

4/7/14, 2:18 PM
RazorSharpSundries said...

First time I sat through a Shakespeare play was this movie on late night t.v. w/ my folks. Movie magic. Thanks, Puck.

4/7/14, 6:07 PM

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