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blogslut

(38,761 posts) Sun Apr 6, 2014, 11:11 PM Apr 2014

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R.I.P. Mickey Rooney

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/mickey-rooney-golden-age-box-office-giant-dies-at-93-1201153308/

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R.I.P. Mickey Rooney (Original Post) blogslut Apr 2014 OP

Rooney was one of the last living links to the "Golden Age" of Hollywood OmahaBlueDog Apr 2014 #1

Yes, the only one my friend and I could come up with, still alive... GReedDiamond Apr 2014 #4

Lauren Bacall will be 90 in September aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #6

Forgot about her...nt GReedDiamond Apr 2014 #10

There are a few more OmahaBlueDog Apr 2014 #11

"Mickey Rooney" -Carey Grant answered when asked who the most talented MGM star was. mulsh Apr 2014 #2

... UTUSN Apr 2014 #3

I remember reading that Mickey Rooney Jenoch Apr 2014 #5

RIP SkatmanRoth Apr 2014 #7

Rest in peace shenmue Apr 2014 #8

Line from Night at the Museum....with Mickey Rooney..... a kennedy Apr 2014 #9

Mickey Rooney tribute Crewleader Apr 2014 #12

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)

1. Rooney was one of the last living links to the "Golden Age" of Hollywood

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2014, 11:26 PM

Apr 2014

RIP

GReedDiamond

(5,411 posts)

4. Yes, the only one my friend and I could come up with, still alive...

Reply to OmahaBlueDog (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 01:25 AM

Apr 2014

Olivia de Havilland

And it was my friend who came up with her name.

RIP Mickey Rooney.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

6. Lauren Bacall will be 90 in September

Reply to GReedDiamond (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 02:44 AM

Apr 2014

GReedDiamond

(5,411 posts)

10. Forgot about her...nt

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 10:56 AM

Apr 2014

OmahaBlueDog

(10,000 posts)

11. There are a few more

Reply to aint_no_life_nowhere (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 03:07 PM

Apr 2014

DeHaviland, Bacall, and others, including, but not limited to, Maureen O'Hara, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Angela Lansbury...

but the list is dwindling

This list is no longer being updated. It was kept up until 2013

http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2013/12/16/100-of-the-oldest-living-screen-stars-of-note.html

Per Wikipedia, Carla Laemmle (b. 1909) is still with us

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Laemmle

mulsh

(2,959 posts)

2. "Mickey Rooney" -Carey Grant answered when asked who the most talented MGM star was.

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2014, 11:39 PM

Apr 2014

here's a video of Mr. Rooney and Ms Garland doing what they did so well. RIP

UTUSN

(73,514 posts)

3. ...

Reply to mulsh (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 12:21 AM

Apr 2014

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

5. I remember reading that Mickey Rooney

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 01:48 AM

Apr 2014

was an asshole to the 'little people' when the cameras were not around. Of course that can probably be said of lot of public figures.

SkatmanRoth

(843 posts)

7. RIP

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 05:49 AM

Apr 2014

Mickey Rooney portrayed many humorous characters.

shenmue

(38,540 posts)

8. Rest in peace

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 05:51 AM

Apr 2014

A good long life.

a kennedy

(32,960 posts)

9. Line from Night at the Museum....with Mickey Rooney.....

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 07:48 AM

Apr 2014

"are you cracking wise"...... I loved that line so much I wrote it down. So funny.....RIP.

Crewleader

(17,005 posts)

12. Mickey Rooney tribute

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 07:09 AM

Apr 2014

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