aerialbridge Posted April 7, 2014 Share #1 Posted April 7, 2014 I had the pleasure of seeing him in person a few years ago when he read the Gettysburg Address at the annual Lincoln's birthday observance at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood. An American original has passed on. Thank you for the great entertainment you gave for 80 years. Rest in peace, Mickey.http://variety.com/2014/film/news/mickey-rooney-golden-age-box-office-giant-dies-at-93-1201153308/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted April 7, 2014 WW II Veteran, Mickey Rooney, wearing his bar-mounted mini-medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Posted April 7, 2014 Share #3 Posted April 7, 2014 I loved him in "The Bridges at Toko Ri" with his green top hat flying the helicopter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 7, 2014 Share #4 Posted April 7, 2014 Per the article: "From 1944-46, Rooney served in the U.S. Army in the Jeep Theater, traveling 150,000 miles entertaining the troops and acting as a radio personality on the American Forces Network." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted April 7, 2014 Bridges at Toko-Ri was one of my favorites, too, among his many movies. He could do it all- comedy, drama, war movies and great voice-overs for childrens' animation. He started out making movies in 1926 and was still working at his death. 88 years- I can't think of anyone in Hollywood with a longer career-span. He was one of a kind in a business that seems to be more and more about rehashing what's already been done-- and usually better the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted April 7, 2014 Share #6 Posted April 7, 2014 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor996 Posted April 7, 2014 Share #7 Posted April 7, 2014 yet another of the greatest generation leaves us RIP Mickey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted April 7, 2014 Share #8 Posted April 7, 2014 R.I.P. Mickey - a helluva of a guy! Among his wives was Ava Gardner........Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyhistorian01 Posted April 7, 2014 Share #9 Posted April 7, 2014 I had the pleasure of corresponding with him back in the late 1990s and I have is autograph in my collection. Here is a photo I found of him. Rest in Peace, Mr Rooney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis3006 Posted April 7, 2014 Share #10 Posted April 7, 2014 Sorry to hear this, RIP Mr Rooney and God Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted April 8, 2014 Share #11 Posted April 8, 2014 Sad too see him go, but that's the way it goes as he would of said. Here's nice group clips, I loved the him in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and Night at the Muesum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted April 8, 2014 Share #12 Posted April 8, 2014 R.I.P Mickey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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