Mickey Rooney
A Show Business Life
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2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9639-6 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9639-6 (ISBN)
There have been several biographies of Mickey Rooney, including two autobiographies that focus primarily on his tumultuous personal life. In this volume equal attention is finally paid to the staggering body of work this man created in a career that began in vaudeville in the 1920s and stretched across the century to the CGI hit, Night at the Museum released in 2015.
Mickey Rooney was one of Hollywood's most prolific and long-lived stars, with film credits spanning the silent and CGI eras. Despite his Broadway acclaim and gift for character acting, he is remembered mainly for his comedies and tumultuous personal life. Most biographies have focused on these, neglecting his long and varied career, which was marked by sharp declines and meteoric comebacks. Drawing on interviews with coworkers, this book reveals Rooney as a skilled actor who settled for less in an industry that relegated him to lesser roles, and built a body of work admired by audiences and actors alike.
Mickey Rooney was one of Hollywood's most prolific and long-lived stars, with film credits spanning the silent and CGI eras. Despite his Broadway acclaim and gift for character acting, he is remembered mainly for his comedies and tumultuous personal life. Most biographies have focused on these, neglecting his long and varied career, which was marked by sharp declines and meteoric comebacks. Drawing on interviews with coworkers, this book reveals Rooney as a skilled actor who settled for less in an industry that relegated him to lesser roles, and built a body of work admired by audiences and actors alike.
The late James A. MacEachern wrote plays, documentary films, and essays and received several awards and grants for his writing. He was a member of the WGA and IDA and lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One. Born in a Trunk
Two. Mickey (Himself) McGuire
Three. Shakespeare and O’Neill
Four. Fame Comes to Andy Hardy
Five. Jockeying for Parts
Six. Noir Star
Seven. Ava, with the Laughing Eyes
Eight. The Marrying Kind
Nine. Murder, He Wrote
Ten. Sugar Babies
Eleven. The Black Stallion
Twelve. Small Screen, Big Star
Thirteen. Bill
Fourteen. The Long Exit
Appendix A: Those Interviewed for This Book
Appendix B: Mickey Rooney’s Credits
Appendix C: Awards and Honors
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.12.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 36 photos, appendices, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 299 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9639-8 / 0786496398 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9639-6 / 9780786496396 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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