Mickey Rooney: The Unmissable Hollywood Legend

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The Movie Star: The Life of Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney was a legendary actor who started his career at the age of two and appeared in over 300 films. He is best known for his iconic role as Andy Hardy in the eponymous film series. Rooney won numerous awards throughout his career, including an Honorary Oscar for his lifetime achievement in 1983. His endless creativity and charisma made him one of the most beloved stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Mickey Rooney will forever remain a cinema icon.

1. Babes in Arms (1939)

Synopsis: A group of talented youngsters put on a show to save their youth center.
Actors: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger
Release Date: October 13, 1939
Box Office: $2.8 million

2. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Synopsis: A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building.
Actors: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Mickey Rooney
Release Date: October 5, 1961
Box Office: $14 million

3. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Synopsis: A group of motorists find themselves competing in a wild race to locate a fortune in stolen money.
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney
Release Date: November 7, 1963
Box Office: $60 million

4. National Velvet (1944)

Synopsis: A young girl trains a horse she won in a raffle for the Grand National Derby.
Actors: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp
Release Date: December 19, 1944
Box Office: $4.5 million

5. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

Synopsis: Lovers' lives are complicated when city life meets the forest in this adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play.
Actors: James Cagney, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney
Release Date: October 30, 1935
Box Office: $840,172

6. Night at the Museum (2006)

Synopsis: A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that the exhibits come to life at night.
Actors: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney
Release Date: December 22, 2006
Box Office: $574.5 million

7. The Black Stallion (1979)

Synopsis: A shipwrecked boy and a wild Arabian horse must learn to trust each other to survive.
Actors: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
Release Date: October 17, 1979
Box Office: $37.8 million

8. Boys Town (1938)

Synopsis: A priest helps troubled boys in a home for delinquents which leads to success in life.
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull
Release Date: September 9, 1938
Box Office: $4.1 million

9. Ruby Gentry (1952)

Synopsis: A sexy but poor woman marries a rich but arrogant man in the American South.
Actors: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden, Mickey Rooney
Release Date: June 27, 1952
Box Office: $2 million

10. Bill (1981)

Synopsis: A daytime drama bit player at a TV station gets good reviews while moonlighting in local theater.
Actors: Mickey Rooney, Dennis Quaid, Largo Woodruff
Release Date: December 11, 1981
Box Office: $639,000