The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney by Richard A. Lertzman - ISBN: 9781501100963
Hardcover
Hollywood legend, loves, losses: Mickey Rooney’s epic, extravagant, and tawdry life.

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney

  • Hardcover

    624 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2015

Summary

A definitive biography of the iconic actor and Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and his extravagant, sometimes tawdry life, drawing on exclusive interviews, and with those who knew him best, including his heretofore unknown mistress of sixty years.

“I lived like a rock star,” said Mickey Rooney. “I had all I ever wanted, from Lana Turner and Joan Crawford to every starlet in Hollywood, and then some. They were mine to have. Ava [Gardner] was the best. I screwed up my life. I…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781501100963
ISBN-10:1501100963
Author:Richard A. Lertzman, William J. Birnes
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Gallery
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:624
Release Date:1 December 2015
Weight:850g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 43mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes have done their homework…If you’re looking for the definitive book on Mickey Rooney, this is it.”

“Covers everything…Lertzman and Birnes are deeply and appropriately sympathetic biographers.” – The New York Times“A definitive biography of Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney…[T]his is a page-turner; many of the people portrayed are long gone, but there’s enough tell-all entertainment to keep almost any reader pushing through.” – Publishers Weekly“Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes have done their homework…If you’re looking for the definitive book on Mickey Rooney, this is it.” – Bookreporter“Lertzman and Birnes understand Rooney, presenting him as a colorful American guy who had it all, lost it all, regained it all, but no matter what, never gave up. It’s the story of a true professional, and a great read by anyone’s standards.” – Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, Wesleyan University

About The Author

Richard A. Lertzman

Richard A. Lertzman coauthored Dr. Feelgood with William J. Birnes. Lertzman is the former editor and publisher of Screen Scene magazine.

William J. Birnes, PhD, publisher of UFO Magazine, is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Day After Roswell with the late Lt. Col. Philip J. Corso; the coauthor of The Riverman and Signature Killers with Robert Keppel, PhD; and the editor-in-chief of The McGraw-Hill Personal Computer Programming Encyclopedia. Dr. Birnes lives in Los Angeles and New York with his wife, novelist Nancy Hayfield.

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