[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Mickey Rooney To Perform At DLRCA

Tue Aug 16 20:24:11 PDT 2005

hi tom....i saw mickey rooney in concert in australia about five years ago. 
......a great night of entertainment, especially for movie buffs.. He tells 
funny stories, introduces film clips, sings, dances......send him back here 
anytime.         jack wiard....down under

>From: tcashwigg at aol.com
>To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Mickey Rooney To Perform At DLRCA
>Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:52:19 -0400
>
>Ok all you Katsanjammers in the Northern California area, here is a living 
>legend for you to see and hear, but it is not at OKOM prices,  but so what 
>it could very well be the last time you get to see this Guy in this life, 
>and the next one too for that matter depending upon where either of you 
>goes. :))
>
>Unfortunately I can't go as I will be on the road makin' music with my 
>friends.
>
>83 years in Show business makes him pretty ancient don't it.   Should be 
>worth $57.00 just to watch him breath in and breath out ?   Bet it's the 
>fact that he talks so fast that keeps his Heart Beating, his lips no doubt 
>act as a pacemaker :))
>
>Break a Leg Mickey, wish I could be there, One more time.
>
>Cheers, Ya'll
>
>Tom Wiggins
>
>
>
> 
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> 
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
> 
>Hollywood Legend "Mickey Rooney" 
>  and 
>"California Independent Film Festival Association" 
>  says 
>  "Let's Put On A Show" 
> 
>Walnut Creek,Ca.- August 26th. 2005
>
>Hollywood Icon "Mickey Rooney" and his wife 
>  of 25 years, "Jan Rooney," will present "Let's Put On A Show-- A Very 
>Special 
>  Evening of Songs, Reminiscences and Jazz," on Friday August 26th at "The 
>Dean 
>  Lesher Regional Center for the Arts" in Walnut Creek as a fundraiser for 
>The 
>California Independent Film Festival Association.  
>  "Let's Put On A Show" is an autobiographical play with music and video 
>that 
>  celebrates the life and times of one of the world's most notable actors 
>and 
>  entertainers, Mickey Rooney. Mickey weaves anecdotal and musical memories 
>of his 
> 
>  life in film, stage, vaudeville, and burlesque into a show that always 
>brings 
>  a smile and often a tear as audiences reminisce about how the life of 
>this 
>  legend touched their lives. He celebrates the women in his life, 
>including Ava 
>  Gardner and Judy Garland culminating with his current wife of over 25 
>years, Jan 
> 
>Rooney--an outstanding performer and co-star. 
>  Born into a vaudeville family, Rooney began performing at the age of 17 
>  months. Entering the movie business in 1927, he literally made his name 
>as the 
>  title character in the Mickey McGuire shorts. These were a series of over 
>forty 
>  silent, two-reel comedies adapted from the Toonerville Trolley comic 
>strip, in 
>  which he starred through 1936. For a time he billed himself as Mickey 
>McGuire, 
>but legally changed his name to Mickey Rooney in 1932. 
>  Rooney's successful role as Andy Hardy in "A Family Affair" (1937) led 
>to 
>  fourteen further films featuring that character from 1938 to 1958. His 
>fame 
>  peaked in World War II with a string of successful musicals with Judy 
>Garland, 
>  including the Oscar nominated "Babes in Arms"(1939) as well as more 
>serious 
>roles 
>in films such as The Human Comedy (1943) and National Velvet (1944). 
>  All in all, Mickey is a man with over 200 films under his belt. His many 
>film 
>  credits include "Boys Town," "Strike Up the Band," "A Midsummer Night's 
>  Dream" (1935), "Girl Crazy," "Captains Courageous," "Breakfast at 
>Tiffany's," 
>"It's 
>a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," "Pete's Dragon" and many more. 
>   He earned an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, a special 
>Juvenile 
>  Oscar he shared with Deana Durbin in 1939, five Oscar nominations, one 
>Emmy 
>  Award, five Emmy Nominations and two Golden Globes. Mickey's career has 
>extended 
> 
>  through many generations and in many different directions. Mickey Rooney: 
>actor, 
> 
>  survivor, inventor and Hollywood living legend. This year marks 
>MickeyGÇÖs 80th 
>year of making movies and 83rd year of entertaining. 
>  His entire achievements pale, in comparison to what Mickey considers his 
>  greatest life achievement. That is his 25 year marriage to Jan 
>(Chamberlin) 
>  Rooney. A stellar talent in her own right, Jan is a muti-faceted Singer, 
>Actress, 
>Songwriter and Abstract Artist. 
>  "Mickey Rooney is an 80-year veteran of show business and we are honored 
>to 
>  bring this Hollywood Legend to Walnut Creek" said Tim Neeley, the 
>festival 
>director of The California Independent Film Festival Association. 
>  The California Independent Film Festival Association which produces The 
>  Danville International Children's Film Festival and The California 
>Independent 
>Film 
>  Festival is dedicated to furthering the art of independent filmmakers 
>and 
>  recognizing the creativity and talent of filmmakers from around the 
>world. 
> 
>  "Let's Put On A Show" starring Mickey Rooney is Friday, August 26th. To 
>purchase 
>  tickets contact The Dean Lesher Regional Center For The Arts, located at 
>1601 
>  Civic Drive in Walnut Creek,Ca. Doors Open at 6:30pm, Show Starts at 
>7:30pm. 
>Ticket Prices are $57.00 for General and $52.00 for Seniors.You can 
>purchase tickets by calling 925-943-SHOW(7469). 
> 
> 
> 
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