Description: SquareTrade © AP6.0 This listing is for one Prominent Cuts Authentic Autograph card of MICKEY ROONEY, from 2009 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts Trading Cards. The Signature is in Blue Ink. It's card #PC-MICK within the set, serial numbered #1/1. The signature was independently authenticated by PSA/DNA Authentication Service. This card has been professionally graded by Beckett as BGS 8.5, in NM-MT+ condition. Autograph Grade is 8. Listing Photo #2 is the item before grading. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an award-winning American actor in films, television, Broadway, radio and vaudeville. Beginning as a child actor, his career extended over 90 years, and by 1939 Rooney was America's number one box-office star. He appeared in more than 200 films and was the last surviving star of the silent film era, with one of the longest careers in the medium’s history. At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks, he played the role of Andy Hardy in a series of fifteen films that epitomized American family values. A prolific talent, he became a noted character actor later in his career, and could sing, dance, clown, and play various musical instruments. Laurence Olivier once said he considered Rooney "the greatest actor of them all," and Clarence Brown, who directed him in two of his earliest dramatic roles, National Velvet and The Human Comedy, said he was "the closest thing to a genius I ever worked with." Rooney first performed in vaudeville as a child and made his film debut at age six. At age thirteen he played the role Puck in the play and later the film, A Midsummer Night's Dream in an acclaimed performance, which critic David Thomson praised as "one of cinema's most arresting pieces of magic." He co-starred in Boys Town (1938) with Spencer Tracy, who won an Oscar for his role. At nineteen he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Babes in Arms, co-starring Judy Garland, and was awarded a special Juvenile Academy Award in 1939. Overall, between the age of 15 and 25, while at his peak, he made forty-three pictures and co-starred alongside leading actors, including Judy Garland, Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. Rooney developed into one of MGM's most consistently successful actors, and a favorite of studio head, Louis B. Mayer. He was drafted into the Army during World War II, serving nearly two years entertaining over 2 million troops on stage and on the radio. He was awarded a Bronze Star for his efforts. After he returned from the war in 1945 his acting career declined. Now an adult with a height of only 5' 2", he could no longer play the role of a teenager yet lacked the stature of most leading men. Nevertheless, Rooney was tenacious and rebounded, and his popularity was renewed with numerous mainly supporting roles in films such as Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and The Black Stallion (1979), for which he was Oscar nominated. In the early 1980s he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies and once more was a celebrated star. He also made hundreds of appearances on TV, including dramas, variety programs and talk shows. During his career, he received four Academy Award nominations and was nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning one. Rooney's personal life was as tumultuous as his career. He struggled with alcohol and pill addiction, and was married eight times, the first time to actress Ava Gardner. Despite his earning millions during his career, he had to file for bankruptcy after he returned from Army duty due to mismanagement of his finances. Shortly before his death in 2014 at age 93, he alleged mistreatment by some family members, and testified in Congress about what he alleged was physical abuse and exploitation by family members. By the end of his life, his millions in earnings had dwindled to an estate that was valued at only $18,000, and he died owing back taxes and medical bills, with contributions solicited from the public. Postage & handling is $12 within Australia. International shipping with online tracking starts from $22.80. If you are not sure, please check your shipping rate before buying. Save on postage with multiple purchases, and Sydney buyers can pay cash & pick up in person at Villawood.You can pay by cheque/money order/bank deposit/transfer, or PayPal. All international transactions must pay with PayPal. Item will be sent out after confirmation of payment. Feel free to check my feedback to bid with confidence. Please do not bid if you can't make payment within 7 days after close of auction. If you have time, please view my other auctions on many various items at my eBay Store - 8088edge! Be sure to add me to your favourites list! Thank you for reading, and good luck. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal! 8088edge Store
Price: 399.95 AUD
Location: Fairfield/Liverpool, NSW
End Time: 2024-02-27T09:56:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25.95 AUD
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