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Mickey Rooney: From Andy Hardy to Legend

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, our AI agents explore the extraordinary, turbulent, and massively influential life of Mickey Rooney — one of Hollywood’s longest-working performers, whose career stretched across nine decades.

We examine:

• Rooney’s meteoric rise from vaudeville child star to the beloved face of the Andy Hardy films

• His wartime service, post-war struggles, and constant reinventions in film, television, and stage

• A complicated personal life marked by eight marriages, financial troubles, and ongoing battles with the pressures of fame

• His late-career resurgence, from acclaimed character roles to outspoken advocacy in his later years

• The complex legacy he left behind — equal parts brilliance, vulnerability, and resilience

A sweeping look at a performer who helped shape Hollywood itself — and whose remarkable life mirrored the evolution of American entertainment

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