My grandmother was a musician in vaudeville and she remembered playing for a girl named Frances Gumm. She thought she was the most talented and adorable little girl.
Two rumors were said that she had a crush on Mickey everyone knew but him or he may have known but either didn't tell her he liked her as a sister or he told her he didn't feel that way about her. He was more interested in women like Lana Turner or Ava Gardner who he eventually married. Second rumor was that she wasn't interested in him at all in a documentary about Mickey a friend said Mickey remarked he should've married Judy he would've been better off.
Judy and Mickey didn't just have great chemistry, they invented great chemistry and set the standard for the rest. You just can't miss the love and affection they had for each other 💜👏☝✌🇺🇸
In an interview he described his relationship with Judy like this. "It was as if we were from the same womb ". They were so much more than just friends. They could feel each other's thoughts .
@@basketballgirl723 Like he said himself Judy was the love of his life, I don't know if that love was fraternal, friendship, platonic or romantic but I know that it was deep and true, the most important one
She was so gorgeous when she was younger. Then there was the weight gain / weight loss cycle, the drugs, booze. Poor Judy. She was a skeleton when she passed. What a tragic life. What an incredible talent. What a beautiful soul.
I truly wish that Judy had been signed a little older. MGM signed her at a critical age when most kids go through awkward stages. Instead of loving and nurturing her through it, they interfered with drugs and ruined her life. She didn’t need drugs, she would have blossomed on her own like most beauties do.
ommg!;) i see how meacky is playing and shes just singing moving with such grace such beauti. it melts me maan!;) i dont know why they say shes the ugly duckly. i think personatly. in my opionion. shes soo beautiful and more!;) thats how i feel maan.! i dont care what anybody thinks!;)
If it wasn't for her mother and MGM, I quite possibly would've seen her alive as we did with Mickey. Just such a shame that a beautiful talented young lady died so young.
@@lvelez1999 I love Betty White I remember her most on the Golden Girls & to think of all the Golden Girls I didn't think she would be the last one standing. But I'm glad we still have her.
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It makes me feel grateful that they were there and have enriched so many people’s lives. And they still do.
Judy was Beautiful big Doll eyes and the most beautiful perfect lips and long legs,MGM was CRAZY she was prettier than the people she was held up against and told he she was ugly! I suppose it was because she was more girl next door than Femme Fatale.
I am sure MGM knew exactly what they had with Judy. They knew she had so much more to offer than just a pretty face, and I think they broke her down this way because being so young and easy to intimidate and influence they abused her in this way, and Judy herself probably was also somewhat self conscious about her looks surrounded by established stars, dancers, and models on the MGM lot on a regular basis, making it even easier for the studio executives to compare her to others and to bully her. She was a child with a lot of growing up to do both physically and mentally when they contracted her. She still had her baby fat that most burn off in their later teens which she did. They were greedy and didn't want to pay her what she rightfully deserved for all her talents. She was the girl next door and she was soft, so it was easy for them to hammer and chisel away at her and keep her from realizing her value and self worth. Also after the death of her father she didn't really have anyone who truly loved, cared for, encouraged her, and who could or would stand up for her. Mickey certainly loved her, but he was also under contract and part of the studio machine. If I am wrong it wouldn't make sense that the studio was furious at the thought of one of their stars singing in a barnyard setting, saying it was demeaning, and demanding that it be removed from the film on several occasions. Without which we would not have her most iconic moment in 'The Wizard of Oz' and her singing of 'Over The Rainbow'. Thank heavens for Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, and for George Cukor for the changes he made in her appearance, making her look more natural instead of with a blonde wig and babydoll makeup, and also for telling Judy to just be herself. To me these three men are the true creators of this masterpiece of classic film that will live forever because of theirs, Judy's, and the rest of the amazing actors and actresses talented, and devoted to the telling of this story, performances.
Mickey Rooney wasn't know for his singing voice, but honestly he has a very nice singing voice. His rendition of the verse of Our Love Affair is really quite beautiful
@Daniel King His marriage to Ava Gardner was set up to get her publicity and jobs. It didn't work because she couldn't act. She did eventually get parts.
Ashley Johnson he wasn't interested in Judy sexually. Like many men, he is superficial with regards to beauty. It's a tragic human trait to be obsessed with appearances over heart.
I alwas have in my mind the song " Good morning, good morning" . Today I realised that Judy sang it! My mother used to sang it, she had gone 6 years ago, she was 87 years old. She loved Judy Garland...
I will never forget meeting him when I worked as a sous chef at State West Hotel in Toronto in the 90s. He was there for a show he was appearing in and for me it was even better than winning any of the gold medals I had won in international culinary competitions. Many of the staff had no idea just how big a star he was but when he was done after a few months everyone knew just how wonderful he was.
This is a really nice comment that deserves more attention. I admittedly know less about how Mickey was treated in the industry but I know Judy was treated about as poorly as any star deserves. It's nice to think that she had a good friend like Mickey from early on and got to work with him for a lot of her career. RIP to them both.
Absolutely. I know Mickey had a bad rep but I also feel the real love. It’s palpable. Somehow I don’t think even he would screw around if he fully acknowledged it. I have to say this is a rare feeling I ever have with anyone, even in my own sphere of real-time people.
He seemed like such a lovely guy it really upset me to hear the story about elder abuse. Now they are fighting over his money. Let the poor guy rest RIP Mickey 💔
That Judy Garland thought she wasn’t beautiful enough saddens me because she was beautiful inside and out. She was humble and not arrogant like the other stars of her time. But she was really the greatest talent. Love her and Micki together too
According to Ava Gardner, who married him when she just got to Hollywood, he was the greatest womanizer ever. He jumped on everything that moved. You couln't leave your labrador in front of him for to long. And he lived about twice as long as Judy did. In the end he had to go to those sad events where old Hollywood greats sell their photographs with an autograph, and for a picture with them you have to pay, well, at least 20 dollars. He himself said of this: "I didn t expect to live this long. The money is running out." But I do think that, when he went where Judy had been for a long time, they started putting on a show together…..
Now that we have all this therapy and analysis, I personally think Mickey chased women to the extent that he did as an outlet for the confusing abuse by the studios and making up for being short and whatever bullshit he was being fed to keep him underpaid. It’s truly amazing that he keeps such a positive spin on things as he talks about those gays in Hollywood.
We will never again have such talents as Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland ever again. They were indeed very, very special. "At MGM there were truly more Stars than there were in the Heavens."
You could have never paired a better together than Mickey and Judy. I'm very thankful they allowed Judy to go her way to be her own Shining Star. They didn't do that out of the kindness of their hearts cost them millions of dollars in today's standards it would be billions of dollars. You can understand the eyes of the world were on her all the time, everywhere, every second of her life. She had no peace or privacy. I see this play out through throughout our history wiser words were never spoken. What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul
@@patrickbush9526 Losing a soul in exchange for eternal fame is sometimes a comforting thought for many. I don't think either Judy or Mickey could stand to live a life that nobody would remember afterwards. Judy was ofcourse abused by the industry, but deep down I think Judy herself wanted that fame too. So much that I think she was willing to go as far as selling her soul for it. She indeed have gained the world and probably have lost her soul, but what a life she lived, and what a gift she gave to the world. Therefore I think Judy might have found peace in knowing that she meant something to many. And that her work was not in vain.
I agree with you. Mickey was a cad and cheated all the time. I think he felt too close to her to subject her to his difficult personality and his demons. They were twin souls.
One issue that is so ironic about these stories is that since Mickey and Judy were such important assets to MGM that their salaries did not reflect it. They certainly deserved a percentage of the earnings of the films, as some stars did to compensate for lower salaries. Also they certainly deserved greater treatment than they received. If they had had Managers and the strength of SAG behind them, things might have been different.
The studios would lie and threaten to blackball them if they spoke out. Universal would tell the Three Stooges their movies weren’t doing well, except they were keeping the studio going.
The way MGM treated Judy is beyond despicable regardless of how she looked but I've always been baffled by their opinion that she wasn't pretty enough. She looks great in any of these movies. Who the fuck was determining who was appropriately good looking at MGM??
I watched a lot of mickey rooney films back in the 90s as a kid during midday movie but I didn't realise he was paired with judy in a lot of them, they seemed to work well together.
Her singing and dancing during the 'Embraceable You' number is some of her best work, and in that dress she was simply stunning. It makes me wonder exactly how many rehearsals must have been done to make everyone work together like gears in clockwork. Simply marvelous!
I accidentally caught this and so glad I watched it. This is one of the best Mikey/Judy retrospectives I’ve ever seen. Later in his life, Mikey had a habit of not being the best of narrators but he was subdued and articulate in this one. Great work!
Judy Garland's stunning beauty singing "How About You" at 9:41 would still turn men's heads today if she walked down any street in 2021.....Just perfection!
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were a pairing that had no equal in their time. Both were highly talented stars with a genuine love for what they did and each other. I saw the movies they made well after they were made but I loved them all. I hope they found a place in heaven where they could be together. They both deserved so much more than they got out of Hollywood.
Her version of A Star is Born is the best one! The emotion that Judy sang with in the last song.... it's just not as real in the newer ones. Striesand and Gaga acted the part, Judy was the character.
Those Mickey Rooney movies were the best, something about his acting that had me hooked when I was a young kid. Like he was this high energy person. Yeah, bigger than life is correct.
damianop100 he wasn't good looking and he was short, but yes gosh was he expressive! Expressiveness is very important in performance. More than good looks. In those days expression was very important. When you compare it to these days where everyone is now beautiful and handsome but so many have as much personality as wet concrete. Performers these days by comparison are so boring, overly sexualised and tiresome to watch . Even Beyoncé to me is extremely tiresome. So ridiculously overly sexual and over the top. Modern day performers are excessive and so egoic it's absurd.
No TV. Movies were everything in terms of entertainment unless you went to see it live. Movies meant so much for children to go watch on Saturday afternoons. A special treat at the end of the week. And of course during the war a chance to escape the worries and fear.
Andy was talent from head to toe and Judy was beyond belief as well. The two of them together, great chemistry on screen and the obvious respect for each other is awesome to watch. Behind the scenes is another story--but as a viewer we are smitten!
Such a young girl and singing those standards songs by the best song writers in the world required genuine talent, Those songs had melody lines that were complex to play and sing. I suppose most of the people in America today consider this music out of Vogue and fashion but these songs are timeless. I wonder if there are any female or male singers around today who could do justice to any of this material. maybe, but I would have to say no.
I would love to have gotten the chance to speak with Judy or Mickey. Two incredibly talented people who were groomed as children to work, work, work. I think Mickey maybe kept his "grand, acting" persona more in interviews, but he was a great storyteller. And he certainly did not deserve the elder abuse he suffered later in life. My only hope is that they've both found rest now.
Mickey and Judy will never ever be replaced.Those days are gone never to return. Loved both of these talented jewels.May they Rest in Peace.Not forgotten💜💜
I know Judy talked so poorly of her mother, but her mother saw her talent and got her noticed. It’s very unfortunate that Judy was so over worked and kept going on medications she was brilliant, beyond talented and I wish she could have had many more years to share her brilliance such a beautiful star gone way too early. I love her and am thankful that her movies and television shows can be seen. God bless her for giving all of us so much pleasure and love there will never be someone so special to the entertainment industry!!
Some of the comments I've read make it seem as though Mickey were "hiding" or "covering up" what went on at MGM with Judy. These "intros" were not a documentary or tell-all. They were preludes to their particular movies. The focus was on the good times he had with Judy. That doesn't mean Mickey was covering anything up. It means the focus was about the movies and the good memories.
It's very sad to see Mickey Rooney in his twilight years to finally have the chance to tell the truth about what Judy's mother, Louis Mayer and Hollywood did to her as a child.
Judy died right before I was born, yet it seems like she still llives! The wonderful thing that happens( as long as people still utter your name and stories and your work plus face is continued to be shown) is you are kept alive even after you've passed!
A relative of mine was one of the producers of Wizard of Oz and he told me that Judy just blew them all away. He said everyone responsible for casting thought she was too fat and not good looking enough, but she could sing so well and was a pretty good actress at the time, so they started her on diet pills and cast her. Turned out pretty good for MGM, but not right away. It didn't do well at the box office, but when it got to television, it took off. Yip Harborg wrote the lyrics to Over the rainbow which was not in the original film, but was added for the general release and immediately became a very important part of the film. Yip did Brigadoon, too and later was part of the anti communist witch hunt by HUAC. He lost his livelihood as did many other black balled artists. (Let's not do that again folks).
i cant help but cried. because of what happen to judy. soo sorry for the lost. i soo wish for judy not to die like that. such a unic soul. and soo talented. i wish with all my heart if i would of been with her face tto face. i would of help her. hug her. and tell her im here for you. with a pure love. everything is going to be alright. i would of toll her that my self...she desirve more than what she got.. and more...
tiger maximus If you are going to cry, cry from joy because Judy and Mickey were absolutely the best at what they did. No one can ever replace them. They had great lives. Be happy because we got to enjoy their greatness. Life is overflowing with sadness and tragedy, but only very rarely is there anyone as magnificent as either of these. They represented everything that is good about life. So be happy for them. They is plenty of horror and misery to be sad about, especially in 2019. But be happy for Mickey and Judy; that is what they wanted: to make us happy. Listen to what Mickey says here.
Jim LaGuardia you are delusional.....Judy was drugged from a young age and died penniless from an overdose....her mother and then the studio manipulated her until her death, using drugs. They exploited her and stole from her. She died too young and never reaped the rewards from her talent.
Helen Trope and most of her husbands were gay, as well as her father. Is it any wonder her biggest fan base is gay? Daddy issues. But she was used and abused, then hung out to dry. Don’t act like she had a perfect life...just cuz she was famous doesn’t make her life cool....actually it’s the opposite.....her mom sold her out.....that woman had zero resources and died alone. An amazing talent, used up until they tossed her aside, Mickey Rooney toed the party line. Btw, he was a misogynistic pos from the get go, but, hey that was the way it was back then. The point is, don’t accept the boys will be boys crap, and hold people to a higher standard, and Rooney sugarcoated thetrain wreck that was Judy Garland . Me too# started way too late. Looking at their bill good movies and being OK with that without knowing the behind-the-scenes crap makes you disgusting.
@@lwoods9482 But they were in love you can see it when they look at each other. But you are right you dont neccesarily marry everybody your in love with.
Mickey Rooney GOD BLESS his soul is a REAL SURVIVOR. He had been on top of the world and the deepest valley but he prevailed against all odds just to SURVIVE...the harsh reality of LIVES. He dwelt in the world of make believe that is utopian in nature. But he find himself in the squalor of believable world of cinema.
What’s sad, is that they are blamed for not taking control over their own lives, but they were all emotionally stunted due to the drugs and horrible working conditions. They were a brand. They were nothing more than a product.
@@gromit0299 unfortunately I don't believe things have changed very much! One case in point would be Britney Spears. After her infamous breakdown in 2007 she was deemed mentally incompetent to manage any of her own affairs and is still under that conservatorship, yet is still a puppet money making machine. Disgraceful!!!!
My grandmother was a musician in vaudeville and she remembered playing for a girl named Frances Gumm. She thought she was the most talented and adorable little girl.
I agree with her
Do you mean Frances eethle gumm?
She played with Judy Garland
@@elvirajhonson9396 what? You’re joking! I never knew that! 🙄 anything else obvious to tell me?
W O W! That’s spectacular. What instrument did your grandmother play? Piano? ❤
He was one of the few that treated her with kindness.
She deserved so much better.
Yep! He was so kind to her and treated her with the respect she deserved.
@@hermionegranger601 cause you was there
Two rumors were said that she had a crush on Mickey everyone knew but him or he may have known but either didn't tell her he liked her as a sister or he told her he didn't feel that way about her. He was more interested in women like Lana Turner or Ava Gardner who he eventually married. Second rumor was that she wasn't interested in him at all in a documentary about Mickey a friend said Mickey remarked he should've married Judy he would've been better off.
@@catspaw3092 ohhhh ok good you said that
@@catspaw3092- I've believed for years that Mickey & Judy should have married each other.
I hate what MGM and her mother did to Judy Garland.
Agreed. Poor thing. Her story is so tragic.
That's what puzzles me about this; why is Mickey Rooney so comlimentary about an organisation that chewed Garland up and spat her out?
@@TheClemcaster I wonder to , his wifes took most of his money . maybe garland took his money
@@onlythewise1 Not likely. I think his choice of friends was a lot better than his choice in wives.
the reason Garlin
Judy and Mickey didn't just have great chemistry, they invented great chemistry and set the standard for the rest. You just can't miss the love and affection they had for each other 💜👏☝✌🇺🇸
In an interview he described his relationship with Judy like this. "It was as if we were from the same womb ". They were so much more than just friends. They could feel each other's thoughts .
He described her as the sister he never had
He is the definition of a true friend ❤️❤️
He was in love with her. But he didn’t realize it until it was too late.
@@basketballgirl723 Like he said himself Judy was the love of his life, I don't know if that love was fraternal, friendship, platonic or romantic but I know that it was deep and true, the most important one
She was so gorgeous when she was younger. Then there was the weight gain / weight loss cycle, the drugs, booze. Poor Judy. She was a skeleton when she passed. What a tragic life. What an incredible talent. What a beautiful soul.
I truly wish that Judy had been signed a little older. MGM signed her at a critical age when most kids go through awkward stages. Instead of loving and nurturing her through it, they interfered with drugs and ruined her life. She didn’t need drugs, she would have blossomed on her own like most beauties do.
May both of them rest in peace ♥️
I think that's the last they wanted .
@@petermaxwell2965 wonderful to watch
Judy had such a beautiful mature voice for such a young girl.
Trysometenderness Truth. She could belt!
R.I.P Judy Garland 1922-1969 R.I.P Mickey Rooney 1920-2014
ommg!;) i see how meacky is playing and shes just singing moving with such grace such beauti. it melts me maan!;) i dont know why they say shes the ugly duckly. i think personatly. in my opionion. shes soo beautiful and more!;) thats how i feel maan.! i dont care what anybody thinks!;)
He lived twice as long as she.
@@JudgeJulieLit Also Judy's been dead longer than when she was living. So sad.
You just don't get them like these two anymore.
Rip🤲🏽
Legends Never Die❤️
If it wasn't for her mother and MGM, I quite possibly would've seen her alive as we did with Mickey. Just such a shame that a beautiful talented young lady died so young.
Makes me sad all these legends are gone.
I thank God that some are still left. Betty White is still here. 97 years young at heart. God bless her. Many more years. Love her
Golden Glove same
@@lvelez1999 I love Betty White I remember her most on the Golden Girls & to think of all the Golden Girls I didn't think she would be the last one standing. But I'm glad we still have her.
It makes me feel grateful that they were there and have enriched so many people’s lives. And they still do.
they over the rainbow not GONE
Judy was Beautiful big Doll eyes and the most beautiful perfect lips and long legs,MGM was CRAZY she was prettier than the people she was held up against and told he she was ugly! I suppose it was because she was more girl next door than Femme Fatale.
Astrid's Realm she was stunning. The most beautiful mouth for the most most amazing voice to come out of!!!!!!
I am sure MGM knew exactly what they had with Judy. They knew she had so much more to offer than just a pretty face, and I think they broke her down this way because being so young and easy to intimidate and influence they abused her in this way, and Judy herself probably was also somewhat self conscious about her looks surrounded by established stars, dancers, and models on the MGM lot on a regular basis, making it even easier for the studio executives to compare her to others and to bully her. She was a child with a lot of growing up to do both physically and mentally when they contracted her. She still had her baby fat that most burn off in their later teens which she did. They were greedy and didn't want to pay her what she rightfully deserved for all her talents. She was the girl next door and she was soft, so it was easy for them to hammer and chisel away at her and keep her from realizing her value and self worth. Also after the death of her father she didn't really have anyone who truly loved, cared for, encouraged her, and who could or would stand up for her. Mickey certainly loved her, but he was also under contract and part of the studio machine. If I am wrong it wouldn't make sense that the studio was furious at the thought of one of their stars singing in a barnyard setting, saying it was demeaning, and demanding that it be removed from the film on several occasions. Without which we would not have her most iconic moment in 'The Wizard of Oz' and her singing of 'Over The Rainbow'. Thank heavens for Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, and for George Cukor for the changes he made in her appearance, making her look more natural instead of with a blonde wig and babydoll makeup, and also for telling Judy to just be herself. To me these three men are the true creators of this masterpiece of classic film that will live forever because of theirs, Judy's, and the rest of the amazing actors and actresses talented, and devoted to the telling of this story, performances.
Mickey Rooney wasn't know for his singing voice, but honestly he has a very nice singing voice. His rendition of the verse of Our Love Affair is really quite beautiful
He absolutely adored Judy
I wonder why they never got together could of had a beautiful life maybe she'd have lived longer RIP I loved them both
@@ashleyjohnson8248 Because Mickey preferred blonde bombshells like Lana Turner. He saw Judy as more of a sister.
Judy was a lovely person.
@Daniel King His marriage to Ava Gardner was set up to get her publicity and jobs. It didn't work because she couldn't act. She did eventually get parts.
Ashley Johnson he wasn't interested in Judy sexually. Like many men, he is superficial with regards to beauty. It's a tragic human trait to be obsessed with appearances over heart.
A century later. She still is an idol. God bless francis
Still the greatest entertainer in the history of Hollywood even 50 years after she passed, absolute class.
I alwas have in my mind the song " Good morning, good morning" . Today I realised that Judy sang it! My mother used to sang it, she had gone 6 years ago, she was 87 years old. She loved Judy Garland...
Like most people, I first heard "Good Morning" in "Singing In The Rain." Not surprisingly, Judy sang the song much better than Debbie Reynolds!
Wow, Miss Judy & Mr Mickey were wonderful actors. May they rest well.💖
I will never forget meeting him when I worked as a sous chef at State West Hotel in Toronto in the 90s. He was there for a show he was appearing in and for me it was even better than winning any of the gold medals I had won in international culinary competitions. Many of the staff had no idea just how big a star he was but when he was done after a few months everyone knew just how wonderful he was.
Icons like Judy Garland only come once in a lifetime
I hope him and Judy found each other in heaven and are able to dance together again like old times but this time free from the abuse they received
Mickey and Judy were brilliant actors . RIP mickey and judy. X
R.I.P to two legends! They both deserved better, but they had each other. 💫💗
This is a really nice comment that deserves more attention. I admittedly know less about how Mickey was treated in the industry but I know Judy was treated about as poorly as any star deserves. It's nice to think that she had a good friend like Mickey from early on and got to work with him for a lot of her career. RIP to them both.
“Our love affair” is the most beautiful song they did together.
Man Judy Judy Judy she definitely deserved a LOT more awards and recognitions for the instrument she was given
GREAT ACTRESS
I believe Judy and Mickey should have ended up together in real life ❤️ I love them together! And I believe she would have been so much happier 😊
Absolutely. I know Mickey had a bad rep but I also feel the real love. It’s palpable. Somehow I don’t think even he would screw around if he fully acknowledged it. I have to say this is a rare feeling I ever have with anyone, even in my own sphere of real-time people.
I was wondering how can the internet be full of pictures of those two kissing passionately, and no one uttering a word about it.
A true and lasting friendship is more precious than "love" in my experience.
@@philipkuttner7945 I agree with you, they were soulmates/best friends that's why it was a forever love like Mickey said
Simply put the talent of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland's only come once in 1000 years!!
When a Legend talks about a Legend. SO lucky for people to have met these two.
He seemed like such a lovely guy it really upset me to hear the story about elder abuse. Now they are fighting over his money. Let the poor guy rest RIP Mickey 💔
That Judy Garland thought she wasn’t beautiful enough saddens me because she was beautiful inside and out. She was humble and not arrogant like the other stars of her time. But she was really the greatest talent. Love her and Micki together too
Micky was ok but there will never ever be another Judy Garland she was the greatest female talent to ever walk into Hollywood
Cimarron Hopper
Hell, let’s go ahead and be honest. She dominates all of the male and female performers. Not even close.
@@longgrayline8055 yawn you bore me
Yes Judy was the greatest talent of the 20th century hands down!
What a lovely man Mickey was! A true legend 👏
According to Ava Gardner, who married him when she just got to Hollywood, he was the greatest womanizer ever. He jumped on everything that moved. You couln't leave your labrador in front of him for to long. And he lived about twice as long as Judy did. In the end he had to go to those sad events where old Hollywood greats sell their photographs with an autograph, and for a picture with them you have to pay, well, at least 20 dollars. He himself said of this: "I didn t expect to live this long. The money is running out." But I do think that, when he went where Judy had been for a long time, they started putting on a show together…..
Now that we have all this therapy and analysis, I personally think Mickey chased women to the extent that he did as an outlet for the confusing abuse by the studios and making up for being short and whatever bullshit he was being fed to keep him underpaid. It’s truly amazing that he keeps such a positive spin on things as he talks about those gays in Hollywood.
@@cindyellis765 Or, maybe he just enjoyed getting laid....
He had strong self confidence , so he survived Hollywood.
So beautiful Judy! Her precious doe eyes, rich voice, adorable nose, lovely bottom lip, and luxurious red hair. Stunning.
Judy and Micky......biggest talents of the century......INCREDIBLE
We will never again have such talents as Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland ever again. They were indeed very, very special.
"At MGM there were truly more Stars than there were in the Heavens."
I’m happy they had each other while working at MGM. Classics
I feel like they were never together because he loved her to much to hurt her. Because he knew be would
You could have never paired a better together than Mickey and Judy. I'm very thankful they allowed Judy to go her way to be her own Shining Star. They didn't do that out of the kindness of their hearts cost them millions of dollars in today's standards it would be billions of dollars. You can understand the eyes of the world were on her all the time, everywhere, every second of her life. She had no peace or privacy. I see this play out through throughout our history wiser words were never spoken. What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul
@@patrickbush9526 that last sentence u said is something to think about.
@@patrickbush9526 Losing a soul in exchange for eternal fame is sometimes a comforting thought for many. I don't think either Judy or Mickey could stand to live a life that nobody would remember afterwards. Judy was ofcourse abused by the industry, but deep down I think Judy herself wanted that fame too. So much that I think she was willing to go as far as selling her soul for it. She indeed have gained the world and probably have lost her soul, but what a life she lived, and what a gift she gave to the world. Therefore I think Judy might have found peace in knowing that she meant something to many. And that her work was not in vain.
I agree with you. Mickey was a cad and cheated all the time. I think he felt too close to her to subject her to his difficult personality and his demons. They were twin souls.
I agree. He loved her too much to use her like he occasionally did to other women.
One issue that is so ironic about these stories is that since Mickey and Judy were such important assets to MGM that their salaries did not reflect it. They certainly deserved a percentage of the earnings of the films, as some stars did to compensate for lower salaries. Also they certainly deserved greater treatment than they received. If they had had Managers and the strength of SAG behind them, things might have been different.
Yep, the only one paid less on the wizard of oz than Judy was Toto. Very unfair!
The studios would lie and threaten to blackball them if they spoke out.
Universal would tell the Three Stooges their movies weren’t doing well, except they were keeping the studio going.
The way MGM treated Judy is beyond despicable regardless of how she looked but I've always been baffled by their opinion that she wasn't pretty enough. She looks great in any of these movies. Who the fuck was determining who was appropriately good looking at MGM??
I watched a lot of mickey rooney films back in the 90s as a kid during midday movie but I didn't realise he was paired with judy in a lot of them, they seemed to work well together.
I did do & will always love Judy Garland
Me too. ❤️
May they both Rest In Peace.
Her singing and dancing during the 'Embraceable You' number is some of her best work, and in that dress she was simply stunning. It makes me wonder exactly how many rehearsals must have been done to make everyone work together like gears in clockwork. Simply marvelous!
yes, that dress was amazing.
Yes RIP Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎹🎶🎶🎶🎹🎤🎼🎼💐💐💐💐
Amazing how he still acted in his 90s.
That’s all he knew if u think about it
They Are In Heaven Now. God Bless Them Both
...pls don't judge them but they may not be in heaven especially not Judy
Mickey openly trusted Jesus as Savior. No indication whatsoever from Miss Garland.
sin of presumption...how dare you make such a definitive answer...you have no idea, and should not even attempt to 'guess'
I remember watching them when I was younger I loved them both rest in peace Angels 👼🏻👼🏻
These two always put a smile on my face. America's favorite couple.
Thank you both so much.
you know i see this and im crying.:(
I accidentally caught this and so glad I watched it. This is one of the best Mikey/Judy retrospectives I’ve ever seen. Later in his life, Mikey had a habit of not being the best of narrators but he was subdued and articulate in this one. Great work!
Mickey was truly in love with her. I believe it.
I love to hear his stories about him and Judy. I loved there movies growing up. I did not grow up in there Era.
Judy Garland's stunning beauty singing "How About You" at 9:41 would still turn men's heads today if she walked down any street in 2021.....Just perfection!
Feels good to know that they rest together peacefully in heaven, may them rest in peace and their legacy keep providing people with love and happiness
What a sweetheart. My dad met him at Arlington Park.
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were a pairing that had no equal in their time. Both were highly talented stars with a genuine love for what they did and each other. I saw the movies they made well after they were made but I loved them all. I hope they found a place in heaven where they could be together. They both deserved so much more than they got out of Hollywood.
Her version of A Star is Born is the best one! The emotion that Judy sang with in the last song.... it's just not as real in the newer ones. Striesand and Gaga acted the part, Judy was the character.
Those Mickey Rooney movies were the best, something about his acting that had me hooked when I was a young kid.
Like he was this high energy person. Yeah, bigger than life is correct.
Weren't they great! Mikey Rooney, my goodness he was expressive with his face.
damianop100 he wasn't good looking and he was short, but yes gosh was he expressive! Expressiveness is very important in performance. More than good looks. In those days expression was very important. When you compare it to these days where everyone is now beautiful and handsome but so many have as much personality as wet concrete. Performers these days by comparison are so boring, overly sexualised and tiresome to watch . Even Beyoncé to me is extremely tiresome. So ridiculously overly sexual and over the top. Modern day performers are excessive and so egoic it's absurd.
No TV. Movies were everything in terms of entertainment unless you went to see it live. Movies meant so much for children to go watch on Saturday afternoons. A special treat at the end of the week. And of course during the war a chance to escape the worries and fear.
Thank you. I wish more parents had your attitude.
Andy was talent from head to toe and Judy was beyond belief as well. The two of them together, great chemistry on screen and the obvious respect for each other is awesome to watch. Behind the scenes is another story--but as a viewer we are smitten!
Wonderful actor ( all around actor, singer dancer comic) Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney were pure magic.
Judy and Mickey were extremely talented!
Such a young girl and singing those standards songs by the best song writers in the world required genuine talent, Those songs had melody lines that were complex to play and sing. I suppose most of the people in America today consider this music out of Vogue and fashion but these songs are timeless. I wonder if there are any female or male singers around today who could do justice to any of this material. maybe, but I would have to say no.
Love & honor forever to Mickey & Judy!!! They were both brilliant and their great work will live on, always!!! ❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻⭐️⭐️💐💐
I would love to have gotten the chance to speak with Judy or Mickey. Two incredibly talented people who were groomed as children to work, work, work. I think Mickey maybe kept his "grand, acting" persona more in interviews, but he was a great storyteller. And he certainly did not deserve the elder abuse he suffered later in life. My only hope is that they've both found rest now.
Marvellous! No one can touch 'em today.
Mickey and Judy will never ever be replaced.Those days are gone never to return. Loved both of these talented jewels.May they Rest in Peace.Not forgotten💜💜
I loved Mickey and Judy ! Sad they both are gone now ! So much talent the both of them !
At 8:54, Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland !!! What an incredible, talented group of stars !!!
I know Judy talked so poorly of her mother, but her mother saw her talent and got her noticed. It’s very unfortunate that Judy was so over worked and kept going on medications she was brilliant, beyond talented and I wish she could have had many more years to share her brilliance such a beautiful star gone way too early. I love her and am thankful that her movies and television shows can be seen. God bless her for giving all of us so much pleasure and love there will never be someone so special to the entertainment industry!!
Some of the comments I've read make it seem as though Mickey were "hiding" or "covering up" what went on at MGM with Judy. These "intros" were not a documentary or tell-all. They were preludes to their particular movies. The focus was on the good times he had with Judy. That doesn't mean Mickey was covering anything up. It means the focus was about the movies and the good memories.
he sugar coated her experience.... she was being abused by MGM and her mother.
It's very sad to see Mickey Rooney in his twilight years to finally have the chance to tell the truth about what Judy's mother, Louis Mayer and Hollywood did to her as a child.
yes yes .... you can actually hear the cover up in his voice like hes brainwashed.
D Roberts I agree I’ve heard an interview where he downplayed MGMs part in her drug addiction. Really pissed me off!
or paid!!!🤔
He wanted to preserve the good memories not dwell on the bad. She was like his sister, so she had a special place in his memory
i love everything about her. even her hair!;) its soo nicee to look at!;)
These were two of the most talented entertainers that ever lived!🤗❤️
Both soo goood looking and immensely talented ...........all those many .....80 years ago!
RIP Mickey and Judy. You both were something special.
RIP Judy and Mickey !
Judy died right before I was born, yet it seems like she still llives! The wonderful thing that happens( as long as people still utter your name and stories and your work plus face is continued to be shown) is you are kept alive even after you've passed!
Two beautiful people together in heaven.RIP💋
They’ve Gone to Glory 🌈 R.I.P. 🌈
Sorely Missed by Many 💕
Thank You for sharing this vid!
Thank you 4 thus tribute to two wonderful performers
Simpler times, I wish I could've been around then...
Her and mickey rooney made a great couple
Mickey Rooney would have been 100 years old this day 9-23-2020 R.I.P
Wonderful people may they rest in peace❤️🙏🏻
i wonder if they are singing together were ever they ended up
A relative of mine was one of the producers of Wizard of Oz and he told me that Judy just blew them all away. He said everyone responsible for casting thought she was too fat and not good looking enough, but she could sing so well and was a pretty good actress at the time, so they started her on diet pills and cast her.
Turned out pretty good for MGM, but not right away. It didn't do well at the box office, but when it got to television, it took off. Yip Harborg wrote the lyrics to Over the rainbow which was not in the original film, but was added for the general release and immediately became a very important part of the film. Yip did Brigadoon, too and later was part of the anti communist witch hunt by HUAC. He lost his livelihood as did many other black balled artists. (Let's not do that again folks).
Sorry but ''Cancel Culture'' is a thousand times worse than the HUAC Witch Hunt.
It upsets me that they thought Judy was fat and not gorgeous enough. She is a stick in today’s standards. She is beautiful
i cant help but cried. because of what happen to judy. soo sorry for the lost. i soo wish for judy not to die like that. such a unic soul. and soo talented. i wish with all my heart if i would of been with her face tto face. i would of help her. hug her. and tell her im here for you. with a pure love. everything is going to be alright. i would of toll her that my self...she desirve more than what she got.. and more...
tiger maximus she deserved better
tiger maximus If you are going to cry, cry from joy because Judy and Mickey were absolutely the best at what they did. No one can ever replace them. They had great lives. Be happy because we got to enjoy their greatness. Life is overflowing with sadness and tragedy, but only very rarely is there anyone as magnificent as either of these. They represented everything that is good about life. So be happy for them. They is plenty of horror and misery to be sad about, especially in 2019. But be happy for Mickey and Judy; that is what they wanted: to make us happy. Listen to what Mickey says here.
Jim LaGuardia you are delusional.....Judy was drugged from a young age and died penniless from an overdose....her mother and then the studio manipulated her until her death, using drugs. They exploited her and stole from her. She died too young and never reaped the rewards from her talent.
@@doreenblaine9961 Her managers stole from her and her husbands were useless.
Helen Trope and most of her husbands were gay, as well as her father. Is it any wonder her biggest fan base is gay? Daddy issues. But she was used and abused, then hung out to dry. Don’t act like she had a perfect life...just cuz she was famous doesn’t make her life cool....actually it’s the opposite.....her mom sold her out.....that woman had zero resources and died alone. An amazing talent, used up until they tossed her aside, Mickey Rooney toed the party line. Btw, he was a misogynistic pos from the get go, but, hey that was the way it was back then. The point is, don’t accept the boys will be boys crap, and hold people to a higher standard, and Rooney sugarcoated thetrain wreck that was Judy Garland . Me too# started way too late. Looking at their bill good movies and being OK with that without knowing the behind-the-scenes crap makes you disgusting.
He was the brother she never had, and she was the only real sibling he had.
Judy Garland is one of my all time favorites.
Two of my favorite people to watch growing up !
Mickey Was Handsome And The Older He Got He Changed
Love them both! Hollywood did both of them wrong in the end.
Rip both of you beautiful angels rest easy
Mickey and Judy should have got married but Mickey said she was much too angelic to be with a hoodlum like me.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂🎄🎅🎄🎅👰👴
Kunta Kinte he was too modest. They were so beautiful together.
Why they’ve never loved each other and married each other they were so cute together
Both them just beam when they perform together.
You don't fall in love with all your friends. The main thing is that they were together.
@@lwoods9482 But they were in love you can see it when they look at each other. But you are right you dont neccesarily marry everybody your in love with.
Mickey Rooney GOD BLESS his soul is a REAL SURVIVOR.
He had been on top of the world and the deepest valley but he prevailed against all odds just to SURVIVE...the harsh reality of LIVES.
He dwelt in the world of make believe that is utopian in nature.
But he find himself in the squalor
of believable world of cinema.
I love Judy garland
Casually wonders how many of those kids were medicated to the gills by MGM
Probably most of them.
I'm surprised they survived.
@@cheryljacobs2682 me too. It's horrific really!
What’s sad, is that they are blamed for not taking control over their own lives, but they were all emotionally stunted due to the drugs and horrible working conditions. They were a brand. They were nothing more than a product.
@@gromit0299 unfortunately I don't believe things have changed very much! One case in point would be Britney Spears. After her infamous breakdown in 2007 she was deemed mentally incompetent to manage any of her own affairs and is still under that conservatorship, yet is still a puppet money making machine. Disgraceful!!!!
I don't expect that Mickey could sing lovely.👏👏👏