Pictures with Judy Garland:

Together in BABES IN ARMS (1939), a role for which Mickey was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.

As Mary Holden and Jimmy Connors in STRIKE UP THE BAND (1940).

Memorable Quotations:

• "Isn't it wonderful what you can find these days in drug stores?" --as Tommy Williams in BABES ON BROADWAY.
• "You know, I have a feeling you're going to be that unknown quality in my life." --as Tommy Williams in BABES ON BROADWAY.

In all, Judy and Mickey made ten films together between 1938 and 1948, the first being LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY and the last being WORDS AND MUSIC. But more than that, they grew up together and were the best of friends.

Rooney-related links:

• CMGWW: The Official Mickey Rooney Web Site
• The Mickey Rooney Experience
• An article on Mickey Rooney
• The Mickey/ Judy Album
• Stars at War: Mickey Rooney
• Child Actors: Mickey Rooney
• Mickey Rooney- superstar of the 1940s
• Fansites: Mickey Rooney
• TV Now's monthly Mickey Rooney schedule -when his movies will be on TV

Pages about Mickey's movies:

• Class Act: The ANDY HARDY Series
• JGDB ANDY HARDY MEETS DEBUTANTE Page
• JGDB BABES IN ARMS Page
• Great MGM Musicals: BABES IN ARMS
• Great MGM Musicals: BABES ON BROADWAY
• JGDB GIRL CRAZY Page
• Great MGM Musicals: GIRL CRAZY
• JGDB: LIFE BEGINS FOR ANDY HARDY
• JGDB: LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY
• JGDB STRIKE UP THE BAND Page
• Great MGM Musicals: STRIKE UP THE BAND
• Great MGM Musicals: SUMMER HOLIDAY
• JGDB: THOROUGHBREDS DON'T CRY
• JGDB: THOUSANDS CHEER
• JGDB WORDS AND MUSIC Page
• Great MGM Musicals: WORDS AND MUSIC
• Bright Lights Film Journal: WORDS AND MUSIC

Further Reading:

• Life is too short by Mickey Rooney (New York: Villard Books, 1991).
• I. E., an autobiography by Mickey Rooney (New York: Putnam, 1965).
• The nine lives of Mickey Rooney by Arthur Marx (New York: Stein and Day, 1986).
• Bad boys: the actors of film noir by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (Jefferson, N.C.: Farland, 2003).
• Material man: masculinity sexuality style edited by Giannino Malossi (New York, N.Y.: H.N. Abrams, c2000).
• Great kids of the movies by Edward Edelson (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, c1979).
• Great child stars by James Robert Parish (New York: Ace Books, 1976).

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