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Auction History Result 2z638 MICKEY ROONEY/FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW 8x10.25 still '36 playing basketball on the MGM lot! Date Sold 11/9/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Mickey Rooney was a leading child star starting in the 1920s, and he became the top juvenile actor in America in the 1930s, and he continued with a series of movies with Judy Garland in the 1940s, and his career has spanned every decade. Some of his other movies include: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Captains Courageous, and National Velvet. He was an American treasure! AND Freddie Bartholomew was born Frederick Llwellyn in London, England (or was it Dublin, Ireland?) in 1924. He was abandoned by his parents as a baby, and was raised in London by his aunt, and she gave him her last name. He had minor film and stage roles as a child, but when he was ten, his aunt took him to the U.S. where he was met by David O. Selznick, who offered him the lead in David Copperfield (full name: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger!). He was a huge hit, and he was instantly the second most popular child film star (after Shirley Temple). He made appearances in Anna Karenina and Professional Soldier, and then he played the lead in Little Lord Fauntleroy. He became SO popular that in 1936, he was top billed over Madeleine Carroll and Tyrone Power Jr. in Lloyd's of London, even though he had a relatively small part! In 1937, he had his best role ever, opposite Spencer Tracy in Captains Courageous, as the spoiled rich boy who learns of life from a simple Portuguese fisherman. But sadly, his great success caused his parents to re-surface, and they launched a court fight to regain custody of him (and his earnings). Ironically, that lengthy battle ended up eating up almost all he had earned! He made a dozen more movies by 1942, and he joined the Air Force. He was no longer a cute little boy, and his film career was over. He went to work in advertising, and later was a producer for TV's As The World Turns. He was understandably bitter about the events in his life, and did not publicly talk about them, but in 1992, he gave an interview for a TV documentary, and died soon after, aged 67. But for several years in the mid 1930s, he had been one of the biggest stars in Hollywood! Important Added Info: Note that this still measures 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm]. Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades 
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