MICKEY ROONEY - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 185160

MICKEY ROONEY
Black and white publicity photograph of the actor in his role in 1979's The Black Stallion
Printed Photograph signed in Ink: "Peace/ Mickey Rooney" in red felt tip, b/w, 8x10 overall, image 7¼x8½ (one surface). Publicity photograph for the 1979 film, The Black Stallion, for which Rooney was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. ©1979, United Artists Corporation. Captioned at lower margin: "MICKEY ROONEY is Henry Dailey, an aging horse trainer who turns a wild black horse into a disciplined racehorse in 'The Black Stallion,' a United Artists release." Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) was the son of vaudevillians who put him into their act when he was only 15 months old. He debuted onscreen in the silent short Not to Be Trusted in 1926 at the age of six. In 1998, 72 years later, Rooney appeared in Babe: Pig in the City and his latest film, The Fighting Temptations, was released in 2003. During the course of his career, Rooney received four Academy Award nominations: two for Best Actor (Babes in Arms, 1939; The Human Comedy, 1943) and two for Best Supporting Actor (The Bold and the Brave, 1956; The Black Stallion, 1979). He was awarded special Oscars in 1938 "for significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as a juvenile player setting a high standard of ability and achievement" and in 1982 "in recognition of his 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances". Rooney, who also won a Golden Globe Best Actor award for his performance in the TV movie Bill (1981), starred in 16 films as Andy Hardy, the wise-cracking son of a small-town judge, from 1937-1958. He made his debut on Broadway in 1979, receiving a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actor for the musical Sugar Babies. Corners slightly worn. Otherwise, fine condition.