Why Didn't Mickey Rooney Marry Judy Garland?

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📍 The Woman Who Flew Us Beyond the Rainbow: The Story of Judy Garland and her relationship with Mickey Rooney
One of Hollywood’s brightest stars loved dogs and the yellow rose. Even though he was literally born on stage, he was terribly afraid of acting.
Like many celebrities, she studied at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, Judy went to high school with her future colleague and good friend, Mickey Rooney, among others. John F. Kennedy Jr. also liked him very much and often called him to sing something to him: of course, he most often asked for the song “Somewhere over the rainbow”.
Mickey Rooney, the best-known American children's actor. An important milestone in his career in 1937 was the shaping of the sympathetic teenager, Andy Hardy, in Family Business, bringing the character to life in twenty sequels until 1956, following an unexpected success for the film studio. In one of the first pieces in the series, he appeared for the first time in 1938 with another big child film star of the age, Judy Garland, with whom he became friends in real life and shot several highly successful music and dance films.
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[@gimeltillman4089]

It's hard to find life long friends in any walks of life

[@queencerseilannister3519]

It really is. I lost mine a few years ago when she was only 37. We met when we were 3. Everything feels different now that she's gone. The void is definitely felt.

[@HALee-]

@@queencerseilannister3519 I’m sorry for your loss. There are some things you can learn to live with but never get over.

[@jei-el2139]

Judy and Mickey, drugged to stay awake, drugged to sleep (4 hrs) kept working 72 hrs straight to “entertain” on command that was unconscionable dystopian treatment by the studios.

[@akrenwinkle]

There's only one source of that story: Judy. Mickey denied it.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

It's beautiful that brother/sister love.She suffered a lot romantically, being betrayed. But this relationship with the ones with her kids were certainly the most meaningful of her life.

[@msw8839]

Have you watched re-runs of her tv show on YT? She has her kids on some episodes and they just exuded love for each other. Not to say it was easy for the kids, it was not.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

@@msw8839 It wasn't easy cause Judy was ill and needed support and from that 2001 tv film based on her life, her 2nd daughter decided to live with her dad. I know that she attacked physically her son that she loved deeply. She was mentally unstable.

[@msw8839]

@@lindseycarribean5113 Yeah. A very tough and sad situation. They were living out of hotel rooms that Judy could not afford. Sid Luft like a number of manager husbands embezzled her money. In spite of all this, the kids survived. Liza had an uphill battle but she is still around.

[@charliechilders6630]

@@msw8839 he also never ever paid her taxes from the 1950s through 1961. He was very much like Colonel Tom Parker who managed and destroyed Elvis Presley. He was always working her ragged with no break in between to help pay for his gambling debts. He also hardly ever paid the house hold expenses such as the hired help and paying the mortgage. He always lived like a millionaire and there was absolutely nothing that was too good for him. In 1950 he was the salvation but ultimately became the ruination of Judy Garland. She always gave her absolute trust to all of her husbands. Because of him , and also her mgrs Fisher & beigleman she was homeless and (like Blanche in streetcar named desire) she was completely depending upon the kindness of strangers for a place to sleep,

[@msw8839]

@@charliechilders6630 That sounds so familiar about Judy. So, every penny she made was garnished by the IRS. Elvis must have gotten on the same cycle of uppers and downers at a young age. Marty Melcher, Doris Day's husband embezzled as well as Joan River's husband Edgar. These managers!!

[@bcfriardoyle7697]

I saw him live in Boston as the Wizard in the W of Oz. His performance was grand, I did wish they had used poetic license to enlarge his role. I thoroughly enjoyed it. They say an actor is truly alive onstage. He felt alive!

[@derekllewellyn6663]

Before babes in Rams 1939 same time years before New York times picture awards TCM hollywood movies show TV show documentary about biography book club fun more information about money made into store story about how much money does it take New Year's coming back to look like she feels like almost top made movie maze

[@michaelmcgee8543]

The studio system was abusive.

[@michaelkearns7352]

Hollywood is a cesspool, and the entire industry is abusive! They are a bunch of pedophiles!

[@michaelmcgee8543]

@@michaelkearns7352 Hollywood as a city is okay I been visiting it since 2004 every year up until COVID-19 crises

[@michaelkearns7352]

@@michaelmcgee8543 the city may be fine, but the entertainment industry is the cesspool filled with pedophiles.

[@queencerseilannister3519]

The parents played their part too. Not all of them though. A FEW turned out OK... Ron Howard, Fred Savage to name a couple, but Hollywood can eat you alive and it did to Judy. It's heartbreaking.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

@@michaelmcgee8543 just let him and her family help clean Way of the same WB studio's same place looks like MGM studios Hollywood studios bowl of the same time years before the election

[@TheLisab56]

I am just glad that they had each other. Think how much worse it would have been without a best friend.

[@Magdalene777]

Maybe they had no chemistry offscreen. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are another couple of great friends, but they just aren't attracted to each other.

[@karenpike2420]

It's wonderful to have a life long friend of the opposite sex. It is so hard to believe that he outlived her by 45 years.

[@danielthoman7324]

even if they had got married it probably wouldn't have worked out.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

But the friendship would have last anyway.

[@loisreese2692]

@Daniel Thoman It definitely wouldn't have lasted. He couldn't keep it in his pants when he was marred to the gorgeous and talented Ava Gardner!

[@catspaw3092]

Nope, it wouldn't they were drinking & doing drugs by then Judy was more into drugs & Mickey was more into drinking neither was good. Plus I don't think Mayor would've approved of their relationship anyway he didn't even want Mickey getting with Ava Gardner until Mickey threaten to go sign with another studio.

[@steelmagnolia474]

I don’t think Mickey Rooney would have made her happy. He loved woman in general to much to love one woman. She deserved to be loved by someone that didn’t need her money and loved her for herself! RIP peace sweet angle Judy Garland.😇❤️🙏🏻

[@robertgiles9124]

"He loved woman in general to (sic) much to love one woman" What a ridiculous comment; he wanted to mess around with every woman he came across. He didn't "love" women, he used them. Even Ava Gardner wasn't enough...he Married and divorced like he was playing slots. Your spelling makes as much sense as your insight. "RIP peace sweet angle"?

[@sugarcandzplayz1876]

@@robertgiles9124 he would never do that..

[@robertgiles9124]

@@sugarcandzplayz1876 Do what? Fuck every woman he could? Of course he did. Don't be silly. .

[@sugarcandzplayz1876]

@@robertgiles9124 wth is wrong with you he would never do that and plus doesn’t mean he divorced his wifes. Probably his wifes divorced him 🙄

[@paulaneary7877]

Very kind things Mickey said about Judy. So nice. This video makes Judy's troubles later in life more understandable. They used her as they do many people, and understandably some people handle it by leaving Hollywood, and some people stay and it hurts and damages them. Few can handle the pressures of Hollywood successfully.

[@canadasteel3699]

Sometimes in life you just need a friend doesn't matter if it's male or female someone you can trust and understand you

[@divox9pqr]

Deep down they both realized they were both two unstable personalities in a very turbulent profession. Better to remain friends than to end up despising each other in a marriage. Also, I think Rooney saw himself as her mentor, and the more experienced player in the game.

[@marymeeks6680]

Too busy marrying everyone else?

[@josephososkie3029]

You’re probably right. Actors, like the rich play at life by straddling it. If you count up the points, stage mother from hell, 360 degree control by studio, lack of calories, opportunists, the speed of activity. In an average career that means three marriages until you get it right.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

@@josephososkie3029 My favorite part sung la Cocina it's looks like going good I love it so much it's looks like it was great to have years before

[@richardrosenthal9552]

Rooney and Garland were the couple that teens wanted to be in their day. I was born when they were already stars. I saw their movies on TV in the fifties. Their movies were always fun and there was an air of something about them that made you want to see them together. They were two of Hollywood’s best entertainers of that era.

[@roanmatthewcaritativo5685]

How old are you now sir?

[@stevetamacc]

He can't reply. They don't have Internet in heaven.@@roanmatthewcaritativo5685

[@nikkole9951]

Gosh they were so adorable! Such a sweet friendship!

[@MysticHeather]

I know that kind of relationship.. the kind where you’ll always be each other’s but in an intangible way, I believe those relationships can be made into marriages but it may have been better they never married since Mickey would likely have never given up other women. What he said about her tho in the end really speaks to the sacredness of their love for each other “…she’s always with me with every heartbeat of my body..”

[@kimberlyvalentino506]

I loved them together unconditionally! The type of love that they had it was so pure and it’s better they remained family , soul mates family, They both were so talented! And yes it was pure magic

[@heidibee501]

Wow! Those poor kids. That would not happen in today's world.

[@michaelkearns7352]

One thing's for sure. You won't see many, if any, decent movies coming out of the Hollywood cesspool, today.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

You talk about that exploitation ? Mayer was a sob.

[@heidibee501]

@@lindseycarribean5113 l have heard that.

[@msw8839]

Sadly, it still happens. We hear horror stories of these kids as they grow into adulthood from every generation following Mickey and Judy. The themes of parents exploiting them by robbing them of a childhood to robbing them financially continues to this day. Child sexual abuse is rampant in Hollywood and drug dependence becomes a way to cope with the trauma they suffer.

[@MIMIDSH]

No, It's worse now.

[@moviemonster2083]

In those days, it was rare for a male and female who had any professional equality to become husband and wife. A male movie star of the era like Mickey wanted a trophy wife who was beautiful eye and arm-candy, and inferior to him in status and experience, not another headliner musical comedy performer who was his match at the box office. In any event, just because people work together, and may even be friendly, it doesn't mean they should be married, whether or not they are performers.

[@helenkanakos7735]

Two of the greatest artists during the 20th century. I still feel believe Judy and Mickey are still with us. 😊👍🏻❤️🌹

[@loisreese2692]

What an excellently done video, @Age of Vintage 2. I adore vintage Hollywood, and your channel is the place to be. Judy and Mickey were an amazing duo. Mickey said they were so close they might as well have come out of the same womb. Like two sides of the same coin. I'm glad they weren't romantically involved. Mickey, God love him, couldn't even keep it in his pants with the utterly gorgeous Ava Gardner. If Mickey did that to Judy, it would've destroyed the marriage, the friendship, and possibly Judy. Thanks again for a well-produced episode.

[@brentonl1746]

Great look at these two classic actors, Fantastic video always find something interesting about the stars of Hollywood. Thanks again Brenton.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

It's looks good I love it so much fun making sure you have a good day interview review history books documentary about biography book club fun more information about money made into store story about how much money does it take for the best part of the same place looks like a new MGM studios Hollywood bowl of the same time years

[@loosegoose5841]

They loved each other in an unconventional way and marriage is all about being conventional.

[@Frank-mm2yp]

In his 94 years of life on earth Rooney was married a total of 8 times; once briefly, to AVA GARDNER. He just did not have enough time!

[@sisterluke]

I bet Mickey much like his Andy Hardy character didn't find Judy Garland "hot or glamorous" enough. Case in point, he hooked up with Ava Gardner. I mean not to be mean to Mick but dude wasn't exactly Cary Grant either...

[@Pandabaire3540]

i agree....she wasn't his "type" ...no Ava or Lana.

[@alicevelum]

@@Pandabaire3540 Mickey isn’t even in the same league of Ava. Ava just loved to do charity work for some reason.

[@Pandabaire3540]

@@alicevelum he must've had SOMETHING that all these women fell for! Lol

[@catspaw3092]

He didn't, he was more into Ava Gardner, Liz Taylor & Lana Turner with Lana & Liz in the same classroom as him & Judy it was hard to study ya got two of the hottest girls in the same class no wonder he couldn't focus on anything. I do agree Mickey was cute when he was young but he was no Gary Grant or Gene Kelly but yet he was able to bed almost every starlet he met.

[@catspaw3092]

@@alicevelum He was the talented one the Hollywood big wigs just saw Ava as just a pretty face it was Mickey who helped get her career off the ground because she felt they weren't taking her seriously which they weren't. Even after she became a star they still just saw her as a pretty face Ava actually preferred to stay at home rather than go out partying with Mickey.

[@moxiepops8457]

I adore your uploads- don’t stop! 💚

[@lindseycarribean5113]

Crazy background. A bisexual father who alledgedly had sex with kids, but that she loved anyway and left her early in her life. An exploiting, jealous, greedy, nasty mother who had not her best interests at heart. And then a career with sob mayer and the whirlwind life style who goes with it. It was hard to break Wayne from what her body was used to for years...the drugs. Several failed relationships. All that took a toll on her mental health. But what a talent, what a career, a sweet sensitive resilient heart.

[@catspaw3092]

She even asked her friends if her dad was gay & they wouldn't give her a straight up answer one friend told her no he wasn't gay "Ok I guess the word bisexual was taboo to say back then." They didn't tell her the truth because they felt it would've sent her spiraling downward or the truth would've killed her sooner. The truth that her father preferred boys over girls would've shattered Judy's image of who her father was & lets not forget her parents were trying to abort her. Oh man that would've really done her in good thing she never learned about that.

[@jerrylee8261]

Judy was beautiful in some of those photos. Mickey was incredibly talented. I knew he was short of course but did not know he was only 5' 2". Most of his wives were probably taller than he. Hated seeing them age. As he aged, Mickey became cynical and in some ways kinda strange. I saw a doc on Marilyn with about ten Hollywoodites in attendance. Rooney was only one who didn't dress. He looked as if he had just crawled out of a dumpster and he said that he had named Marilyn. Milton Berle and Jane Russell were there among others.

[@beautifuldreamer3991]

Even then most Hollywood stars were bi-polar. He was probably in a depressed state if he looked like he crawled from a dumpster....self care goes by the wayside inental illness....

[@jerrylee8261]

@@beautifuldreamer3991 That's generous but I'm no stranger to depression but I would never let myself go like that besides that doesn't excuse the lie he told about naming Marilyn.

[@edr4895]

Mickey didn't care he was hung like a horse. Variety is the spice of life was his philosophy as I see it

[@jerrylee8261]

@@edr4895 U no. I kinda wondered about that-what did those women see in such a little person? Now I know.😊

[@lilacsunshine3044]

@@jerrylee8261 A young Mickey was handsome, Like Dudley More.Yes, they were short but had charisma about them I even can see through pictures.

[@cynthiasoroka1838]

Excellent!

[@amyrakoff5839]

They were more like brother and sister. It was a soul mate relationship but not the way people dreamt it to be. Meyer trapped them and controlled them. Not as glamorous as one expects

[@erinmacarthur7336]

Honestly I love this video also Judy Garland inspired me to become an actress and I would've loved to have a conversation with her and Mickey about acting, they were very good friends throughout the years i hope they are watching over me and seeing my acting career grow as a actress. She's going to have a special place in my heart forever. Love u Judy

[@davidwoodbury2320]

SUPERB !!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 👍🏆

[@BenGi-yj8io]

She loved him and was so in love with him and wished he would like her

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Together they were golden.

[@teddybear0473]

the studio wouldn't allow it...Mickey had to be seen as the newest sweetheart and she had to be seen as the "girl next door" ...it wouldn't do for them to be in a relationship together.

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Mickey and Judy made a great couple in film.

[@denisadellinger4543]

Today Louie B Mayer would be put in jail for what he did to those kids. I know this was before the big "drugs are bad" realization but he had to know he was ruining those kids lives. Judy suffered with the results all her life. It was all selfish and for money. But he could have done things differently and the results would have been the same. He would have continued to make great popular movies with these two despite feeding them drugs and controlling their lives. That studio system was a mixed bag because studios could pigeonhole careers but as long as they kept making money making films, they were riding high, otherwise they were blackballed and washed up. Today actors control their own careers.

[@thehair1474]

It seems Mickey's mother asked him why he didn't marry Judy. Mickey said, "I couldn't, it would be like marrying my sister."

[@catspaw3092]

He did say he was so close to Judy that they could've been born from the same womb that alone meant he considered her more like his sister when she died he remarked "I lost my sister, my friend there's not a day that goes by that I don't think about Judy." They would even finish each others sentences he would say.

[@thehair1474]

@@catspaw3092 Mickey was also so broken up he could not do her eulogy. James Mason had to do it. Mickey was interviewed on a doc about Judy and he simply said of her death, "why baby, why?"

[@catspaw3092]

@@thehair1474 Of all the women he knew in his life even Ava he was more crushed about Judy than any of them.

[@thehair1474]

@@catspaw3092 he and Judy went through a lot together at MGM during their childhoods. Mayer and her mother should have been hauled off to jail for what they did to her. Child abuse, I believe.

[@catspaw3092]

@@thehair1474 Yep they should've but MGM was a powerful studio back then I think the studios may have lost a little of their power but they still can make & break careers. As for Judy's mom since Judy was still a minor she had no other relatives & her mom would've done everything in her power to control her daughter just to keep the money flowing.

[@susannalavallee2348]

what do I think of their relationship? Rare. Simple, as in no self-seeking game playing! They were in a relationship none of us can relate to in terms of their employer....driven by stimulants to work unbelievable hours with poor nutrition to beat. Who can THINK straight...especially emotionally with severe sleep deprivation!!!! Maybe they could have been marriage material...marrying your best friend is fantastic. They were too overtired.....so, you produced an insightful, interesting piece here! Bravo! Great job!

[@soxfanization]

He was busy with AVA GARDNER. And who wouldn't.

[@angelinasamson6996]

I feel that he actually respected her to much It’s like twin flames soul mates

[@blondeenigma3882]

What Ava Gardner saw in him I'll never know ! He was definitely punching above his weight with her.

[@jonmarc8078]

AND it’s Dee AHH na… Not DEAN ah, thanks again

[@GirlfriendNinja]

I don’t even have to look at the video to answer this one. Judy was a cute thing, for sure. But compare her to Ava Gardner and Norma Shearer...He had a type and she was not it.

[@organicskating]

Coz they were better coupled in film than in reality

[@jonmarc8078]

down ing TOWN… not ton But thanks, and PLEASE have your Video Editor try to match the visuals with your cool sounding script/narration, much appreciated

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Wow!

[@simonalyneenderz3247]

Mickey Rooney pretty much chased all the skirts back then. My Mother told me that when i was a kid. I have watched all their movies through the years. Once is enough for me, i just think they were over the top actors. My Mother loves thems!

[@janetcarroll8863]

Sad

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Probably because Mickey very much enjoyed tomcatting around, and also because Ms. Garland was literally too cray cray to make a life with.

[@xqueen_of_xtreme6318]

She was too "cray cray" because she was abused and drugged. Can you blame her

[@ninagonzalez5046]

Even though it would have made sense for them to get together (the 2 of them really understood what the other was going through as they lived the same truth.) the studio system never would have allowed it and they would have been torn apart. They both had demons stemming from the demand and drugs that came along with being in the movies at that time. As a fan of both, I would love to think that they were really together. I only wish that they could have been as happy as they made us with their movies.

[@paulybarr]

Probably because he was straight. Judy was drawn to gay men, just like Liza. Only one of Judy's husbands was straight- Sid Luft.

[@Steph-yz4tn]

She was probably drawn to gay men because her father was gay. Her father was the only one she felt had her best interests at heart.

[@mariademarco1978]

@Benjamin Peabody rubbing the bacon😂

[@victoriaaguilar266]

Judy was badly abused by the executives of studio, Mickey was abused as well. The horrible truth will never come out.

[@edr4895]

Mickey was a stud. Why marry the cow when the milk is free.

[@mae8861]

Well they were the same size.

[@Mizmoon2020]

I think people like to romanticize these things but the truth was he just wasn’t attracted to her. If he found her sexy it would’ve been a hell of a relationship though!

[@ezrider1205]

STOP WITH ALL THE "SUBSCRIBE" ANIMATIONS -- AUTO THUMBS DOWN AFTER 1ST DISPLAY OVERLAY !!!!

[@pagen5219]

ha his ego, who knows what truth was, they lived fantasies,,,judy deserved more than any humans ever offered her except her children, all adults let her down, used her, i dont believe mickey's words , would have to hear Judy's version,,

[@Gittadone]

The entire industry was toxic. Toxic doesn't even begin to cover the depth of dehumanization that early Hollywood produced. Poor kids never had a chance. There never was huge amounts of money but the whole town knew how to fake/bedazzle it and sell the glow in the aftermarket. Movies today have lost the shine. I doubt it'll ever polish up like the 40s and 50s. The poor 'stars' went through the meat grinder and there's not even a stain left. There's no rewrite either, once that genie is out of the bottle no amount of magic can ever funnel the rizz back to the first screen test. All we can do is watch the old Nitrate rust and dream of 'the good ol' days'.

[@elizabellamy2936]

Louis B Mayer sexually abused Judy Garland, so what kind of typical teenager-parent relationship was it?

[@saskoilersfan]

She was in love with John Kennedy .

[@mangot589]

Honestly, I think it’s because she wasn’t “hot” enough for him. But they both would have probably been happier if they had gotten married, imo.

[@lilacsunshine3044]

Thats sad because she was so pretty when she was young, But somewhere along the line he l seem to be drawn to the glamorous girls. Judy had that girl next door allure that I guess was not his thing, It's like" who do u like... Ginger or Mary Ann".... guess MIckey would pick Ginger.

[@mangot589]

@@lilacsunshine3044 He would! Lol. But you know, it could be because he was very short, and not terribly attractive himself, maybe it was like Ha! I may not be Clark Gable, but look who I snagged!🤷‍♀️

[@catspaw3092]

@@lilacsunshine3044 Rita Hayworth was suppose to have the all American Girl Next Door appeal too but she because of her Spanish heritage she had that more exotic look. Despite her hairline was more heightened, hair dyed red from its original dark color she was still very beautiful & glamorous Mickey would've made a play for her too.

[@lilacsunshine3044]

@@catspaw3092 I see pictures of JG as she played Dorthy and she to me was a beauty, Those big eyes and pretty hair,I just don't get it why she was supposed to be so ugly or fat...There are two other stars that suffered from trying in my opinion to live up to the glamour culture, Karen Carpenter and Britney Murphy, ...Bith lovely and adorable in their own right, But it seems the need to be ' seen as glamour girls " and every man's fantasy may have prayed into how they died eventually, Sometimes a square has its own appeal and it can destroy itself trying to get into that round hole.

[@lilacsunshine3044]

@@mangot589 Yes.. I suppose... if u can get the prettiest girl in the room to like u,,,, u might like urself.I myself think M was attractive,Attractive does not mean necessarily conventionally handsome,

[@vmarc4682]

She was too short.

[@timnail844]

Many people have said that they slept together a lot. Between marriages I guess.

[@chrisjarvis4449]

more then likely Judy did not want to compete with his zipper problem . but what a lucky boy Micky was getting an air start from a young Liz Taylor in his dressing room only to have his wive come it as Micky was doing the same with Liz what a mist moment she should have joined in

[@danicegewiss862]

Mickey liked older women. He wanted to conquer them.

[@jonmarc8078]

Please Vin…. it’s BERK Lee. not BARK Lee, Thanks.

[@mackermaldrill2656]

Can you do a video on Milton Berle and how he supposedly had a tremendously large member?

[@scot60]

What was Ava Gardner thinking?

[@marjoriegarner5369]

she wasn't. Thiking, that is. thinking has nothing to do with it

[@maxismator]

Marriage = it´s about to choose the most excellent tool for showing out to everybody, look here, I can see highest level of future star quality, when its still unsightable for the most.

[@ronleight9341]

Mickey had nearly 80 years in show business, and died with an estate worth 18,000 dollars. Women!!

[@dawnelder9046]

What a strange title.

[@linchen008]

Did she want to?

[@ktkat1949]

First off Mickey hated being so short. He needed to bolster his ego by dating all the most exotic and beautiful women in Hollywood. Judy was a girl that he met when they were kids and basically grew up with. They were each other's support through the hell of movie making and Meyer's interference in their lives. It wasn't just that their fathers had been alcoholics and abusive to their wives and families but their mothers loved the attention and money. They would never have allowed either one of them to quit show business or say no to what Meyer wanted them to do. Both were incredibly talented in a variety of ways and loved to perform. They were wonderful with their fans in a way that today's present celebrities hardly understand. Sometimes people no matter what sex just 'click' like they had been friends in another life. I worked with a man (who was happily married with kids) and he and I were really good friends. No sex, no romance just like having another brother. Lots of laughs and support in a very stressful work environment. People say that men and women can't just be friends. It is not true. Sadly for me my friend had a nervous breakdown, ended up in the hospital and he and his family moved back East. I have heard from other people who have seen him that he is not well even now. We don't communicate and even though it has been years since I have seen him I still miss him and wish him well. I am sure that is what it was like for Mickey and Judy. May they both RIP.

[@catspaw3092]

His height kept him from becoming a leading man had he been taller he would've had no problem being considered in league with Cary Grant, Montgomery Clift or Humphrey Bogart. Even if he was taller I go for Grant or Clift hands down just my preference.

[@danabe3220]

Two words: Ava Gardner

[@map3384]

I always though Rooney was Garlands first lover. No so.

[@catspaw3092]

I heard she had feelings for him but he didn't feel the same about her he preferred more beautiful women like Ava Gardner whom he ended up marrying then I hear she wasn't interested in him romantically. Even if they had married each other both Judy & Mickey were under the influence of drugs & alcohol those dangerous substances would've destroyed their marriage & relationship. I think Judy had it worse than Mickey because she was hooked on drugs from the time she was little thanks to her mum & the studio made it worse when she got older.

[@jeffh06]

Mickey wouldn’t be a great husband to Judy if had happened then.. sadly Judy was already been drugged taken down to tragic path by her own mom.. then it would had been even worse would risk of friendship destroyed out of spite sooner 😑her family was bad blood enough and just awful

[@pagen5219]

NOT HANDSOME THEY MUST HAD AWFUL EGO PROBS HE COULD not STAY FAITHFUL TO AVA ?? WOE, IM A ST8 WOMAN,BUT if a man could not stay faithful to her???? he had endless ego prob and more, we never know who they are just watching them pretend to be someone projected by a studio,

[@jeffh06]

due too hell they both had went thru hell but not risk losing beloving friendship, and wouldn’t be stable of ether them to get married, Judy has been in divorces and just wouldn’t work out with Mickey

[@robmclaughjr]

I don't think it's common knowledge about Rooney's relationship with Ava Gardner. Not a good look.

[@Pakylousy]

She is so gorgeous, the fat dude Mayer was calling her my little hunchback, but why . She was superbe

[@dorisbrinkerhoff8124]

i like Judy best before thay starved her to death .

[@talmadge1926]

Didnt bother to watch this. Its well known that she just wasnt his type

[@Marsha_Ann]

I love Judy Garland

[@oogabooga2337]

probably got married so much cuz they had very turbulant and unstable lives with lots of stress

[@dcasper8514]

Why not marry Judy ? He married everyone else.

[@acastrohowell]

Because she liked homosexuals

[@eighthoneknowsjesus9197]

Same with Liza

[@Chuck0856]

Stupid question.

[@johngilmour8945]

HE couldn't afford her trips to the drug store?

[@xqueen_of_xtreme6318]

How mature, JOHN

[@lindapullan6937]

Sadly I believe it was Judy's own mother who started her on drugs.

[@TheSnoopindaweb]

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