Sorry, neither of them look particularly ill. Charles Durning does.OscarGuy wrote:Who at 85 doesn't seem ill? Look at Ruby Dee and Mickey Rooney (who I swear should have been dead by now). None of them looked or sounded particularly healthy. It's just how things go at that age sometimes.
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Mickey Rooney has just recently completed a run in pantomime in the northeast of England, near my parents. His wife, who is some 100 years younger than him, appeared with him. Where does he get the energy from?OscarGuy wrote:Who at 85 doesn't seem ill? Look at Ruby Dee and Mickey Rooney (who I swear should have been dead by now).
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Who at 85 doesn't seem ill? Look at Ruby Dee and Mickey Rooney (who I swear should have been dead by now). None of them looked or sounded particularly healthy. It's just how things go at that age sometimes.
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What a great life story. He turns 85 next month. Glad SAG gave this to him. Wonderful character actor. Wonderful acceptance speech.
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