Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney were both frequent on-screen partners on-screen of the 1930s and 1940s. In 1937, the both made their first film alongside each other with Thoroughbreds Don't Cry. They both became close friends as they co-starred in future films and became a successful song-and-dance team. Audiences delighted in seeing the "playful interactions between the two stars showcase a wonderful chemistry". Along with three of the Andy Hardy films, where she portrayed a girl attracted to Andy, they appeared together in a string of successful musicals, including coming-of-age musical Babes in Arms (1939). For his performance as Mickey Moran, 19-year-old Mickey Rooney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming the second-youngest Best Actor nominee.

During an interview in the 1992 documentary film MGM: When the Lion Roars, Rooney describes their friendship: "Judy and I were so close we could've come from the same womb. We weren't like brothers or sisters but there was no love affair there; there was more than a love affair. It's very, very difficult to explain the depths of our love for each other. It was so special. It was a forever love. Judy, as we speak, has not passed away. She's always with me in every heartbeat of my body."

Filmography (etc.)
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 * Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
 * Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
 * Babes in Arms (1939)
 * Children of the Theater (1939)
 * Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
 * Strike Up the Band (1940)
 * Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
 * Babes on Broadway (1941)
 * Thousands Cheer (1943)
 * Girl Crazy (1943)
 * Words and Music (1948)
 * The Judy Garland Show (1963 - 1964)
 * That's Entertainment! (1974)
 * That's Entertainment! II (1976)
 * Rainbow (1978)
 * That's Entertainment! III (1994)
 * Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy (1998)
 * The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (2008)
 * Hollywood : la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (2018)

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