I toured for a year in Wizard of Oz with Mickey Rooney as the Lion - TopicsExpress



          

I toured for a year in Wizard of Oz with Mickey Rooney as the Lion cover. I probably went on 30 times. He always jokingly pretended to be surprised to see me. At Madison Square Garden he (as The Wizard) starts to place the medal of courage around my neck, stops and exclaims Wait a minute. Youre Black? The smart young actor knows to just hold, let him have his fun and wait for the correct line cue. He knew how to have fun . Countless times I sat in his dressing room between shows and happily listened to him talk about whatever crossed his mind that day. Lots of Hollywood dish from 70 years ago or the panic over Y2K. He was especially fond of watching the weather channel. ?? He was legendary.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:33:23 +0000

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