tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post4899039723024250344..comments2024-03-24T12:06:01.764-04:00Comments on RETRO KIMMER'S BLOG: SCREEN LEGEND MICKEY ROONEY DEAD AT 93Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856333241837525662.post-59868654949589674372014-04-07T07:40:09.961-04:002014-04-07T07:40:09.961-04:00His most incredible achievement was that he convin...His most incredible achievement was that he convinced Ava Gardner to marry him. She was still a virgin at the time. She also was one of the most beautiful women on the planet and six inches taller than Mickey. He was as handsome as he was tall.<br />Despite a feverish and tenacious courtship, the marriage was not consummated on the first night together. By his own account he was so nervous that he consumed much more champagne than was prudent. He passed out and was snoring when she entered the bedroom...Michael Macfeatnoreply@blogger.com