pinkrenata wrote:Disney Guru wrote:
Perhaps Helen Reddy making a cameo would be in order, unfortunately Mickey Rooney is confined to a wheelchair and is suffering from the early signs of dementia.
Guru -- say it ain't so!
Are you absolutely sure he's gone that far downhill? The only article I can find even semi confirming it is on the National Enquirer website. Leave it to you to have some inside sources none of us know about.
The Enquirer wasn't the only one to report it, from allthingsgossip.com
Mickey Rooney’s Dementia shocker, the American film actor and entertainer health is said to be deteriorating fast, as he was having a confused behavior at a recent event, which has sparked fears for the star.
The now ninety two year old had been booked for “An Evening With Mickey Rooney” at Lyons English Grille in Palm Springs, California, November 12, 2012. It had been a dinner event in which he was to mingle with his fans speak open up about his Hollywood career.
However the meet-and-greet went into another direction, fans saw something different a disoriented and frail shell of a man who didn’t even remember why he was at the event!
“Mickey was in no condition to be out greeting fans,” a source at the restaurant told The ENQUIRER. “He didn’t have a clue where he was. He was confused, and sadly, he couldn’t even speak coherently. There was no way he could tell stories about his extraordinary life in Hollywood.
“Every seat was filled, and everyone was shocked by Mickey’s condition. Word spread that he either had dementia or Alzheimer’s.”
Fans did shell out sixty five dollars to hear the Oscar-, Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor speak choked up with tears as Mickey began “rambling on and on about nothing,
” added the source.
“Everyone was looking forward to meeting Mickey, but he should not have been there. He should’ve been at home in bed with loved ones around him, not propped up on a stool expected to perform.
“It was pathetic, and his family members who arranged the event should be ashamed of themselves.”
He also recently sold his home due to his declining health and being unable to do stairs anymore. Although he is still optimistic about someday returning to film.
LOS ANGELES - A probate court judge today approved the sale of actor Mickey Rooney's long-time home in Westlake Village after the 92-year-old moved into a smaller residence because of his failing health.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz gave the nod to Kapilack Investments LLC in West Hills to buy the home for $1.03 million. The proceeds will be split, with Rooney getting $500,000 and his current wife, Janice Rooney, getting $525,000.
Attorney Michael Augustine, Rooney's conservator, said after the hearing that Rooney could no longer climb the stairs at his Westlake Village home, so he has moved to the one-story residence of the entertainer's stepson, Mark Rooney, and his wife, Charlene, in the west San Fernando Valley.
Augustine also said Rooney and his wife will be living apart, but no formal legal procedures to end the marriage will be undertaken.
Despite Rooney's age, Augustine said the actor continues to make public appearances and was a passenger on the Turner Classic Movie Classics Cruise that sailed last month from Miami to Mexico. He also said Rooney recently made a public service announcement on behalf of military veterans.
Rooney's goal is to resume his entertainment career, Augustine said.
"Mickey wants to work," Augustine said.
In September 2011-- amid allegations by Augustine that the actor's stepson, Christopher Aber, and his wife,
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Christina, financially and verbally abused the former child star for a decade, leaving the entertainer powerless over his assets and personal life -- Goetz gave court protection to the actor by naming Augustine as his conservator.
Christopher Aber is Janice Rooney's biological son. The Abers have declared bankruptcy.
Janice Rooney's lawyer, Yevgeny Belous, said outside the courtroom that the Westlake Village home had sentimental value for his client, who lived at the location with the former child star for many years.
"But things change and it was time to move on," Belous said.
Although Rooney and his wife have reached agreement on most of the issues between them, still unresolved are the allegations concerning the Abers. Rooney's attorneys allege the two are liable for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud stemming from elder abuse, along with misappropriation of the actor's name and likeness, and are seeking a permanent injunction against the couple as additional protection for Rooney.
According to the complaint, Aber took advantage of the trust and confidence that Rooney put in him, and in the process took control of the actor's income and finances to enrich himself and his wife, while leaving Rooney no control over or access to his finances.
The petition alleges that the Abers regularly withheld food and medication from the actor, leading to bouts of depression.
Rooney's film career dates back to his teens, when he was one of Hollywood's most famous child stars, beginning with his role as Andy Hardy.
From:
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22714179/
Here are a couple pics of him from the TCM Cruise this year:
Re: Escapay's comment, I am sure if the right amount of money was offered Helen Reddy might just take the part. She is still doing the occasional project and as of last year has come out of retirement.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Helen Reddy failed to take her own advice for the last few years — she did not "Keep on Singing," to quote the title of her 1974 hit.
Ten years ago, the "I Am Woman" singer-songwriter gave up on show business and started a whole new life in her homeland of Australia. She got her degree in clinical hypnotherapy, and for the last decade has lived modestly in Sydney.
"I have very wide-ranging interests," she said in a recent interview. "So, singing 'Leave Me Alone' 43 times per song lost its charm a long time ago."
But she couldn't stay silent forever. Reddy is making her return to the musical stage this week, at a club in San Diego and for a high school benefit in Panorama City, outside of Los Angeles. She decided to return to performing after being buoyed by the warm reception she recently got when she sang at her sister's birthday party.
But don't expect to hear all of the old chart makers during her performances.
"One of the reasons that I'm coming back to singing is because I'm not doing the greatest hits," Reddy explained. "I'm doing the songs that I always loved. So many are album cuts that never got any airplay, and they're gorgeous songs."
Reddy, 70, has been singing since she was a young girl, as part of a well-known show-business family in Melbourne. But she didn't score hugely until her 1971 hit cover of "I Don't Know How to Love Him," the big ballad from the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar." Over the next decade, she produced 15 top 40 hits, with three reaching No. 1.
Her biggest song was the feminist anthem "I Am Woman" — which ultimately inspired her to retire.
"That was one of the reasons that I stopped singing, was when I was shown a modern American history high-school textbook, and a whole chapter on feminism — and my name and my lyrics (were) in the book," she recalled. "And I thought, 'Well, I'm part of history now. And how do I top that? I can't top that.' So, it was an easy withdrawal."
Still, that is one of the classics from her catalog that she will sing on stage — or, to be more accurate, recite.
"Sometimes the words get lost in a song," Reddy said. "And I think the words are very important. So I am reciting 'I Am Woman.' And I hadn't realized, but it's wonderful acting piece, as well. So, that will probably be the end of the set for me."
She added: "A lot of things that (women have) gained during the '70s have been lost. And I think it is time to put woman forward in more places."
As for Reddy, who recently had cataract surgery, she says she's already in a "very good place."
"I'm still very active, physically. I walk four miles a day. And I love the fact that I don't care so much about things — things that were so terribly important when you're younger, they don't matter when you get older," she said. "And it's such a sense of freedom."
From:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/helen-red ... 44608.html
