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When I was nineteen years old, I was the number-one star for two years. When I was forty, nobody wanted me. I couldn't get a job.
Mickey Rooney
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"When I was nineteen years old, I was the number-one star for two years. When I was forty, nobody wanted me. I couldn't get a job."
— Mickey Rooney

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When I was nineteen years old, I was the number-one star for two years. When I was forty, nobody wanted me. I couldn't get a job. — Mickey Rooney

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Mickey Rooney was a Actor from United States (1920–2014).

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Who said "When I was nineteen years old, I was the number-one star for two years. When I…"?
This quote is attributed to Mickey Rooney, a Actor from United States.
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Mickey Rooney lived from 1920 – 2014.