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Classic Films

BigmanPigman

(53,230 posts)

6. I watched a tribute to him last year on TCM

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2020, 05:19 PM

May 2020

and he said the most difficult actor to interview was Mitchum (he would talk and talk until the cameras would turn on and then he would go silent, just to be a dick). Mickey Rooney scared him when he was getting very, very upset telling a story and Robert was afraid for a bit. I saw the clips and don't blame him at all, Rooney acted crazy.

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