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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 7 Apr 2014

    Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney was the "Tom Cruise of his time," @freydkin reports http://usat.ly/1gBvxNF  (TCM photo)pic.twitter.com/991EZJKXNN

    4:49 AM - 7 Apr 2014
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      1. Love Shopping List‏ @AppPowerGroup 7 Apr 2014
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        “@USATODAY: Mickey Rooney was the "Tom Cruise of his time," @freydkin reports http://usat.ly/1gBvxNF  (TCM photo) pic.twitter.com/m8LoUQVOj4”

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      1. Paula Jackson‏ @transartist 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @BretBaier @freydkin Ha! Tom Cruise can act? It's an insult to compare Mickey Rooney to Tom Cruise. Not even close!

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      1. Terry Miller‏ @mrmiller1972 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @BretBaier @freydkin So he was the short scientologist of the '30's?

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      1. Jim Laney‏ @jamesrlaney 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @freydkin @BretBaier I don't think Rooney was a wacky Scientologist screw ball bad actor.

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      1. Howard Arenstein‏Verified account @HowardArenstein 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @freydkin My mother used to LOVE Mickey Rooney. End of a generation. RT "was the "Tom Cruise of his time,"pic.twitter.com/LoVHsqT9jf

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      1. phillip schmidt‏ @PSlock 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @BretBaier @freydkin was he gay too?

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      2. Brandon Kerr‏ @SFHCommish_1 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @hollybird @freydkin Tom Cruise?? More like Adam Sandler.

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      1. Sowed Castelli‏ @iamcastelli 8 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @freydkin ohh! Time can change people!

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      1. jwilliamweed‏ @avgwhtman 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY I feel that much older now.

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      1. Diane Brajkovic‏ @BrajkovicDb 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @davidlight33 @freydkin #RIP #MickeyRooney #LivedALongLife

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      1. Carol mcgillin‏ @carol_mcgillin 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @freydkin He was one of the best Tom Cruise no way could compete. Mickey was totally amazing .

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      1. Marge Herman‏ @travellady66 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @freydkin RIP dear Mickey!

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      1. cathy‏ @cidg051756 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @freydkin he will be missed

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      1. Emmanuel Acain‏ @CitizenCainII 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY @freydkin short men are closer to the ground and awesome.

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      1. Sharon Bassett‏ @SharonBassett1 7 Apr 2014
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        @USATODAY a great actor I never saw a film he made I didn't like

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