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Richard A. Lertzman

Biography

Richard A. Lertzman

Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes co-authored DR. FEELGOOD, which garnered wide publicity in the United States. Lertzman is the former editor and publisher of Screen Scene magazine.

Richard A. Lertzman

Books by Richard A. Lertzman

by Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes - Biography, Entertainment, Nonfiction

In THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MICKEY ROONEY, authors Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes present Mickey’s nearly century-long career within the context of America's changing entertainment and social landscape. In addition to material from Mickey’s own diary, they chronicle his life story using little-known interviews with the star himself, his children, his former co-author Roger Kahn, collaborator Arthur Marx, and co-star Margaret O’Brien. This Old Hollywood biography presents Mickey Rooney from every angle, revealing the man Laurence Olivier once dubbed “the best there has ever been.”