Before Garland joined him on screen, Andy Hardy star Mickey Rooney had already starred in and directed four successful films in the Andy Hardy series.

According to Turner Movie Classics, the series investigated the life of Judge James K. Hardy and his family beginning with the episode “A Family Affair” from 1937.

Andy, Rooney’s adolescent son, was portrayed by Rooney, and fans soon warmed up to this likeable figure who seemed to reflect an image of the idealized all-American.

Did Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney get married?

Garland married guitarist David Rose when she was barely 19 years old, but their union lasted just a few years before they divorced (via Town & Country magazine). In contrast to Garland, who was married five times throughout her lifetime, Rooney has married a total of eight times.

Rooney has reportedly been cited as claiming that his relationship with Garland was “more than a love affair.” Closer Weekly He said, “It was a love that would endure a lifetime.”