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Sad 70th for Mickey Rooney: Mickey Rooney, who turned 70 Sunday, is deeply saddened. Not by his own birthday, but because the industry in which he has worked for seven decades has aged badly. “Hollywood doesn’t exist anymore,” said the veteran actor who drew attention as the young star of “Strike Up the Band” and “Babes in Arms” with Judy Garland. “They don’t make pictures any more. They make deals.” Rooney said that the executives who built Hollywood--the Mayers and Zanucks--have been replaced by lawyers: “It’s very sad. It’s too bad they let the Tiffany of the world go.”