Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor and producer.
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| Born | Joseph Yule September 23, 1920 |
| Died | April 6, 2014 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1922─2014 |
| Spouse(s) | Ava Gardner (1942─1943) B.J. Baker (1944─1948) Martha Vickers (1949─1952) Elaine Devry (1952─1958) Carolyn Mitchell (1958─1966) Marge Lane (1966─1967) Carolyn Hockett (1969─1974) Jan Chamberlin (1978─2014) |
| Children | 9 (1 deceased) |
| Parent(s) | Joe Yule, Nellie (née Carter) |
| Awards | Academy Awards
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| Website | http://www.mickeyrooney.com/ |
In his career, he won many awards, such as an Oscar, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Best known for his work as the Andy Hardy character, Rooney had one of the longest movie careers of any actor. [1]
Rooney married eight times and had nine children. He separated from his eighth wife in 2012.[2]
Rooney died after a long illness on April 6, 2014 at his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 93 years old.[3]
Mickey Rooney Media
Rooney with Judy Garland in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Lionel Barrymore's 61st birthday in 1939, standing: Mickey Rooney, Robert Montgomery, Clark Gable, Louis B. Mayer, William Powell, Robert Taylor, seated: Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, and Rosalind Russell
Rooney entertains American troops in Germany, April 1945
Rooney with Tom Poston (right) circa 1940s
Rooney feeds the troops for the USO in 1952.
Rooney and James Dunn in the television special Mr. Broadway (1957)
Rooney with Sebastian Cabot on Checkmate in 1961
Rooney and Red Skelton on The Red Skelton Show in 1962
Guest stars for the 1961 premiere episode of The Dick Powell Show, "Who Killed Julie Greer?". Standing, from left: Ronald Reagan, Nick Adams, Lloyd Bridges, Mickey Rooney, Edgar Bergen, Jack Carson, Ralph Bellamy, Kay Thompson, Dean Jones. Seated, from left, Carolyn Jones and Dick Powell.
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References
- ↑ Mickey Rooney Biography (1920 – ) Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. www.biography.com Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ↑ Mickey Rooney dies
- ↑ "Reports: Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney dies". Retrieved 6 April 2014.
Other websites
Media related to Mickey Rooney at Wikimedia Commons
- The official website of Mickey Rooney Archived 2017-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- The Official Home of Mickey Rooney Archived 2014-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Mickey Rooney on IMDb
- Mickey Rooney on the Phil Silvers Show Archived 2006-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
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