Mickey Rooney was born as Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014. He was an American actor and entertainer . Rooney had one of the longest careers in acting history; he was first on film in 1927 and made his last appearance in 2014.
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LIKE US ON FACEBOOK NOW http://www.facebook.com/catholicnewsworld He received many awards, including a Juvenile Academy Award, an Honorary Academy Award, two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. He became a superstar as a teenager for his role as Andy Hardy. He had a leading role as Henry Dailey in The Family Channel's The Adventures of the Black Stallion. Rooney was one of the last surviving stars who worked in the silent film era. Accomplished singer and dancer, he received two special Oscars, the Juvenile Award in 1939, which he shared with Deanna Durbin and one in 1983 for his body of work. He filed for bankruptcy in 1962, after spending $12 million he had earned. Standing five-foot-three inches tall, Rooney made his debut at age 15 months in his family's vaudeville act, Yule and
Carter. His first film role in the silent "Not to Be Trusted". Rooney appeared in many popular films in 1934, "Captains Courageous" and "Boy's Town,". From 1944-46, Rooney served in the U.S. Army in the Jeep Theater, traveling 150,000 miles entertaining the troops.
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He won an Emmy for "Bill" in 1982 In 1993 he published autobiography "Life Is Too Short."
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LIKE US ON FACEBOOK NOW http://www.facebook.com/catholicnewsworld He received many awards, including a Juvenile Academy Award, an Honorary Academy Award, two Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. He became a superstar as a teenager for his role as Andy Hardy. He had a leading role as Henry Dailey in The Family Channel's The Adventures of the Black Stallion. Rooney was one of the last surviving stars who worked in the silent film era. Accomplished singer and dancer, he received two special Oscars, the Juvenile Award in 1939, which he shared with Deanna Durbin and one in 1983 for his body of work. He filed for bankruptcy in 1962, after spending $12 million he had earned. Standing five-foot-three inches tall, Rooney made his debut at age 15 months in his family's vaudeville act, Yule and
Carter. His first film role in the silent "Not to Be Trusted". Rooney appeared in many popular films in 1934, "Captains Courageous" and "Boy's Town,". From 1944-46, Rooney served in the U.S. Army in the Jeep Theater, traveling 150,000 miles entertaining the troops.
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He won an Emmy for "Bill" in 1982 In 1993 he published autobiography "Life Is Too Short."
He's survived by wife Jan Chamberlin, a singer he married in 1978; son Mickey Rooney Jr. from his marriage to singer Betty Jane Rase; son Theodore Michael Rooney from his marriage to actress Martha Vickers; daughters Kelly Ann Rooney, Kerry Rooney and Kimmy Sue Rooney and son Michael Joseph Rooney from his marriage to Barbara Ann Thomason; and daughter Jonelle Rooney and adopted son Jimmy Rooney from his marriage to Carolyn Hockett. His son, Tim Rooney, died in 2006. His family is pictured below -
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