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| 1 | Interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | Mickey Rooney passed away on April 6, 2014, at age 93, nearly 1 year after the death of his longtime friend Esther Williams, who died in June 2013, at age 91. The most coincidental thing is they both started their contracts at MGM. |
| 3 | Did not have a successful series until he turned 70. |
| 4 | He was known to be a very, social butterfly. |
| 5 | His third son, Theodore Michael Rooney, died on July 2, 2016, at age 66, just 2 years after the death of his father. |
| 6 | Was the spokesperson for Garden State Life Insurance Company. |
| 7 | Mickey Rooney passed away on April 6, 2014, at age 93. Prior to his death, he starred in his last film Night at the Museum 3 (2014), which commemorated to his memory, as was Robin Williams. |
| 8 | Mickey Rooney passed away on April 6, 2014, just 4 mos. before Robin Williams had committed suicide. Together, they both starred in the movie: Night at the Museum (2006) and its spin-off flick: Night at the Museum 3 (2014). |
| 9 | Surrogate grandson of Richard Ian Cox. |
| 10 | Childhood friend of: Alan Hale Jr., Nanette Fabray and William Schallert. |
| 11 | Was a compulsive gambler on horse racing. |
| 12 | Rooney played George M. Cohan three times, twice in TV specials and touring in the stage musical. "George M!". |
| 13 | His acting career spread for 89 years, with his first film being released in 1926 and his final one being set for distribution in 2015. |
| 14 | Had a son who attended Walter Reed Jr. High School in North Hollywood, Ca., in the 1960s. |
| 15 | On news of his passing, numerous television newscasters nationwide mixed up his name on-air with that of Andrew Rooney's (aka Andy Rooney), humorist and writer for CBS, who died two and a half years previous. |
| 16 | Like fellow actor Julie London, his parents were also Vaudeville performers. |
| 17 | In November of 2013 Mickey Rooney attended the memorial service for his longtime friend A.C. Lyles aka Mr. Paramount. Also in attendance was Mickey's son Mark Rooney, Mark's wife Charlene and Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| 18 | Was a staunch conservative Republican for many years. In later life, though, he supported the man and not the party. He has been quoted as saying he was proud of President Obama and his policies. |
| 19 | Sold his modest Westlake home in May 2013. |
| 20 | http://www.tcmcruise.com/talent/view/id/615 Mickey Rooney continues to work and recently returned from the Turner Classics Cruise featuring Mickey and Debbie Reynolds. Mickey left his home in Westlake Village in June 2012 and has chosen to reside with his stepson/caregiver son Mark Rooney and Mark's wife Charlene. The Westlake Village home was on the market since December 2012 and is currently in escrow. [January 2013] |
| 21 | Made personal appearances November 5 and 6 with wife Jan at American Visions Art Galleries -- in Folsom and Granite Bay, California. [November 2010] |
| 22 | Release of his autobiography, "Life is too Short". [1991] |
| 23 | Attended Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles with son, Mark Rooney, daughter-in-law, Charlene Rooney, and wife Jan, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. [July 2009] |
| 24 | Mickey moved from his Westlake home in June of 2012 and chose to reside in the Hollywood Hills with his step-son Mark Rooney and Mark's wife Charlene. He continues to work and recently returned from an appearance on the Turner Classics Cruise with Debbie Reynolds. [January 2013] |
| 25 | 26 November 1999: Undergoes surgery in Sydney, Australia, for perforated colon. |
| 26 | Mickey has chosen to reside with his step-son Mark Rooney and Mark's wife Charlene. Mickey, Mark and Charlene moved from Westlake to the Hollywood Hills in June of 2012, where they currently reside. [June 2012] |
| 27 | Appearing in the UK at the Bristol Hippodrome on stage as Baron Hardup in Cinderella - the pantomime since December 2008 up to January 11 2009. [January 2009] |
| 28 | Together with his wife he toured the UK, appearing in selected theatres performing songs and telling stories about his career. [September 2007] |
| 29 | Release of his book, "The Search for Sonny Skies: A Novel". [1995] |
| 30 | Mickey's stunt double was Jesse Wayne for 27 years beginning in 1959. |
| 31 | Permanently separated from his 8th wife, Jan Rooney, in June 2012. |
| 32 | Mickey chose to permanently reside with stepson Mark Rooney and Mark's wife Charlene Rooney. They moved to the Hollywood Hills in June of 2012 when he permanently and legally separated from his 8th wife. |
| 33 | Was a pallbearer at Errol Flynn's funeral along with Raoul Walsh, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Jack Oakie, Mike Romanoff, and Otto Reichow October 19, 1959 at the Church of the Recessional at Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA. |
| 34 | He reunited with friend and former co star Judy Garland, as her singing and dancing partner, on an episode of The Judy Garland Show (1963). On that show, he displayed his music versatility by performing a drum solo. |
| 35 | Alongside Norman Lloyd, William Daniels, Ernest Borgnine, Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke, Betty White, Charlotte Rae, Marla Gibbs, Adam West, William Shatner, Larry Hagman, June Lockhart, Florence Henderson, Shirley Jones and Alan Alda, Rooney was one of the few actors in Hollywood who lived into their 80s and/or 90s without ever either retiring from acting or having stopped getting work. |
| 36 | Broke his leg while filming A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and was doubled in many scenes by George P. Breakston. |
| 37 | Donald Trump, Tony Bennett and Regis Philbin were amongst the people to attend his 90th birthday party. |
| 38 | Attended the funeral of Liza Minnelli's former stepfather, Sidney Luft, just days before he had his 85th birthday. |
| 39 | On his 85th birthday, he and wife Jan Rooney both appeared in the variety show "Let's Put On A Show.". |
| 40 | Overcame his drug addiction in the 1970s. |
| 41 | His mother, Nellie W. Carter, hailed from Kansas City, Missouri. |
| 42 | Was an animal rights activist. |
| 43 | Began performing at the age of 17-months, as part of his parents' routine, wearing a specially tailored tuxedo. |
| 44 | In Guinness book of world records for longest movie career of 86 years (1925-2011). |
| 45 | Ranked first in front of Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Jane Wyman, Eddie Albert and Ernest Borgnine, in the number of movies; he appeared in over 100 films. |
| 46 | Best known by the public for his starring role as Henry Dailey on The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990). |
| 47 | May have been the only actor in history to appear in at least one film in ten consecutive decades. |
| 48 | Began his career as a contract player for MGM in 1934. |
| 49 | His future The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990) co-star, Richard Ian Cox, was a childhood movie hero of his. |
| 50 | Went to the same high school as Jason Robards, Ann Miller, Nanette Fabray, Lana Turner, Alan Hale Jr., Marge Champion, Alexis Smith and Joseph Wapner. |
| 51 | Graduated from Hollywood High School in Hollywood, California, in 1938. |
| 52 | Moved with his mother to Hollywood, California, in 1925, when he was five. This was one year after his parents' separation. |
| 53 | He had a lot of hobbies in his longest life: listening to music, football, golfing, dancing, horse racing, painting, getting together with old friends and watching classic movies. |
| 54 | Friends with former child stars: Bill Mumy, Johnny Crawford, Butch Patrick, Susan Olsen, Angela Cartwright, Kathy Garver, Lauren Chapin, Ron Howard, Stanley Livingston, Melissa Gilbert, Patty Duke, Elinor Donahue, Jay North, Adam Rich, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers, Larry Mathews, Richard Ian Cox, Jill Whelan and David Cassidy. |
| 55 | Friends with adult actors: Shirley Jones, Bea Arthur, Angela Lansbury, June Lockhart, Charlotte Rae, Marla Gibbs, Florence Henderson, Nanette Fabray, Alan Hale Jr., Carol Channing, Danny Thomas, Gavin MacLeod, James Arness, Barbara Billingsley, Adam West, Telly Savalas, Julie London, John Forsythe, Chuck Connors, Jane Wyman, Jonathan Harris, Buddy Ebsen, Ernest Borgnine, Brian Keith, Eddie Albert, Liza Minnelli, Gene Kelly, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, Charles Nelson Reilly, Michael Landon, Bill Bixby, James Drury, Doug McClure, Angie Dickinson, James Garner, Jim Davis, Larry Hagman, Michele Lee, Regis Philbin, Al Pacino, Betty Grable, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, James Stewart, Ronald Reagan, Norman Lloyd, Dick Van Dyke, Chuck Norris, Della Reese, William Schallert, Lana Turner, Gloria DeHaven, Linda Darnell, Tony Bennett, Martin Short, Mike Wallace, Bob Barker, Jean Arthur, Beverly Garland, Jack Lemmon, Tony Randall, Robert Conrad, Larry Manetti, Maureen O'Hara, Lauren Bacall, Esther Williams, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Julie Adams, Piper Laurie, Marsha Hunt, Anne Jeffreys, Tony Curtis , Norma Shearer, Katharine Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Brooke Shields, Dick Shawn, Charles Chaplin, John McEnroe,Ben Hogan,Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus, Woody Hayes , Chris Evert, Björn Borg, Faye Dunaway, Sean Penn, Kirk Douglas, Robin Williams, Burt Lancaster, Bette Davis, Cary Grant, Laurence Olivier, Burt Reynolds, James Mason, Anthony Quinn, Fred Astaire and Richard Nixon. |
| 56 | With the death of James Stewart on July 2, 1997, Mickey Rooney was the last surviving entertainer of the forty-six caricatured in Hollywood Steps Out (1941). |
| 57 | During World War II he served 22 months in the U.S. Army, five of them with the Third Army of Gen. George S. Patton. Rooney attained the rank of Sergeant, and won a Bronze Star, among other decorations. |
| 58 | Has four (4) Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame including a star for Motion Pictures at 1718 Vine Street, a star for Television at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard, a star for Radio at 6372 Hollywood Boulevard, and shared with wife Jan Rooney a star for Live Theater at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. |
| 59 | In 1938, he was severely reprimanded by MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer for having a torrid affair with Norma Shearer. The affair was causing quite a commotion on the set of her film Marie Antoinette (1938), where the two would hole up in her trailer. Mickey was 18 at the time. Shearer was 38 and her husband, MGM studio exec Irving Thalberg, had recently died. Mayer managed to keep the story from going public and it was not revealed until many years later, when Rooney gave the explicit details in his autobiography. |
| 60 | His father was a Scottish immigrant. His mother, who was from Missouri, had English ancestry. |
| 61 | Attended the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan. (11 June 2004). |
| 62 | As of 2007, he was the only surviving screen actor to appear in silent films and still continue to act in movies into the 21st century. His film debut was in the movie Not to Be Trusted (1926), in 1926 when he was 4 years old. |
| 63 | Attended the 2006 Twilight Zone Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, August 12-13, 2006. |
| 64 | He was most proud of his film The Black Stallion (1979). |
| 65 | Had nineteen grandchildren, including Shannon Rooney and Dominique Rooney by his son Tim, and several great-grandchildren among whom Kaitlyn Rooney and Hunter Rooney. |
| 66 | His first of eight marriages was to Ava Gardner but his marriage to Jan Rooney was longer than those of all his other seven wives combined. |
| 67 | Former roommate of Blake Edwards. |
| 68 | At age nineteen became the first teenager to be Oscar-nominated in a leading role for Babes in Arms (1939). |
| 69 | Father of Kelly Ann Rooney (born September 13, 1959), Kerry Yule Rooney (born December 30, 1960), Michael Rooney (VI) (born April 2, 1962) and Kimmy Sue Rooney (born September 13, 1963), from his marriage to Carolyn Mitchell. |
| 70 | Is portrayed by Moosie Drier in Rainbow (1978) and by Dwayne Adams in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) |
| 71 | Was number 7 on the World Poker Tour Invitational even though he had never played Texas Hold 'Em poker before. |
| 72 | Underwent double heart bypass surgery in 2000. |
| 73 | With movie appearances stretching from 1926 to 2015, totaling 89 years, his is jointly the longest career in cinema history, surpassing Lillian Gish, whose career spanned the years from 1912 to 1987, or 75 years. Carla Laemmle, whose career began in 1925, and has completed roles for 2014, the year of her death. Rooney's 339 film credits span ten consecutive decades: 1920s-2010s. Laemmle's 17 film credits include a break from 1939 to 2010 (except for a video short in 2001). |
| 74 | His third child, Teddy Rooney, was born weighing 7 lb. 3 oz. in April 1950, to Martha Vickers. |
| 75 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Sugar Babies." |
| 76 | According to one story, Mickey Mouse was named for Rooney. Walt Disney saw a young Rooney while he was working on the first drawings of what was to become Mickey Mouse. He asked the child actor what he thought of the drawings and also asked what his name was. This later proved to be false. |
| 77 | Stepfather of Christopher Aber and Mark Rooney. |
| 78 | Originally came to Hollywood to audition for "Our Gang" (aka The Little Rascals (1955)), unfortunately Mickey's mother declined over a dispute over salary. |
| 79 | In his autobiography, he made a passing reference to a brothel called "The T&M Studio," where the ladies were look-alikes for Hollywood starlets. There were rumors of such a brothel, but before Rooney's book no one would ever admit to ever having been there, or even verify its existence. He wrote that Groucho Marx had taken him there (only once), and Groucho appeared to be on a first-name basis with many of the ladies. |
| 80 | Was co-owner for many years of the Mickey Rooney Tabas Hotel in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. |
| 81 | Liza Minnelli wanted Rooney to do the eulogy at the funeral for her mother, Judy Garland in June of 1969, but decided against it because she felt that Rooney might not be able to get through it, given his and Garland's long and close friendship. |
| 82 | Father of Jonelle Rooney (born January 11, 1970) from his marriage to Carolyn Hockett. He also adopted Carolyn's son from a previous marriage, Jimmy Rooney (born 1966). |
| 83 | Father of Tim Rooney and Mickey Rooney Jr., from his marriage to Betty Jane Rase (B.J. Baker). |
| 84 | Was considered for the role of Archie Bunker on All in the Family (1971). |
| 85 | Loved golf and the ponies. |
| 86 | Son of Scottish-born vaudevillian/actor Joe Yule and Missouri-born Nell Carter. They divorced in 1923, when Mickey was 3 years old. |
| 87 | Mickey's son Teddy Rooney appeared with him in Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958), portraying - who else? - Andy Hardy Jr. |
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