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Baker was first married to Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) from 1944 to 1949; the couple had two children, Mickey Rooney Jr. (1945–2022) and Tim Rooney (1947–2006). She was later married to composer Buddy Baker from 1950 to 1957, and jazz guitarist Barney Kessel (1923–2004) from 1961 until their divorce in 1980.
Jan 5, 2021 · Rooney met and married Betty Jane Phillips in 1944. It was quite the year for Betty Jane as she had just won the Miss Alabama pageant. If her name sounds familiar it might be because Betty Jane went on to a successful music career as B.J. Baker. And let’s just say that, in Betty Jane, Rooney may have met his match… Shutterstock. 16.
While stationed in the military in Alabama in 1944, Rooney met and married Betty Jane Phillips, who later became a singer under the name B. J. Baker. They had two sons together. This marriage ended in divorce after he returned from Europe at the end of World War II.
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Apr 13, 2002 · She also appeared on several ‘60s television shows, provided voices for cartoons and married three high-profile entertainment figures--actor Mickey Rooney, composer Buddy Baker and jazz...
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- Ava Gardner. Rooney was instantly smitten with Gardner and pursued her doggedly, according to his autobiography, Life is Too Short. But Rooney’s compulsive habits – among them working, gambling, and philandering – caused the marriage to implode after a little over a year.
- Betty Jane Baker. Rooney once described Baker – then Betty Jane Phillips – as “totally oblivious to anything going on outside our home,” a statement which may have led to his second recollection of their marriage: “We just weren’t compatibly compatible.”
- Martha Vickers. Martha Vickers worked as a model in Hollywood, eventually earning her highest-profile role in The Big Sleep alongside Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
- Elaine Devry. Rooney met Devry in 1952 while she was practicing her golf swing at a Hollywood driving range. They married that same year, though left each other in 1958 after each falling in love with different people.
Sep 11, 2023 · May 06, 1927. Birthplace: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Death: April 02, 2002 (74) Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, United States. Immediate Family: Wife of Buddy Baker. Ex-wife of Barney Kessel and Mickey Rooney.
Mickey Rooney, b.23 SEP 1920, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY; + Betty Jane Phillips, b.6 MAY 1927, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL
