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Mickey Rooney. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; [1] September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, producer, radio entertainer, and vaudevillian. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the silent-film era. [2]
Mickey Rooney was born Joe Yule Jr. on September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. He first took the stage as a toddler in his parents vaudeville act at 17 months old. He made his first film appearance in 1926. The following year, he played the lead character in the first Mickey McGuire short film. It was in this popular film series that he took ...
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- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mickey Rooney. Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Mickey Rooney was born Joe Yule Jr. on September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. He first took the stage as a toddler in his parents vaudeville act at 17 months old. He made his first film appearance in 1926. The following year, he played the lead character in the first Mickey McGuire short film. It was in this popular...
- September 23, 1920
- April 6, 2014
Apr 2, 2024 · Mickey Rooney, American film, stage, and musical star noted for his energy, charisma, and versatility. A popular child star best known for his role as the wholesome, wisecracking title character in the Andy Hardy series of films, the short-statured performer established himself as a solid character actor as an adult.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 7, 2014 · Mickey Rooney was born Joseph Yule Jr. in a Brooklyn tenement on Sept. 23, 1920. His mother, Nell Carter, danced in a burlesque chorus line. His father was a top banana, a lead comic, but only on ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mickey Rooney's approach to life was simple: "Let's put on a show!" He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life. A superstar in his youth, Rooney was Hollywood's top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s. He epitomized the "show" part of show business, even if the business end sometimes failed ...
Apr 7, 2014 · 7 April 2014. Mickey Rooney, the child actor who became the world's top box office star, has died aged 93. Born in Brooklyn, he began his career aged 18 months in his parents' vaudeville act, Yule ...
