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Oct 21, 2015 · His widow, Jan Chamberlin, declined a traditional interview with THR in connection with the story, but agreed to respond to written questions if THR published those questions and her responses in...
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May 10, 2014 · Jan Chamberlain, Rooney's wife of 37 years but from whom he was estranged, has filed a challenge against being excluded from the screen legend's modest $18,000 estate following his...
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- Daily Mail Reporters
In 1978, he married his eighth and final wife, Jan Chamberlin. Their marriage lasted until his death, a total of 34 years (longer than his seven previous unions combined). However, they separated in 2012.
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- Alex Heigl
- 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.
Jan Rooney was born on 23 November 1938 in the USA. She is an actress, known for The Voices from Beyond (2012), Driving Me Crazy: Proof of Concept (2012) and Saddle Up with Dick Wrangler & Injun Joe (2009). She was previously married to Mickey Rooney and Lynn A. Aber.
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Jan Rooney is an actress who was born as Janice Darlene Chamberlin in 1938 in the USA. She was married to Mickey Rooney and has two sons with him.
Apr 9, 2014 · When Mickey Rooney died April 6 at 93, his wife of 35 years, former nightclub singer Jan Chamberlin Rooney, learned about it from the media. “I haven’t seen him since April [2013],” she tells...
