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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 the stage name Mickey Rooney. Rooney reached new heights in 1937 with A Family Affair, the film that introduced the country to Andy Hardy, the popular all-American teenager. This beloved character appeared in nearly 20 films and helped make Rooney the top star at the box office in 1939, 1940 and 1941. Rooney also proved himself an excellent dramatic actor as a delinquent in Boys Town (1938) starring Spencer Tracy. In 1938, he was awarded a Juvenile Academy Award.
Teaming up with Judy Garland, Rooney also appeared in a string of musicals, including Babes in Arms (1939) the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role, Strike Up the Band (1940), Babes on Broadway (1941), and Girl Crazy (1943). He and Garland immediately became best of friends. "We weren't just a team, we were magic," Rooney once said. During that time he also appeared with Elizabeth Taylor in the now classic National Velvet (1944). Rooney joined the service that same year, where he helped to entertain the troops and worked on the American Armed Forces Network. He returned to Hollywood after 21 months in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946), did a remake of a Robert Taylor film, The Crowd Roars (1932) called Killer McCoy (1947) and portrayed composer Lorenz Hart in Words and Music (1948). He also appeared in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Rooney played Hepburn's Japanese neighbor, Mr. Yunioshi. A sign of the times, Rooney played the part for comic relief which he later regretted feeling the role was offensive. He once again showed his incredible range in the dramatic role of a boxing trainer with Anthony Quinn and Jackie Gleason in Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962). In the late 1960s and 1970s Rooney showed audiences and critics alike why he was one of Hollywood's most enduring stars. He gave an impressive performance in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film The Black Stallion (1979), which brought him an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also turned to the stage in 1979 in Sugar Babies with Ann Miller, and was nominated for a Tony Award. During that time he also portrayed the Wizard in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Eartha Kitt at New York's Madison Square Garden, which also had a successful run nationally.
Rooney appeared in four television series': The Mickey Rooney Show (1954) (1954-1955), a comedy sit-com in 1964 with Sammee Tong called Mickey, One of the Boys in 1982 with Dana Carvey and Nathan Lane, and The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990) from 1990-1993. In 1981, Rooney won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of a mentally challenged man in Bill (1981). The critical acclaim continued to flow for the veteran performer, with Rooney receiving an honorary Academy Award "in recognition of his 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances". More recently he has appeared in such films as Night at the Museum (2006) with Ben Stiller and The Muppets (2011) with Amy Adams and Jason Segel.
Rooney's personal life, including his frequent trips to the altar, has proved to be just as epic as his on-screen performances. His first wife was one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, actress Ava Gardner. Mickey permanently separated from his eighth wife Jan in June of 2012. In 2011 Rooney filed elder abuse and fraud charges against stepson Christopher Aber and Aber's wife. At Rooney's request, the Superior Court issued a restraining order against the Aber's demanding they stay 100 yards from Rooney, as well as Mickey's other son Mark Rooney and Mark's wife Charlene. Just prior, Rooney mustered the strength to break his silence and appeared before the Senate in Washington D.C. telling of his own heartbreaking story of abuse in an effort to live a peaceful, full life and help others who may be similarly suffering in silence.
Rooney requested through the Superior Court to permanently reside with his son Mark Rooney, who is a musician and Marks wife Charlene, an artist, in the Hollywood Hills. He legally separated from his eighth wife in June of 2012. Ironically, after eight failed marriages he never looked or felt better and finally found happiness and peace in the single life. Mickey, Mark and Charlene focused on health, happiness and creative endeavors and it showed. Mickey Rooney had once again landed on his feet reminding us that he was a survivor. Rooney died on April 6th 2014. He was taking his afternoon nap and never woke. One week before his death Mark and Charlene surprised him by reunited him with a long lost love, the racetrack. He was ecstatic to be back after decades and ran into his old friends Mel Brooks and Dick Van Patten.- Mary Anderson was born on 3 April 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. She was an actress, known for Lifeboat (1944), Gone with the Wind (1939) and Wilson (1944). She was married to Leon Shamroy and Leonard Marion Behrens. She died on 6 April 2014 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Walter Beery was born on 19 April 1938 in Salem, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Remington Steele (1982), Numb3rs (2005) and Eagleheart (2011). He died on 6 April 2014 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
- Tamara Miletic was born on 1 May 1932 in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for The Girl and the Oak (1955), Cedomir Ilic (1970) and TV teatar (1956). She died on 6 April 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Aldo Braibanti was born on 17 September 1922 in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer, known for Blu cobalto (1985), Transfert per camera verso Virulentia (1967) and Bis (1966). He died on 6 April 2014 in Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Svend Ali Hamann was born on 23 December 1933 in Denmark. He was an actor, known for The Kingdom (1994), Epidemic (1987) and NATEK-magasinet (1975). He died on 6 April 2014.
- Monica MacLeod was born on 1 June 1917 in Droxford, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Budds of Paragon Row (1959), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Emergency-Ward 10 (1957). She died on 6 April 2014 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- Liv Strømsted was born on 28 September 1922 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Andrine og Kjell (1952), Krvavi put (1955) and The Summer Wind Blows (1955). She was married to Ivar Dommersnes and Jens Bolling. She died on 6 April 2014 in Norway.
- Actress
- Composer
- Music Department
Kathy Stobart was born on 1 April 1925 in South Shields, County Durham, England, UK. She was an actress and composer, known for Cold Jazz (1994), The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) and Hits and Misses (1956). She was married to Bert Courtley and Art Thompson. She died on 6 April 2014 in the UK.- Erzsi Kovács was born on 2 June 1928 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Füre lépni szabad (1960) and Muzsika, ritmus, tánc (1957). She died on 6 April 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Producer
- Executive
Van Vlahakis was born on 14 January 1935 in Crete, Greece. Van was a producer and executive, known for Athens, My City and A Green Story (2012). Van died on 6 April 2014 in Key Largo, Florida, USA.- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Calvin Hunt was born on 27 November 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Calvin was a production manager, known for Great Performances (1971). Calvin was married to Margaret. Calvin died on 6 April 2014 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA.- Leee Black Childers was born on 24 July 1945 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. He is known for Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC (2022), Superstar in a Housedress (2004) and Hotel Gramercy Park (2008). He died on 6 April 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Art Department
Rowena Golton was born on 26 February 1969 in the UK. Rowena is known for Bob the Builder (1997) and Rotten Ralph (1999). Rowena died on 6 April 2014 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, Manchester, England, UK.