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Mickey Rooney was born Joseph Yule, Jr., in Brooklyn, New York on September 23, 1920, the only child of Nellie W. Carter and Joe Yule. His mother was an American former chorus girl and burlesque performer from Kansas City, Missouri, while his father was a Scottish-born vaudevillian, who had emigrated to New York from Glasgow with his family at the age of three months. They lived in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. When Rooney was born, his parents were appearing together in a ...
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...
Mickey Rooney in 1945. Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) was an American actor of stage, film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville.Beginning as a child actor, his career extended over 88 years, making him one of the most enduring performers in show business history.
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...
Jul 23, 2024 · Mickey Rooney was an 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.
Apr 7, 2014 · 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 him amid money troubles and a seesaw of career tailspins and revivals. Pint-sized, precocious, impish ...
Apr 7, 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 and Carter ...
Apr 7, 2014 · In 1937 and now called Mickey Rooney, the actor took the the part of Andy Hardy in the film A Family Affair. Playing the son of a small-town judge proved a huge box office draw, and spawned a hit ...
Apr 7, 2014 · Mickey Rooney was a 5-foot-3 dynamo. Whether he was acting, singing or dancing, he poured an uncanny energy into his performances. It's an energy that sustained a lifelong career alongside some of ...
Apr 7, 2014 · Mickey Rooney was the original Hardy boy. His 200-plus film credits notwithstanding, the spry, spirited Rooney will be best remembered for playing the impetuous title character in MGM's beloved ...
