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Mickey Rooney (1920 – 2014)

Biography, Career and Movies

Joseph Yule Jr., known professionally as Mickey Rooney, was born on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, to a vaudevillian family.

His parents were Nellie W. Carter, a chorus girl, and Joe Yule, a Scottish-born vaudevillian.

It's become somewhat of a tradition for me during Noirvember to comb through my copies of Confidential magazine for stories on noir vets.

American actor Mickey Rooney (as 'Ted Hackett III') dances on stage as he wears a suit which suggests the vaudeville music hall performers of a bygone era.

— With Mickey's first child, Mickey Rooney, Jr. According to the article, Mickey began having suspicions around that Betty Jane was stepping out on him.

83 years ago today on January 10, , Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner exchanged vows in a ceremony that marked their first marriage for them.

RM 2A3GA0B–Mickey Rooney, Holywood actor who appeared in over films, holds a Scottish Actors Studio workshop over three days, on A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Rooney began performing in his parents' vaudeville act as a toddler, which marked the beginning of a career in show business that spanned nearly his entire life.

Career Beginnings: Rooney's first film role was in the silent short film "Not to Be Trusted" in 1926.

His breakthrough came in 1937 when he was cast as Andy Hardy in "A Family Affair." The character became so popular that it led to a long-running series of Andy Hardy films that made Rooney a household name.

Hollywood Stardom: During the late 1930s and early 1940s, Rooney was one of the most popular actors in Hollywood.

He received an Academy Juvenile Award in 1939 and was nominated