Mickey Rooney
1920-09-23 ( 104 years old ) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer, and radio personality. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the silent film era. At the height of a career that was marked by declines and comebacks, Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 16 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values. A versatile performer, he became a celebrated character actor later in his career. Laurence Olivier once said he considered Rooney "the best there has ever been". Clarence Brown, who directed him in two of his earliest dramatic roles, National Velvet and The Human Comedy, said he was "the closest thing to a genius I ever worked with". Rooney first performed in vaudeville as a child and made his film debut at the age of six. At 14, he played Puck in the play and later the 1935 film adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Critic David Thomson hailed his performance as "one of the cinema's most arresting pieces of magic". In 1938, he co-starred in Boys Town. At 19, he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Babes in Arms, and he was awarded a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1939. At the peak of his career between the ages of 15 and 25, he made 43 films, which made him one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most consistently successful actors and a favorite of MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer. Rooney was the top box-office attraction from 1939 to 1941 and one of the best-paid actors of that era, but his career would never again rise to such heights. Drafted into the Army during World War II, he served nearly two years entertaining over two million troops on stage and radio and was awarded a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones. Returning from the war in 1945, he was too old for juvenile roles but too short to be an adult movie star, and was unable to get as many starring roles. Nevertheless, Rooney's popularity was renewed with well-received supporting roles in films such as Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and The Black Stallion (1979). In the early 1980s, he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies and again became a celebrated star. Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV, including dramas, variety programs, and talk shows, and won an Emmy in 1982 plus a Golden Globe for his role in Bill (1981).

Movies

Showbiz Kids 2020-07-14
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood 2019-10-13
Sid & Judy 2019-06-26
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner 2019-05-22
Marilyn and I 2019-01-20
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies 2017-06-09
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2017-01-31
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 2014-12-17
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker 2014-05-02
The Voices from Beyond 2012-02-20
Driving Me Crazy 2012-01-06
Treasure Train 2011-12-13
The Muppets 2011-11-22
Night Club 2011-04-11
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved 2010-02-10
Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon 2010-02-10
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing 2009-12-31
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009-07-02
The Polio Crusade 2009-02-02
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective 2009-01-13
A Miser Brothers' Christmas 2008-12-13
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008-10-14
Empire State Building Murders 2008-08-14
Lost Stallions: The Journey Home 2008-06-13
A Christmas Too Many 2007-12-04
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk 2007-09-02
Night at the Museum 2006-12-20
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star 2006-01-21
The Thirsting 2006-01-01
The Happy Elf 2005-12-02
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams 2005-07-15
Judy Garland Duets 2005-06-04
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals 2005-01-01
Judy Garland: By Myself 2004-02-25
Hollywood Legenden 2004-01-01
To Kill a Mockumentary 2004-01-01
Illusion Infinity 2004-01-01
Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003-08-10
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure 2001-02-18
Phantom of the Megaplex 2000-11-10
The First of May 1999-03-20
Boys Will Be Boys 1999-02-24
Babe: Pig in the City 1998-11-25
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy 1998-10-01
Internet Love 1998-07-03
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights 1998-06-11
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company 1998-02-18
Animals with the Tollkeeper 1998-01-06
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika 1997-04-14
Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney 1997-04-01
Killing Midnight 1997-01-01
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995-06-05
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart 1995-02-17
Brothers' Destiny 1995-01-01
Revenge of the Red Baron 1994-09-28
That's Entertainment! III 1994-07-01
The Our Gang Story 1994-01-01
Making Waves 1994-01-01
Liberation 1994-01-01
Sweet Justice 1993-04-07
The Milky Life 1993-02-23
Maximum Force 1992-10-07
The Legend of Wolf Mountain 1992-09-01
The Magic Voyage 1992-04-09
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker 1991-11-06
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw 1991-11-03
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991-03-01
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' 1991-01-01
Home for Christmas 1990-12-02
Adventures of the Black Stallion 1990-09-15
Anthony Quinn: An Original 1990-09-10
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990-02-20
Erik the Viking 1989-09-01
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 1989-07-15
Bluegrass 1988-02-28
Lightning, the White Stallion 1986-10-17
There Must Be a Pony 1986-10-05
Little Spies 1986-10-05
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1986-04-18
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986-03-09
The Care Bears Movie 1985-03-23
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985-01-01
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 1984-12-15
Bill: On His Own 1983-11-09
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler 1983-01-01
Showbiz Goes to War 1982-12-31
The Emperor of Peru 1982-12-09
Night of 100 Stars 1982-03-08
Hollywood’s Children 1982-02-24
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982-01-01
Senior Trip 1981-12-30
Bill 1981-12-22
The Fox and the Hound 1981-07-10
Leave 'Em Laughing 1981-04-29
Creole 1981-01-01
My Kidnapper, My Love 1980-12-08
From Raquel with Love 1980-11-23
The Black Stallion 1979-10-13
Arabian Adventure 1979-07-08
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July 1979-07-01
Donovan's Kid 1979-01-07
Mickey's 50 1978-11-19
The Magic of Lassie 1978-08-02
Pete's Dragon 1977-11-03
The Domino Principle 1977-03-23
Find the Lady 1976-11-11
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976-05-16
Rachel's Man 1976-04-01
It's Showtime 1976-03-31
Hooray for Hollywood 1976-01-01
From Hong Kong with Love 1975-12-17
Ace of Hearts 1975-08-22
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975-08-06
The Intruder 1975-01-01
The Lion Roars Again 1975-01-01
The Year Without a Santa Claus 1974-12-10
That's Entertainment! 1974-06-21
Thunder County 1974-01-01
The Godmothers 1973-12-12
Journey Back to Oz 1972-12-14
Pulp 1972-11-01
Richard 1972-07-31
Fol-de-Rol 1972-02-27
Evil Roy Slade 1972-02-18
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972-01-10
Mooch Goes to Hollywood 1971-12-31
The Manipulator 1971-12-15
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 1970-12-14
Hollywood Blue 1970-11-18
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970-04-01
80 Steps to Jonah 1969-12-01
The Comic 1969-11-19
The Extraordinary Seaman 1969-05-14
Skidoo 1968-12-19
Vienna 1968-01-01
The Devil in Love 1966-12-21
Ambush Bay 1966-05-10
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965-07-14
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill 1965-03-08
The Secret Invasion 1964-09-16
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963-11-07
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962-10-16
Everything's Ducky 1961-12-20
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961-10-06
Who Killed Julie Greer? 1961-09-26
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein 1961-06-11
Platinum High School 1960-05-13
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve 1960-01-20
The Big Operator 1959-08-01
The Last Mile 1959-02-18
Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958-12-22
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed 1958-12-01
Baby Face Nelson 1957-12-11
Pinocchio 1957-10-13
Operation Mad Ball 1957-08-17
Mr. Broadway 1957-05-11
The Comedian 1957-02-14
Magnificent Roughnecks 1956-07-22
Francis in the Haunted House 1956-07-09
The Bold and the Brave 1956-01-04
The Twinkle In God's Eye 1955-10-13
The Atomic Kid 1954-12-08
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954-12-01
Drive a Crooked Road 1954-03-10
A Slight Case of Larceny 1953-06-05
Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now 1953-03-19
All Ashore 1953-03-03
Off Limits 1952-12-30
Sound Off 1952-05-15
The Strip 1951-08-31
My Outlaw Brother 1951-08-22
He's a Cockeyed Wonder 1950-12-02
The Fireball 1950-11-09
Quicksand 1950-03-24
The Big Wheel 1949-11-04
Words and Music 1948-12-31
Summer Holiday 1948-04-15
Killer McCoy 1947-12-01
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946-12-25
Mickey the Great 1945-04-06
National Velvet 1945-01-26
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944-05-04
Girl Crazy 1943-11-26
Thousands Cheer 1943-09-13
Show-Business at War 1943-05-21
The Human Comedy 1943-03-02
Andy Hardy's Double Life 1942-12-01
A Yank at Eton 1942-09-01
The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942-03-03
Personalities 1942-01-01
Babes on Broadway 1941-12-31
Life Begins for Andy Hardy 1941-08-15
Men of Boys Town 1941-04-11
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941-02-21
Rodeo Dough 1940-11-09
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940-10-24
Strike Up the Band 1940-09-27
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940-07-31
Trifles of Importance 1940-07-13
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940-07-05
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940-05-29
Young Tom Edison 1940-03-15
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things 1940-01-01
Judge Hardy and Son 1939-12-22
Babes in Arms 1939-10-10
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939-07-21
From the Ends of the Earth 1939-05-28
The Hardys Ride High 1939-04-21
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 1939-04-08
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939-02-10
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) 1939-01-09
Out West with the Hardys 1938-11-25
Stablemates 1938-10-07
Boys Town 1938-09-08
Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938-07-22
Lord Jeff 1938-06-17
Hollywood Handicap 1938-05-28
Hold That Kiss 1938-05-13
Judge Hardy's Children 1938-03-26
Another Romance of Celluloid 1938-02-05
Love Is a Headache 1938-01-14
March of Dimes 1938-01-01
You're Only Young Once 1937-12-10
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1937-11-25
Live, Love and Learn 1937-10-29
Hoosier Schoolboy 1937-07-07
Captains Courageous 1937-06-25
Slave Ship 1937-06-16
A Family Affair 1937-03-12
Cinema Circus 1937-01-27
Down the Stretch 1936-09-18
The Devil Is a Sissy 1936-09-18
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936-03-06
Riffraff 1936-01-03
A Dream Comes True 1935-12-31
Ah, Wilderness! 1935-12-25
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle 1935-11-20
Rendezvous 1935-10-25
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935-10-09
The Healer 1935-06-14
Reckless 1935-04-19
The County Chairman 1935-01-11
Death on the Diamond 1934-09-14
Chained 1934-08-31
Hide-Out 1934-08-24
Blind Date 1934-07-20
The Lost Jungle 1934-06-13
Half a Sinner 1934-06-01
Mickey's Medicine Man 1934-05-17
Manhattan Melodrama 1934-05-04
Love Birds 1934-05-04
I Like it That Way 1934-04-01
Mickey's Rescue 1934-03-22
Beloved 1934-01-22
Mickey's Minstrels 1934-01-10
Mickey's Covered Wagon 1933-11-29
The World Changes 1933-11-25
The Chief 1933-11-03
Mickey's Tent Show 1933-10-26
Mickey's Touchdown 1933-10-13
Broadway to Hollywood 1933-09-15
The Big Chance 1933-08-28
Mickey's Disguises 1933-07-17
The Life of Jimmy Dolan 1933-06-03
The Big Cage 1933-05-01
Mickey's Race 1933-04-13
Mickey's Ape Man 1933-01-19
Officer Thirteen 1932-11-26
Fast Companions 1932-06-22
My Pal, the King 1932-04-03
High Speed 1932-04-02
Sin's Pay Day 1932-03-02
The Beast of the City 1932-02-13
Mickey's Busy Day 1932-01-13
The Fisherman 1931-12-07
The Hare Mail 1931-11-30
The Hunter 1931-10-11
Mickey's Thrill Hunters 1931-09-18
Hot Feet 1931-09-13
Mickey's Wildcats 1931-09-11
Radio Rhythm 1931-07-26
Mickey's Rebellion 1931-06-23
Mickey's Stampede 1931-02-06
Mickey's Warriors 1930-05-24
Mickey's Whirlwinds 1930-04-27
Mickey's Luck 1930-03-29
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 1930-03-24
Mickey's Champs 1930-02-02
Mickey's Big Moment 1929-11-09
Mickey's Mix-Up 1929-10-12
Mickey's Surprise 1929-09-14
Mickey's Midnite Follies 1929-08-18
Mickey's Northwest Mounted 1929-06-08
Mickey's Brown Derby 1929-05-11
Mickey's Menagerie 1929-03-17
Mickey's Explorers 1929-02-17
Mickey's Great Idea 1929-01-29
Mickey's Big Game Hunt 1928-12-22
Mickey the Detective 1928-10-27
Mickey's Rivals 1928-09-30
Mickey's Movies 1928-09-02
Mickey's Wild West 1928-05-07
Mickey's Little Eva 1928-04-01
Mickey in School 1928-02-06
Mickey's Battle 1927-12-05
Mickey's Eleven 1927-11-07
Mickey's Pals 1927-10-02
Mickey's Circus 1927-09-03
Orchids and Ermine 1927-03-06
Cinema Stars - No. 15 1925-01-01

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