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*Carolyn Mitchell <small>(m. 1958–1966)</small>
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'''Mickey Rooney''' (born '''Joseph Yule, Jr.'''; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime.

He received multiple awards, including a ], an ] ], two ]s and an ]. Working as a performer since he was a ], he was a superstar as a teenager for the films in which he played ], and he has had one of the longest careers of any actor, spanning 92 years actively making films in ten decades, from the 1920s to the 2010s. For a younger generation of fans, he gained international fame for his leading role as Henry Dailey in ]'s '']''.

Along with ], ], and ], he was one of the ]. He was also the last surviving cast member of several films in which he appeared during the 1930s and 1940s.

==Early life==
Rooney was born Joseph Yule, Jr. in the ] borough of New York City. His father, ] (born Ninnian Joseph Ewell), was from ], ], and his mother, Nellie W. (née Carter), was from ], ]. Both of his parents were in ], appearing in a Brooklyn production of '']'' when Joseph, Jr. was born. He began performing at the age of 17 months as part of his parents' routine, wearing a specially tailored tuxedo.<ref name="LifeTooShort">''Life Is Too Short''. Autobiography (1991). ISBN 978-0-679-40195-7</ref>

When he was fourteen months old, unknown to everyone, he crawled onstage wearing overalls and a little harmonica around his neck. He sneezed and his father, Joe Sr., grabbed him up, introducing him to the audience as Sonny Yule. He felt the spotlight on him and has described it as his mother's womb. From that moment on, the stage was his home.

While Joe Sr. was traveling, Joe Jr. and his mother moved from Brooklyn to Kansas City to live with his aunt. While his mother was reading the entertainment newspaper, Nellie was interested in getting ] to approach her son to participate in the '']'' series in ]. Roach offered $5 a day to Joe, Jr., while the other young stars were paid five times more.

As he was getting bit parts in films, he was working with other established film stars such as ], ], ], ], and ]. While selling newspapers around the corner, he also entered into ], where he went to school with dozens of unfamiliar students such as: ], ], ], ], among many others, and later ], where he graduated in 1938.

==Career==

===Mickey McGuire===
The Yules separated in 1924 during a slump in vaudeville, and in 1925, Nell Yule moved with her son to ], where she managed a tourist home. ] had placed a newspaper ad for a dark-haired child to play the role of "Mickey McGuire" in a ]. Lacking the money to have her son's hair dyed, Mrs. Yule took her son to the audition after applying burnt cork to his scalp.<ref name="current">''Current Biography 1942''. H.W. Wilson Co. (January 1942). pp. 704–06. ISBN 99903-960-3-5.</ref> Joe got the role and became "Mickey" for 78 of the comedies, running from 1927 to 1936, starting with ''Mickey's Circus'', released September 4, 1927.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|id=0001682|name=Mickey Rooney}}</ref> These had been adapted from the '']'' comic strip, which contained a character named Mickey McGuire. Joe Yule briefly became Mickey McGuire legally in order to trump an attempted copyright lawsuit (if it was his legal name, the film producer ] did not owe the comic strip writers royalties). His mother also changed her surname to McGuire in an attempt to bolster the argument, but the film producers lost. The litigation settlement awarded damages to the owners of the cartoon character, compelling the twelve-year-old actor to refrain from calling himself Mickey McGuire on- and offscreen.<ref>Server, Lee, ''Ava Gardner "Love is Nothing"'' (2006), St. Martin's Press</ref>

Rooney later claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist ] at the Warner Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name ] after him,<ref name="grandtimes.com">Albin, Kira. . GrandTimes.com Senior Magazine. 1995.</ref> although Disney always said that he had changed the name from "Mortimer Mouse" to "Mickey Mouse" on the suggestion of his wife.<ref>Gabler, Neal, ''Walt Disney'', (2006), Alfred A. Knopf</ref>

During an interruption in the series in 1932, Mrs. Yule made plans to take her son on a ten-week vaudeville tour as McGuire, and Fox sued successfully to stop him from using the name. Mrs. Yule suggested the stage name of Mickey Looney for her comedian son, which he altered slightly to Rooney, a less frivolous version.<ref name="current"/> Rooney made other films in his adolescence, including several more of the McGuire films, and signed with ] in 1934. MGM cast Rooney as the teenage son of a judge in 1937's '']'', setting Rooney on the way to another successful film series.

==="Andy Hardy" and Judy Garland===
] in '']'' (1938)]]

In 1937, Rooney was selected to portray ] in ''A Family Affair'', which MGM had planned as a ].<ref name="current"/> Rooney provided comic relief as the son of Judge James K. Hardy, portrayed by ] (although ] would play the role of Judge Hardy in subsequent films). The film was an unexpected success, and led to 13 more ''Andy Hardy'' films between 1937 and 1946, and a final film in 1958. Rooney also received top billing as "Shockey Carter" in ''Hoosier Schoolboy'' (1937).

Also in 1937, Rooney made his first film alongside ] with '']''. Garland and Rooney became close friends and a successful song-and-dance team. Besides three of the Andy Hardy films, where she portrayed Betsy Booth, a younger girl with a crush on Andy, they appeared together in a string of successful musicals, including the Oscar-nominated '']'' (1939). During an interview in the 1992 documentary film ''MGM: When the Lion Roars'', Rooney describes their friendship:<ref name="mgmrooneyquote">Rooney, Mickey. "The Lion Reigns Supreme", ''MGM: When the Lion Roars'', 1992 miniseries</ref>
<blockquote>"Judy and I were so close we could've come from the same womb. We weren't like brothers or sisters but there was no love affair there; there was more than a love affair. It's very, very difficult to explain the depths of our love for each other. It was so special. It was a forever love. Judy, as we speak, has not passed away. She's always with me in every heartbeat of my body."</blockquote>
] backstage at '']'' (1941)]]
Rooney's breakthrough-role as a dramatic actor came in 1938's '']'' opposite ] as Whitey Marsh, which opened shortly before his 18th birthday. Rooney was awarded a special ] in 1939<ref name="Oscars.org 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/11th.html|title=11th Academy Awards|accessdate=2011-07-06|work=Oscars.org}}</ref> and was named the biggest box-office draw in 1939, 1940 and 1941.<ref name="1939hgy">"In 1939 became the top box-office star in the world, a title he held for three consecutive years." ] (narrator). ''1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year''. ], 2009.</ref> A well-known entertainer by the early 1940s, his picture appeared on the cover of the March 18, 1940 issue of '']'' magazine, timed to coincide with the release of '']'';<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3201/Young-Tom-Edison/articles.html| title= Young Tom Edison (1940)|publisher=]|accessdate=2013-09-16| quote=''Time'' put Rooney on the cover, noting that his movies had grossed a whopping $30 million for MGM the previous year and praising him for 'his most sober and restrained performance to date' as young Edison, 'who (like himself) began at the bottom of the American heap, (like himself) had to struggle, (like himself) won, but a boy whose main activity (unlike Mickey's) was investigating, inventing, thinking.'}}</ref> the ] began:<ref>{{cite web | url= http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,763693,00.html | title= Cinema: Success Story | date= March 18, 1940 | publisher= ]| accessdate= 2013-09-16| quote= Hollywood's No. 1 box office bait in 1939 was not Clark Gable, Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power, but a rope-haired, kazoo-voiced kid with a comic-strip face, who until this week had never appeared in a picture without mugging or overacting it. His name (assumed) was Mickey Rooney, and to a large part of the more articulate U. S. cinema audience, his name was becoming a frequently used synonym for brat.}}</ref>
<blockquote>"Hollywood's No. 1 box office bait in 1939 was not ], ] or ], but a rope-haired, ]-voiced kid with a ] face, who until this week had never appeared in a picture without mugging or overacting it. His name (assumed) was Mickey Rooney, and to a large part of the more articulate U. S. cinema audience, his name was becoming a frequently used synonym for ]."</blockquote>

Rooney, with Garland, was one of many celebrities caricatured in ]'s 1941 ] ] '']''. In 1991, Rooney was honored by the ] with its ] recognizing his achievements within the ] as a ].<ref name="Young Artist Awards 12">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms12.htm |title=12th Annual Youth in Film Awards |accessdate=2011-03-31 |work= YoungArtistAwards.org}}</ref> After presenting the award to Rooney, the foundation subsequently renamed the accolade "The Mickey Rooney Award" in his honor.<ref name="Young Artist Awards 13">{{cite web |url= http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms13.htm|title=13th Annual Youth in Film Awards |accessdate= 2011-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}}</ref><ref name="Young Artist Awards 23">{{cite web |url= http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms23A.htm|title=23rd Annual Young Artist Awards |accessdate= 2011-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}}</ref>

===After the war===
]
In 1944, Rooney enlisted in the United States Army. He served more than 21 months, until shortly after the end of ]. During and after the war he helped entertain the troops in America and Europe, and spent part of the time as a radio personality on the ] and was awarded the ] for entertaining troops in combat zones. In addition to the Bronze Star Medal, Rooney also received the ], ], ], and ] for his military service.

After his return to civilian life, his career slumped. He appeared in a number of films, including '']'' in 1948, which paired him for the last time with Garland on film (he appeared with her on one episode as a guest on her ] variety series in 1963). He briefly starred in a CBS radio series, ''Shorty Bell'', in the summer of 1948, and reprised his role as "Andy Hardy", with most of the original cast, in a syndicated radio version of ''The Hardy Family'' in 1949 and 1950 (repeated on ] during 1952).<ref>], ''On The Air: The Encyclopedia Of Old-Time Radio'' (1998), ]</ref>

His first television series, '']'' (created by ] with Rooney as his own producer), appeared on ] television for 32 episodes between August 28, 1954 and June 4, 1955. In 1951, he directed a feature film for ], ''My True Story'' starring ]. Rooney also starred as a ragingly egomaniacal television comedian in the live 90-minute television drama '']'', in the '']'' series on the evening of ] in 1957, and as himself in a ] called ''The Musical Revue of 1959'' based on the 1929 film '']'', which was edited into a film in 1960, by ].

In 1958, Rooney joined ] and ] in hosting an episode of NBC's short-lived '']'' comedy and variety show. In 1960, Rooney directed and starred in '']'', an ambitious comedy known for its multiple flashbacks and many cameos. In the 1960s, Rooney returned to theatrical entertainment. He still accepted film roles in undistinguished films, but occasionally would appear in better works, such as '']'' (1962), '']'' (1963), and '']'' (1979). One of Rooney's more controversial roles came in the highly-acclaimed 1961 film '']'' where he played a stereotyped buck-toothed ] Japanese character, ], neighbor of the main character, Holly Golightly. Despite Rooney's protests that he was congratulated for the role by Asians, that role would later be held up as one of the most notorious examples of Hollywood's history of stereotypical depictions of that racial group.

On December 31, 1961, he appeared on television's '']'' and mentioned that he had already started enrolling students in the MRSE (Mickey Rooney School of Entertainment). His school venture never came to fruition. This was a period of professional distress for Rooney; as a childhood friend, director ] put it: "Let's face it. It wasn't all that easy to find roles for a 5-foot-3 man who'd passed the age of Andy Hardy."<ref name=marx>{{cite book|last=Marx|first=Arthur|title=The Nine Lives of Mickey Rooney|year=1987|publisher=Berkley|location=New York|isbn=978-0425105528}}</ref> In 1962, his debts had forced him into filing for bankruptcy.<ref name=marill>{{cite book|last=Marill|first=Alvin H.|title=Mickey Rooney: His Films, Television Appearances, Radio Work, Stage Shows, And Recordings|year=2005|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson NC|isbn=0-7864-2015-4|page=50|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h5WZOvH8VSUC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>

In 1966, while Rooney was working on the film '']'' in the ], his wife Barbara Ann Thomason (akas: Tara Thomas, Carolyn Mitchell), a former pinup model and aspiring actress who had won 17 straight beauty contests in Southern California, was found dead in their bed. Beside her was her lover, ], an actor friend of Rooney's. Detectives ruled it ], which was committed with Rooney's own gun.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brockes|first=Emma|title=Murder in Tinseltown|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2005/oct/17/theatre|publisher=guardian.co.uk|accessdate=July 13, 2011|location=London|date=October 16, 2005}}</ref>

Rooney was awarded an ] in 1938, and in 1983 the ] voted him their ] for his lifetime of achievement. He was mentioned in the 1972 song "]" by ]: ''"If you stomped on Mickey Rooney/ He'd still turn 'round and smile..."''

===Character actor===
]
In addition to his movie roles, Rooney made numerous guest-starring roles as a ] for nearly six decades, beginning with an episode of ''Celanese Theatre''. The part led to other roles on such television series as '']'', '']'', ''Producers' Showcase'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', ''The ] Theatre'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', among many others.

===Television, stage, ''Bill'', and ''The Black Stallion''===
Rooney made a successful transition to television and stage work. In 1961, he guest-starred in the 13-week ] ]–] CBS ] '']''. In 1962, he was cast as himself in the episode "The Top Banana" of the CBS sitcom, '']'', starring ] and ].

In 1963, he entered CBS's '']'', giving a one-man performance in the episode "]". Also in 1963, in 'The Hunt' episode 9, season 1 for '']'', he played the sadistic ] hunting the young surfer played by ]. In 1964, he launched another half-hour sitcom, '']'', on ]. The story line had "Mickey" operating a resort hotel in southern ]. Son ] appeared as Rooney's teenaged son on this program, and ] starred as Rooney's wife. It lasted 17 episodes, ending primarily due to the suicide of co-star ] in October 1964.<ref>Marx, Arthur, ''The Nine Lives Of Mickey Rooney'' (1986), Stein & Day</ref>

He won a ] and an ] for his role in 1981's ''Bill''. Playing opposite ], Rooney's character was a mentally handicapped man attempting to live on his own after leaving an institution. He reprised his role in 1983's ''Bill: On His Own'', earning an Emmy nomination for the role.<ref name="imdb"/>

Rooney provided the voices for four ] TV animated/stop action specials: '']'' (1970), '']'' (1974), '']'' (1979), and '']'' (2008)—always playing ].

He continued to work on stage and television through the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the acclaimed stage play '']'' with ] beginning in 1979. Following this, he toured as Pseudelous in Stephen Sondheim's '']''. In the 1990s, he returned to Broadway for the final months of '']'', playing the ghost of Will's father. On television, he starred in the short-lived sitcom, '']'', along with two unfamiliar young stars, ] and ], in 1982. He toured Canada in a ] production of ''The Mind with the Naughty Man'' in the mid-1990s. He played The Wizard in a stage production of '']'' with ] at ]. Kitt was later replaced by ]. In 1995 he starred with ], ] and ] in the ] ] '']''.<ref></ref> He also appeared in the documentaries '']'' and '']'', in both films introducing segments paying tribute to Judy Garland.
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Rooney voiced Mr. Cherrywood in '']'' (1985), and starred as the Movie Mason in a ] ] family film 2000's '']''. He had a guest-spot on an episode of '']'' as Sophia's boyfriend "Rocko", who claimed to be a bank robber. He voiced himself in the '']'' episode "]" of 1995. In 1996–97, Rooney played Talbut on the TV series, '']''. He costarred in '']'' in 2006 with ] and ]; Rooney filmed a cameo with Van Dyke for the 2009 sequel, '']'', which was cut from the film but included as an extra on the DVD release.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

After starring in one unsuccessful ] and turning down an offer for a huge TV series, Rooney finally hit the jackpot, at 70, when he was offered a starring role on The Family Channel's '']'', where he reprised his role as Henry Dailey in the film of the same name, eleven years earlier. The show was based on a novel by ]. For this role, he had to travel to ]. The show became an immediate hit with teenagers, young adults and people all over the world, being seen in 70 countries.

Rooney appeared in television commercials for ] in 1999, alongside his wife ]. In commercials shown in 2007, he can be seen in the background washing imaginary dishes. In January 2005, he made headlines for the unlikeliest of reasons when the Fox network rejected a Super Bowl cold remedy commercial —featuring Mr. Rooney’s bared bottom — for being inappropriate. <ref>http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/07/mickey-rooney-dies/7406531/.html</ref>

===Final work===
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In 2003, Rooney and his wife began their association with Rainbow Puppet Productions, providing their voices to the 100th Anniversary production of ''Toyland!'', an adaptation of ]'s '']''. He created the voice for the Master Toymaker while Jan provided the voice for Mother Goose. Since that time, they have created voices for additional Rainbow Puppet Productions including ''Pirate Party'', which also features vocal performances by ].

On May 26, 2007, he was grand marshal at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival. Rooney made his British ] debut, playing Baron Hardup in ], at the ] over the 2007 Christmas period,<ref name="Panto">, December 7, 2007</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mickey-rooney-the-mickey-show-1063838.html |title=Mickey Rooney: The Mickey show |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=2008-12-14 |accessdate=2012-01-16 |location=London}}</ref> a role he reprised at Bristol Hippodrome in 2008 and at the Milton Keynes theatre in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westendwhingers.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/review-cinderella-with-mickey-rooney-milton-keynes-theatre |title=Review – Cinderella with Mickey Rooney, Milton Keynes Theatre « West End Whingers |publisher=Westendwhingers.wordpress.com |date=2009-12-06 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref>

In 2008, Rooney starred as Chief, a wise old ranch owner, in the independent family feature film '']'', marking a return to starring in equestrian-themed productions for the first time since the 1990s TV show '']''. Even though they acted together before, ''Lost Stallions: The Journey Home'' is the sole film to date in which Rooney and Jan portrayed a married couple onscreen.

In December 2009, he appeared as a guest at a dinner-party hosted by ] on '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/come-dine-with-me/series-7/christmas-celebrity-special-episode_p_1.html |title=Come Dine With Me Celebrity Special |publisher=Channel4.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref>

In 2011, Rooney made a brief cameo appearance in '']'' and appeared in an episode of '']'', recounting how, during a down period in his career, his deceased father appeared to him one night, telling him not to give up on his career. He claimed that the experience bolstered his resolve and soon afterwards his career experienced a resurgence.

==Personal life==
{{BLP sources section|date=October 2013}}
Rooney was married eight times. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was often the subject of comedians' jokes for his alleged inability to stay married. At the time of his death, he was married to ], although they were then separated. He had a total of nine children, as well as 19 grandchildren<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concernpost.com/2012/03/28/top-10-celebrities-whos-married-more-than-3-times/ |title=Mickey Rooney Grandchildren |publisher=Concernpost.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref> and several great-grandchildren.
]
In 1942, he married future ] ], but the two were divorced well before she became a star in her own right. While stationed in the military in Alabama in 1944, Rooney met and married local beauty-queen ]. This marriage ended in divorce after he returned from Europe at the end of World War II. His subsequent marriages to ] (1949) and ] (1952) were also short-lived and ended in divorce. In 1958, Rooney married Barbara Ann Thomason (stage name Carolyn Mitchell), but tragedy struck when she was murdered in 1966. Falling into ], he married Barbara's friend, Marge Lane, who helped him take care of his young children. The marriage lasted only 100 days. He was married to Carolyn Hockett from 1969 to 1974, but financial instability ended the relationship. Finally, in 1978, Rooney married Jan Chamberlin, his 8th wife. They both were outspoken advocates for veterans and animal rights.<ref>{{youtube|XVJn0KsuzGk|Mickey and Jan Rooney Show Love for Animals}}</ref> and Rooney was an outspoken advocate for veterans and senior rights.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} He was also a vocal conservative and opponent of gay rights<ref>http://www.filmon.com/tv/api/channel/2?session_key=44ee890e353750ede7aab49c1aa14c8b&quality=high</ref>

After the deaths of his wife Barbara Ann Thomason and his mother, problems with alcohol and drugs, and various financial problems that included a ],<ref>Gold, Tanya. . '']''. December 29, 2009.</ref> Rooney had a religious experience with a busboy in a casino coffee shop.<ref name="grandtimes.com"/><ref>Plagenz, George R. . '']''. May 23, 1991.</ref><ref>Michel, Alex. . '']''. July 7, 1993.</ref> In 1975, Rooney was an active member of the ], a ] group founded by ].<ref>{{cite news
| last =Plagenz
| first =George R.
| title =Church Attracts Rooney, Top Stars
| newspaper =]
| page =25
| date =June 5, 1975
| url =http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19750605&id=3RQcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DFYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7356,2686145
| accessdate = December 9, 2013}}</ref>

Rooney's oldest child, ], is a born-again Christian, and has an evangelical ministry in ].<ref>Sanderson, Nancy. ''The Press-Enterprise'' (]), May 22, 2001.</ref> He and several of Rooney's other eight children have worked at various times in show business. One of them, actor ], died in 2006, aged 59.

On September 23, 2010, Rooney celebrated his 90th birthday at Feinstein's at ] in the Upper East Side of New York City. Among the people who were attending the party were: ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/entertainment/125747/actor-mickey-rooney-turns-90-with-upper-east-side-style |title=Actor Mickey Rooney Turns 90 With Upper East Side Style |publisher=Ny1.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref> In December 2010 he was honored as ] Star of the Month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=353248 |title=Turner Classic Movies Star of the Month |publisher=Tcm.com |date=1920-09-23 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref>

On February 16, 2011, Rooney was granted a temporary restraining order against Christopher Aber, one of Jan Rooney's two sons from a previous marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12466486 |title=Mickey Rooney granted restraining order against stepson|publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-02-16 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref> On March 2, 2011 Rooney appeared before a special U.S. Senate committee that was considering legislation to curb ]. Rooney stated that he was financially abused by unnamed family members. On March 27, 2011, all of Rooney's finances were permanently handed over to lawyers over the claim of missing money.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12874412 |title=Mickey Rooney lawyer to control finances |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-03-27 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref>

In April 2011, the temporary restraining order that Rooney was previously granted was replaced by a confidential settlement between Rooney and his stepson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/06/mickey-rooney-chris-aber-restraining-order-tro-settlement-stepson-fortune-steal |title=Mickey Rooney drops restraining order against stepson |publisher=Tmz.com |date=2011-02-15 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref> Christopher Aber and Jan Rooney have denied all the allegations.<ref> by Carole Fleck and Talia Schmidt. AARP Bulletin, March 2, 2011</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20470562,00.html |title=Mickey Rooney: 'Elder Abuse Made Me Feel Trapped'|publisher=People.com |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref>

In May 2013, Rooney sold his house of many years, separated from his wife Jan Rooney and split the proceeds.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hetherman|first=Bill|title=Mickey Rooney's home to be sold for $1.3M to West Hills firm|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20130304/mickey-rooneys-home-to-be-sold-for-13m-to-west-hills-firm|newspaper=Daily Breeze|date=2013-03-03}}</ref>

Mickey Rooney died surrounded by his family at his home in ], ]<reF>http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/07/4043993/legendary-star-mickey-rooney-has.html</ref> on April 6, 2014, at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://variety.com/2014/film/news/mickey-rooney-golden-age-box-office-giant-dies-at-93-1201153308/ | title=Mickey Rooney, Golden Age Box Office Giant, Dies at 93 | accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/04/06/mickey-rooney-dies/7404557/ | title=Reports: Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney dies | accessdate=6 April 2014}}</ref><reF>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/arts/mickey-rooney-master-of-putting-on-a-show-dies-at-93.html?ref=obituaries&_r=0</ref>

==Marriages==
{{cquote|Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day.|200|50|Mickey Rooney<ref>{{cite web|author=Mickey RooneyUS actor (1920 - ) |url=http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/23571.html |title=Quote Details: Mickey Rooney: Always get married early... |publisher=The Quotations Page |date= |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref>}}

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! Wife !! Years !! Children
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| ]
| 1942–1943
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| rowspan=2 | ]
| rowspan=2 | 1944–1949
| ] (born July 3, 1945)
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| ] (January 4, 1947 – September 23, 2006)
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| ]
| 1949–1951
| Theodore Michael Rooney (born April 13, 1950)
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| ]
| 1952–1958
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| rowspan="4" | Barbara Ann Thomason<br>(a.k.a.: Tara Thomas, Carolyn Mitchell)
| rowspan="4" | 1958–1966
| Kelly Ann Rooney (born September 13, 1959)
|-
| Kerry Rooney (born December 30, 1960)
|-
| ] (born April 2, 1962)
|-
| Kimmy Sue Rooney (born September 13, 1963)
|-
| Marge Lane
| 1966–1967
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | Carolyn Hockett
| rowspan="2" | 1969–1975
| Jimmy Rooney (adopted from Carolyn's previous marriage) (born in 1966)
|-
| Jonelle Rooney (born January 11, 1970)
|-
| ]
| 1978–2014
|Separated May 2013
|}

==Filmography==

===Selected films===
This is a selected list of Rooney's full-length films, both theatrical and made for television.
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|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 1927
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1932
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''High Speed''
|-
| ''Fast Companions''
|-
| ''My Pal, the King''
|-
| ''Officer Thirteen''
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1933
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''The Chief''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="10" | 1934
| ''Beloved''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''I Like It That Way''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Love Birds''
|-
| ''Half a Sinner''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Blind Date''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1935
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1936
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Down the Stretch''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1937
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1938
| ''Love Is a Headache''
|-
| ''Judge Hardy's Children''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Out West with the Hardys''
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1939
| '']''
|-
| ''The Hardys Ride High''
|-
| ''Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Judge Hardy and Son''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1940
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1941
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1942
| ''The Courtship of Andy Hardy''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1943
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1944
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1946
| '']''
|-
| 1947
| ''Killer McCoy''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1948
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1949
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1950
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''He's a Cockeyed Wonder''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1951
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1952
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1953
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''A Slight Case of Larceny''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1954
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1955
| '']''
|-
| ''The Twinkle in God's Eye''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1956
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Magnificent Roughnecks''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1957
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1958
| ''A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed''
|-
| ''Andy Hardy Comes Home''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1959
| ''The Big Operator''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1960
| ''Platinum High School''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1961
| ''King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1962
| '']''
|-
| 1963
| '']''
|-
| 1964
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1965
| ''Twenty-Four Hours to Kill''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1966
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1968
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1969
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''80 Steps to Jonah''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1970
| '']''
|-
| ''] (voice)''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1971
| '']''
|-
| ''The Manipulator''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1972
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1973
| ''The Godmothers''
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1974
| ''Thunder County''
|-
| ''Rachel's Man''
|-
| '']'' (voice)
|-
| '']'' (voice)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1975
| ''Ace of Hearts''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1976
| ''Find the Lady''
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1977
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1978
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1979
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''] (voice)''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981
| '']'' (voice)
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1982
| ''The Emperor of Peru''/''Odyssey of the Pacific''
|-
| 1983
| '']''
|-
| 1984
| '']''
|-
| 1985
| '']'' (voice)
|-
| 1986
| ''Lightning, the White Stallion''
|-
| 1988
| ''Bluegrass''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989
| '']''
|-
|'']'' (voice)
|-
|| 1990
| ''Home For Christmas''
|-
|1991
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1992
| ''The Milky Life''
|-
| ''Sweet Justice''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Maximum Force''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''The Legend of Wolf Mountain''
|-
| '']'' (voice)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| '']''
|-
| ''The Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart''
|-
| ''Making Waves''
|-
| 1995
| '']''
|-
| 1997
| ''Killing Midnight''
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1998
| ''The Face on the Barroom Floor''
|-
| ''Animals and the Tollkeeper''
|-
| ''Michael Kael vs. the World News Company''
|-
| '']'' (voice)
|-
| ''Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''Holy Hollywood''
|-
| ''The First of May''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''Internet Love''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 2001
| '']'' (voice)
|-
| 2002
| ''Topa Topa Bluffs''
|-
| 2003
| ''Paradise''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''Strike the Tent''
|-
| ''A Christmas Too Many''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''The Thirsting''
|-
| ''To Kill a Mockumentary''
|-
| '']''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007
| ''The Yesterday Pool''
|-
| ''Bamboo Shark''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
| '']''
|-
|'']'' (voice)
|-
| 2010
| '']''
|-
| 2011
| '']''
|-
| 2012
| '']''
|}
{{col-end}}

===Short subjects===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 1926
| ''Not to Be Trusted''
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1927
|'' Mickey's Circus''
|-
| ''Mickey's Pals''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Mickey's Battles''
|-
| rowspan="13" | 1928
| ''Mickey's Parade''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Mickey's Nine''
|-
| ''Mickey's Little Eva''
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| ''Mickey's Wild West''
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| ''Mickey in Love''
|-
| ''Mickey's Triumph''
|-
| ''Mickey's Babies''
|-
| ''Mickey's Movies''
|-
| ''Mickey's Rivals''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Mickey's Athletes''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="11" | 1929
| ''Mickey's Great Idea''
|-
| ''Mickey's Menagerie''
|-
| ''Mickey's Last Chance''
|-
| ''Mickey's Brown Derby''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Mickey's Initiation''
|-
| ''Mickey's Midnite Follies''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Mickey's Big Moment''
|-
| ''Mickey's Strategy''
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| rowspan="12" | 1930
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Mickey's Master Mind''
|-
| ''Mickey's Luck''
|-
| ''Mickey's Whirlwinds''
|-
| ''Mickey's Warriors''
|-
| ''Mickey the Romeo''
|-
| ''Mickey's Merry Men''
|-
| ''Mickey's Winners''
|-
| ''Screen Snapshots'' Series 9, No. 24
|-
| ''Mickey's Musketeers''
|-
| ''Mickey's Bargain''
|-
| rowspan="8" | 1931
| ''Mickey's Stampede''
|-
| ''Mickey's Crusaders''
|-
| ''Mickey's Rebellion''
|-
| ''Mickey's Diplomacy''
|-
| ''Mickey's Wildcats''
|-
| ''Mickey's Thrill Hunters''
|-
| '']''
|-
| ''Mickey's Sideline''
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1932
| ''Mickey's Busy Day''
|-
| ''Mickey's Travels''
|-
| ''Mickey's Holiday''
|-
| ''Mickey's Big Business''
|-
| ''Mickey's Golden Rule''
|-
| ''Mickey's Charity''
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1933
| ''Mickey's Ape Man''
|-
| ''Mickey's Race''
|-
| ''Mickey's Big Broadcast''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1934
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| 1935
| ''Pirate Party on Catalina Isle''
|-
| 1937
| ''Cinema Circus''
|-
| 1938
| ''Andy Hardy's Dilemma''
|-
| 1940
| ''Rodeo Dough''
|-
| 1941
| ''Meet the Stars #4'': Variety Reel #2
|-
| 1943
| '']''
|-
| 1947
| ''Screen Snapshots: Out of This World'' Series
|-
| 1953
| ''Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney – Then and Now''
|-
| 1958
| ''Screen Snapshots: Glamorous Hollywood''
|-
| 1968
| ''Vienna''
|-
| 1974
| ''Just One More Time''
|-
| 1975
| ''The Lion Roars Again''
|-
| 2008
| ''Wreck the Halls''
|}
{{col-end}}

===Television===
Rooney made countless appearances in TV sitcoms and television films. He has also lent his voice to many animation films. Only his most important work is listed in this section.
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year(s) !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1954–55
| '']''
| Mickey Mulligan
| Lead Role; 33 episodes
|-
| 1964–65
| '']''
| Mickey Grady
| Lead Role; 17 episodes
|-
| 1982
| '']''
| Oliver Nugent
| Lead Role; 13 episodes
|-
| 1990–93
| '']''
| Henry Dailey
| Main Role; 78 episodes
|}

==Stage work==
{{Div col}}
*1934: '']''
*1951:'']''
*1963: '']''
*1965: '']''
*1967: '']''
*1969–70: '']''
*1971: ''Three Goats and a Blanket''
*1971: ''Hide and Seek''
*1971: ''W.C.'' (closed on the road)
*1972–74: '']''
*1973: ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''
*1974: '']''
*1975: ''Goodnight Ladies''
*1975: '']''
*1976: ''Alimony''
*1978: ''Show Boat''
*1979–82, 1983–88: '']''
*1986: ''The Laugh's On Me''
*1987: ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum''
*1989: ''Two for the Show''
*1990: '']''
*1991–93: '']''
*1993: '']''
*1994: ''The Mind with the Naughty Man''
*1995: '']''
*1997–99: '']''
*2000: ''Hollywood Goes Classical''
*2003: ''Singular Sensations''
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==Awards and honors==
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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work / Honor !! Result
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| 1938 || ] || ] || (With ])<br>"For their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players setting a high standard of ability and achievement." || {{won|Honored}}
|-
| 1939 || Academy Award || ] || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1943 || Academy Award || Best Actor in a Leading Role || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1956 || Academy Award || ] || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1957 || ] || ] || "The Comedian", episode of '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1957 || ] || Top Male Action Star || '']'' || {{won|3rd Place}}
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| 1958 || Emmy Award || Best Single Performance || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3| 1960 || rowspan=3|] || ] || Star at 1718 ] || {{won|Honored}}
|-
| Star of Television || Star at 6372 ] || {{won|Honored}}
|-
| Star of Radio || Star at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard || {{won|Honored}}
|-
| 1961 || Emmy Award || ] || "Somebody's Waiting", episode of '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1962 || ] || Top Male Supporting Performance || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1964 || ] || Best TV Star – Male || '']'' || {{won}}
|-
| 1980 || Academy Award || ] || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1981 || Emmy Award || ] || '']'' || {{won}}
|-
| 1981 || Golden Globe || ] || ''Bill'' || {{won}}
|-
| 1983 || Academy Award || ] || "In recognition of his 50 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances." || {{won|Honored}}
|-
| 1983 || Emmy Award || Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1991 || ] || ] || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 1991 || ] || ] || For lifetime achievement as a child star<br>(Subsequently renamed "]") || {{won|Honored}}
|-
| 1996 || ] || ] || — || {{won|Honored}}
|-
| 2004 || Pocono Mountains Film Festival || Lifetime Achievement Award || — || {{won|Honored}}
|}

In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the ], ] was dedicated to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2013-09-16}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{Reflist|3}}

== References ==
* Mickey Rooney, ''Life Is Too Short'' (New York: Random House, 1991)
* ], ''The Nine Lives Of Mickey Rooney'' (New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1988 reprint)
* Rothwell-Smith, Paul. Silent Films! the Performers (2011) ISBN 9781907540325

==External links==
{{Commons|Mickey Rooney}}
* {{official website|mickeyrooney.com}}
* {{IBDB name|58310}}
* {{IMDb name|1682}}
* {{iobdb name|Mickey|Rooney}}
*
* '']'' interview 1998. Republished on a blog as ''Montreal Mirror'' has dissolved.
* at Virtual History
* Fate Slaps Down Andy Hardy http://filmnoirfoundation.org/sentinel-article/MickeyRooney.pdf
* {{EmmyTVLegends name|mickey-rooney|Mickey Rooney}}

{{EmmyAward MiniseriesLeadActor 1976-2000}}
{{GoldenGlobeBestActorTVMiniseriesFilm 1981-1999}}

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{{Infobox person | name = Mickey Mouse | image = Mickey Rooney still.jpg | imagesize = 260px | caption = Rooney in 1945 | birth_name = Joseph Yule, Jr. | birth_date = (1920-09-23)September 23, 1920 | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | death_date = April 6, 2014(2014-04-06) (aged 93) | death_place =Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_cause = | restingplace = | residence = [[Westlake Village, Califo

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