Mickey Rooney dies
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| Mickey Rooney |
Mickey Rooney, who began his show business career as a
17-month-old, died in California on Sunday at the age of 93.
Brooklyn native Joseph Yule, Jr. made his first movie, “Not to Be
Trusted,” in 1926.
Later came the “Andy Hardy” movie series, at times with Judy
Garland.
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| Ott Gangl photo of Mickey Rooney for John Kenley production in Akron, either "Go Ahead and Laugh" in 1986 or "Show Boat" in 1978 |
He received a Tony nomination for Broadway’s song-and-dance revue, “Sugar
Babies.”
And an Emmy in 1981 for playing a mentally retarded man in “Bill.”
He married eight times, including to actress Ava Gardner, who later
tied the knot with musician Artie Show and singer/actor Frank Sinatra.
To read more about Mickey, click on http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/07/showbiz/mickey-rooney-obit/
To read former
BJ and current PD TV/movie critic Mark Dawidziak’s article on Rooney, including
Mickey’s performances at the Civic Theater in John Kenley productions, click on
http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2014/04/mickey_rooney_was_a_movie_star_with_impressive_tv_credits.html#incart_river
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