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Mickey Rooney (née Ninian Joseph Yule, Jr.)

Memorial Page for Mickey Rooney (née Ninian Joseph Yule, Jr.)

Sep 23, 1920 – Apr 6, 2014(93 years)Died in:Studio City, Los Angeles County

American actor

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Awards(7)

Academy Juvenile AwardAcademy Honorary AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmEmmy AwardGolden Globe for Best Actor in a Television SeriesTheatre World Special Awardstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Spouse(9)

Ava GardnerBetty Jane RaseMartha VickersElaine DevryCarolyn MitchellMarge LaneCarolyn HockettJan RooneyB. J. Baker

Education(4)

Fairfax High SchoolHollywood High SchoolHollywood Professional SchoolMorningside High School

Mickey Rooney (* September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn; † April 6, 2014 in Studio City) was an american actor. He was 93 years old. He had 8 wives. He had at least 3 children (3 sons). His education included Fairfax High School, Hollywood High School, Hollywood Professional School and Morningside High School. He received 7 awards, including Academy Juvenile Award, Academy Honorary Award. His cause of death was disease. He was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Life Events

19 Events

Born in Brooklyn, New York

1920

Academy Juvenile Award

1938

Academy Juvenile Award

1939

Married Ava Gardner

1942

until 1943

Married Betty Jane Rase

1944

until 1949

Married Martha Vickers

1949

until 1952

Married Elaine Devry

1952

until 1958

Married Carolyn Mitchell

1958

until 1966

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

1960

Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series

1963

Mickey

Married Marge Lane

1966

Married Carolyn Hockett

1969

Married Jan Rooney

1978

until 2014

Theatre World Special Award

1980

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1981

Bill

Emmy Award

1982

Academy Honorary Award

1983

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

2004

Died in Studio City, Los Angeles County (disease)

2014

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  • Ava Gardner
  • B. J. Baker
  • Martha Vickers
  • Elaine Devry
  • Joe Yule
  • Nellie W. Carter
  • Mickey Rooney Jr.
  • Tim Rooney
  • Teddy Rooney

Resting place

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Los Angeles

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Mickey Rooney (née Ninian Joseph Yule, Jr.). Forever remembered.