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Mickey Rooney was born Ninnian Joseph Yule, Jr., [7] in Brooklyn, New York on September 23, 1920, the only child of Nellie W. Carter and Joe Yule. [8] His mother was an American former chorus girl and burlesque performer from Kansas City, Missouri, while his father was a Scottish-born vaudevillian, who had emigrated to New York from Glasgow with his family at the age of three months. [4]
The Academy Juvenile Award, also known informally as the Juvenile Oscar, was a Special Honorary Academy Award bestowed at the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to specifically recognize juvenile performers under the age of eighteen for their "outstanding contribution[s] to screen entertainment".
At the 90th Academy Awards, James Ivory became the oldest-ever Oscar winner in any category, at age 89, after receiving the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Call Me by Your Name. [2] At the 93rd Academy Awards , Ann Roth became the oldest-ever woman to win an Oscar in any category, at age 89, after receiving the award for Best ...
The nominees for the 56th Academy Awards were announced on February 16, 1984, by Academy president Gene Allen and actor Mickey Rooney. [6] Terms of Endearment earned the most nominations with eleven; The Right Stuff came in second with eight. [7] The winners were announced at the awards ceremony on April 9.
At age 22, Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet was the third-youngest person nominated in that category and the youngest since 19-year-old Mickey Rooney for his role in Babes in Arms in 1939. [21] At age 88, Best Supporting Actor nominee Christopher Plummer became the oldest ever performer nominated for a competitive Oscar. [22]
She shot to fame acting opposite Mickey Rooney in a string of beloved Hollywood musicals before landing the part of Dorothy. ... She was later nominated for Oscars for her dramatic performances in ...
Mickey Rooney: Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction: Dolly Parton Ben Vereen: Presenters of the awards for Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score and Best Original Score: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Robert Benjamin: Robert Hays Kristy McNichol
Mickey Rooney in 1945. Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) was an American actor of stage, film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville.Beginning as a child actor, his career extended over 88 years, making him one of the most enduring performers in show business history.