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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]
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.
Mickey Rooney starred in this iteration, which debuted on July 4, 1948, and ended on September 12, 1948. The 30-minute program was heard at 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Sundays.The show provided another radio opportunity for Rooney, whose Shorty Bell newspaper drama had ended in June 1948. Relatively unknown singers, musicians, and actors appeared ...
[32] [33] In 1948, he appeared in the short-lived Shorty Bell CBS Radio show. Hoyt was cast as managing editor of a newspaper, with Mickey Rooney in the title roll of an aspiring reporter. [ 34 ]
Dave Coulier Says the “Full House” Cast Nicknamed Guest Star Mickey Rooney ‘Topper’ Because of His Annoying Habit Victoria Edel January 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Bill is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid based on the life of Bill Sackter. [1] [2] The film was broadcast on CBS on December 22, 1981. [3] A sequel, Bill: On His Own, was released in 1983. [4]
Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), attempts to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for repeatedly robbing him, and sets out to hire legendary retired singing-sheriff Marshal Bing Bell to bring Slade to justice.
He later became a Hollywood actor under the name Mickey Rooney. [3] The Yules separated in 1924 during a slump in vaudeville, and Carter moved with her son to Hollywood in 1925. Yule was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in Los Angeles on 14 May 1943. Yule died of a heart attack on 30 March 1950 in Hollywood, California. [1] He was 57.