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Also Known As Joe Yule, Jr. • Mickey McGuire
Born September 23, 1920 • New York City • New York
Died April 6, 2014 (aged 93) • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1983)
Notable Family Members spouse Ava Gardner

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Mickey Rooney smiles in a promotional portrait from around 1955, wearing a maroon and gray striped shirt against a blue background.
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Scene from the 1935 film A Midsummer Night's Dream showing Jean Muir, Olivia de Havilland, and Mickey Rooney in costume among trees and foliage, with a mystical figure in the background.
Sepia-toned film still of Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney sitting on steps beside a bicycle in Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936, both boys appearing thoughtful.
Director Norman Taurog, wearing a hat and glasses, sits beside actor Mickey Rooney, who is smiling, on the set of the film Boys Town, with camera equipment visible behind them.
Mickey Rooney as Huckleberry Finn sits barefoot against a tree, wearing a straw hat and ragged clothes, holding a pipe in a scene from the 1939 film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Mickey Rooney sits at a piano smiling up at Judy Garland, who stands beside him in a dress, in a scene from Strike Up the Band (1940).
June Preisser holds Mickey Rooney's arm while Judy Garland stands to the right, all in costume, in a scene from Strike Up the Band (1940).
Mickey Rooney, wearing a trench coat and fedora, smiles and waves while standing on a hopscotch court aboard a ship.
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