Via Liberaland:
Known as a huge draw in the 30′s and 40′s at the box office, and for his many wives, Mickey Rooney, born Joseph Yule, Jr., passed away Sunday at 93.
As adept at comedy as drama and an excellent singer and dancer, Rooney was regarded as the consummate entertainer. During a prolific career on stage and screen that spanned eight decades (“I’ve been working all my life, but it seems longer,” he once said), he was nominated for four Academy Awards and received two special Oscars, the Juvenile Award in 1939 (shared with Deanna Durbin) and one in 1983 for his body of work.
He also appeared on seri...
