Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney has passed away today at the age of 93 according to media reports.
The barely five-foot-tall star had been ill for quite some time but the cause of death has yet to be released.
sized actor had a prolific career spanning over nine decades which included: two special Oscars (the Juvenile Award in 1939 and an Honorary Academy Award in 1983), one Emmy Award, two Golden Globes and one Tony. Rooney was one of MGM Studio’s biggest box office stars in the late ’30s and early ’40s and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era.
Rooney made his stage debut at just 15 months old during his family’s vaudeville act, Yule and Carter. Shortly after his parents divorced, his mother took him to Hollywood where he was cast as Mickey McGuire in a series of 78 short films. The success of the films led to him being signed to MGM when he was 14 and instantly sky-rocketed him into fame.
Rooney had an illustrious personal life and was married eight times and has been married to Jan Chamberlin since 1978.
