Mickey Rooney dies at 93
Mickey Rooney. (Getty) Getty
Legendary actor Mickey Rooney has died at the age of 93, TMZ reports.
Rooney, who starred in over 20 films as character Andy Hardy, had been battling a long illness and is believed to have died of natural causes.
In 1940 he became the first teenage Oscar nominee for his role in the film Strike Up the Band.
His career spanned over seven decades and he most recently appeared in the 2011 film The Muppets alongside Amy Adams.
The actor who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1920 married eight times.
He is survived by his eighth wife Jan and nine children.
The veteran actor who spent his entire life in the show business starred alongside Hollywood legends including Elizabeth Taylor in the film National Velvet and Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
He starred on over 200 films and was awarded two honorary Oscars, the first in 1938 and the second in 1983.
Author: Martin Zavan, Approving editor: Matthew Henry
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