Mickey Rooney, one of the last stars from Hollywood's golden age, has died at 93. Rooney's career began in the early 1920s and spanned all media -- from silent movies to Broadway to television. During the Great Depression, when the national mood was bleak, his eternal optimism and simple values helped make him a star among American audiences.
Hollywood Superstar Mickey Rooney Dies at 93
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Mickey Rooney, 21, Movieland's No. 1 box office star, and Ava Gardner, 19, of Wilson, N.C., pose together shortly after the couple applied for a marriage license, in Santa Barbara, California, Jan. 5, 1942.
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Hollywood's Mickey Rooney, visiting an army post, demonstrates his riding ability with one of the Fourth Field Artillery's famous mules, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Jan. 29, 1942.
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Actor, singer and dancer, Mickey Rooney, is shown in this undated photo.
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Actor Mickey Rooney and his bride, actress Martha Vickers, smile happily as they walk down the aisle of a church shortly after their wedding ceremony, in North Hollywood, California, June 3, 1949.