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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Actor Mickey Rooney is shown in this file photo as G.I. Dooley in the 1956 Hollywood movie "The Bold and the Brave."
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Actor, singer and dancer Mickey Rooney, wearing spats and a pinstriped suit, performs a dance routine during a rehearsal for the television show "George M. Cohan Story" in Hollywood, California, March 19, 1957.
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Actor Mickey Rooney portrays "Pinnochio," in this September 1957 file photo.
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Mickey Rooney in the movie "The Private Lives of Adam & Eve." Within the Garden of Eden, Rooney plays Satan, Sept. 8, 1959.