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Mickey Rooney Facts
| Sign | Libra |
| Born |
Sep 23, 1920 Brooklyn, NY |
| Died |
Apr 6, 2014 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 93 |
| Total Facts | 57 |
Was co-owner for many years of the Mickey Rooney Tabas Hotel in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Was considered for the role of Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" (1968).
Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Sugar Babies."
Was number 7 on the World Poker Tour Invitational even though he had never played Texas Hold 'Em poker before.
Went to the same high school as Jason Robards, Ann Miller, Nanette Fabray, Lana Turner, Alan Hale Jr., Marge Champion, Alexis Smith and Joseph A. Wapner.
With movie appearances stretching from 1926 to 2007, totaling 81 years, his is the longest career in cinema history, surpassing that of Lillian Gish.
With the death of James Stewart on July 2, 1997, he is the last surviving entertainer of the forty-six caricatured in Hollywood Steps Out (1941).