At 5’2, Mickey Rooney may have been small in stature, but he had a huge personality and was one of the biggest stars in the heyday of the Golden Era of Hollywood. He had one of the longest careers of any entertainer, with a body of work that spans nine decades in the industry, including vaudeville, films, television, radio and the stage.
Rooney was born Joe Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York. At 17 months old, he made his stage debut in his parent’s vaudeville act, and made his motion picture debut in 1926. In 1927, he starred in the first of several short films in the “Mickey Maguire” series, and adopted the stage name “Mickey Rooney.” He made 78 of these comedies, and also received great notices in films such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1935). Then in 1937, he made the film that would establish his star status. “A Family Affair” was...
Rooney was born Joe Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York. At 17 months old, he made his stage debut in his parent’s vaudeville act, and made his motion picture debut in 1926. In 1927, he starred in the first of several short films in the “Mickey Maguire” series, and adopted the stage name “Mickey Rooney.” He made 78 of these comedies, and also received great notices in films such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1935). Then in 1937, he made the film that would establish his star status. “A Family Affair” was...
- 9/14/2023
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Ex-nfl player James Hardy III's death has been ruled a suicide by officials in Indiana ... TMZ Sports has learned. As we previously reported, Hardy -- who spent 4 years in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens -- was found dead in a Fort Wayne river on June 7. Officials said his family had reported him missing a week earlier and that it appeared his body had been in the water for several days. The...
- 7/19/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-nfl player James Hardy III -- a 2nd round pick in 2008 -- was found dead in an Indiana river, officials confirm. He was 31. The 6'6" wide receiver was drafted by the Buffalo Bills after a sensational junior year at Indiana University -- in which he was selected first team All-Big Ten. Hardy's body was found in a log jam at the Maumee River on Wednesday afternoon -- after a City water filtration plant employee spotted him and called police.
- 6/8/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-nfl player James Hardy III -- a 2nd round draft pick in 2008 -- has been committed to a state mental institution ... 6 months after he was arrested for attacking 3 cops ... TMZ Sports has learned. We broke the story ... Hardy was taken into custody on May 4th at an L.A. apartment complex after an alleged violent meltdown. We're told it took several officers to subdue the 6'6", 225-pound athlete.Now, we're told a judge has ruled...
- 11/8/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-nfl wide receiver James Hardy -- a former 2nd round draft pick -- has turned himself in to authorities stemming from an incident where he allegedly attacked and injured multiple police officers ... TMZ Sports has learned. We broke the story ... cops responded to an L.A. apartment complex on May 4th and used a taser in an effort to take Hardy into custody. But the taser was ineffective and it took several officers to subdue the 6'6", 225-pound athlete.
- 5/22/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former NFL wide receiver James Hardy III has been charged with resisting arrest in a violent incident last week where he allegedly injured several Lapd officers ... TMZ Sports has learned. We broke the story ... Hardy -- a 2nd round draft pick in 2008 -- was arrested Sunday night after allegedly going berserk at an L.A. apartment complex. Cops tased the 6'7" former athlete multiple times ... but we're told the taser was ineffective -- and at...
- 5/11/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ross Kemp: Extreme World: Sky1, 9pm
Now starting its third run, this hard-hitting documentary series follows Ross Kemp as he and his crew film and expose crime and destitution. In this series opener, Ross travels to India to investigate sex trafficking, and secretly filmed footage reveals the disturbing scale of the industry.
The Following: Sky Atlantic, 10pm
The hit Us thriller returns for a second season, as former FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) is called back in to investigate a series of murders eerily similar to those committed by Joe Carroll (James Hardy). But he died in the explosion at the end of the last season... didn't he?
Film 2014: BBC One, 11.25pm
Claudia's back! Winkleman and her partner in crime Danny Leigh return for a new series of film discussion. Reviewed tonight: the dark folk music drama Inside Llewyn Davis and CIA thiller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
Now starting its third run, this hard-hitting documentary series follows Ross Kemp as he and his crew film and expose crime and destitution. In this series opener, Ross travels to India to investigate sex trafficking, and secretly filmed footage reveals the disturbing scale of the industry.
The Following: Sky Atlantic, 10pm
The hit Us thriller returns for a second season, as former FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) is called back in to investigate a series of murders eerily similar to those committed by Joe Carroll (James Hardy). But he died in the explosion at the end of the last season... didn't he?
Film 2014: BBC One, 11.25pm
Claudia's back! Winkleman and her partner in crime Danny Leigh return for a new series of film discussion. Reviewed tonight: the dark folk music drama Inside Llewyn Davis and CIA thiller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
- 1/21/2014
- Digital Spy
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