He has 320 movies to his credit. In 1944, Rooney entered military service for 21 months during World War II as a radio personality on the American Forces Network.
Name | Years | Children |
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Ava Gardner | 1942-1943 | |
Betty Jane Rase | 1944-1949 | Mickey Rooney, Jr. (born 1945) |
Tim Rooney (1947 - 2006) | ||
Martha Vickers | 1949-1951 | Theodore Michael Rooney (born 1950) |
Elaine Devry | 1952-1958 | |
Barbara Ann Thomason (Carolyn Mitchell) | 1958-1966 | Kelly Ann Rooney (born 1959) |
Kerry Rooney (born 1960) | ||
Michael Joseph Rooney (born 1962) | ||
Kimmy Sue Rooney (born 1963) | ||
Marge Lane | 1966-1967 | |
Carolyn Hockett | 1969-1974 | Jimmy Rooney (adopted from Carolyn's previous marriage) (born 1966) |
Jonelle Rooney (born 1970) | ||
Jan Chamberlin | 1978-present |
What is he up to these days? Mickey and Jan brought their off Broadway musical: Let's Put On A Show! to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois on August 30, 2009, to be followed with a 13 performance tour of Ontario, Canada from September 21 through October 6, 2009. Wow, not bad for his age.