Legendary actor Mickey Rooney dies at 93

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Legendary actor Mickey Rooney dies at 93
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Venerable actor Mickey Rooney, best known for his starring turns in National Velvet, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Babes in Arms, died Sunday at the age of 93, according to TMZ.

Rooney got his start in Hollywood as a child actor, and shot to fame when he played Andy Hardy in more than a dozen Andy Hardy films during the 1930s and '40s. Over the course of his career, he starred in film, television, and onstage, and received several awards, including a Juvenile Academy Award, two Golden Globes, and an Emmy.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.