Rooney, Mickey

1920 - Born on the 23rd of September in Brooklyn, New York.

1922 - Rooney began performing at the age of 17 months.

1926 - Entered in the movie business and made his name as the title character in the Mickey McGuire.

1934 - Signed to MGM and was educated at the studio's School for Professional Children.

1937 - Starred as Andy Hardy in A Family Affair, led to fourteen further films featuring that character.

         - His first role as the top-billed star in a feature film was as Shockey Carter in Hoosier Schoolboy with Edward Pawley playing his father.

1938 - Serious role in Boys Town opposite Spencer Tracy as Whitey Marsh.

         - He was awarded an Academy Juvenile Award.

His fame peaked in World War II with a string of successful musicals with Judy Garland.

1939 - Oscar nominated Babes in Arms as well as more serious roles in films such as The Human Comedy (1943) and National Velvet (1944).

1944 - Entered military service as radio personality on the American Forces Network.

1961 - Appeared on television "What's My Line".

         - Started enrolling students in the MRSE (Mickey Rooney School of Entertainment).

1983 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted him their Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime of achievement.

2006 - Rooney continues to work in film, and tours with his wife, Jan Chamberlin, in a multi-media live stage production called "Let's Put On a Show!"