Actor Mickey Rooney, born Joe Yule Jr. on Sept. 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y., has died. His career spanned eight decades. From singing and dancing to comedy and drama, the Emmy Award-winning actor was a versatile performer who also had an active social life outside of showbiz that was just as chronicled. Here are some images from his life on- and offscreen. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Jackie Cooper, left, and Mickey Rooney use cameras owned by visiting newspaper men on June 22, 1935. (Frank Filan / Associated Press)
Mickey Rooney hands a gift to Ann Rutherford in “Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary,” 1941. (Archive Photos / Getty Images)
Mickey Rooney and wife Jan Chamberlin at an AFI opening-night gala in Dallas in March 2008. (Chris Blumenshine / Getty Images)
Mickey Rooney makes his way to the Governor’s Ball, after the 65th Emmy Awards, held in the L.A. Convention Center, Sept. 22, 2013. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
