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EndNotes archive for April 7, 2014

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 1942, file photo, Mickey Rooney, 21, Movieland's No. 1 box office star, and Ava Gardner, 19, of Wilson, N.C., pose together in Santa Barbara, Calif., shortly after the couple applied for a marriage license. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (Associated Press)

Mickey Rooney dies at 93 

Mickey Rooney was irrepressible and delightful as an actor, singer, dancer, entertainer. He debuted as an infant and never stopped. He was the screen’s most famous teen face during World War II – starring as Andy Hardy, the active fun-loving teen. Rooney’s real life reads…

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