Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, entertainment icons Dick Van Patten, left, and Mel Brooks flank Mickey Rooney at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia Calif. 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.

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In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, entertainment icons Dick Van Patten, left, and Mel Brooks flank Mickey Rooney at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia Calif. 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.