He would go on to portray that character nearly 20 more times throughout his career. Rooney met Judy ... Asians and Chinese come up to me and say, 'Mickey, you were out of this world.'" ...

In his 1991 autobiography Life Is Too Short, Rooney recounts that, at his birth on a kitchen table in Brooklyn on Sep 23, 1920, he was delivered by a Chinese ... character from Mortimer to Mickey.

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Mickey Rooney, the pint-sized ball of energy ... by his ability to reinvent himself with his numerous character roles. “He was a dear friend and long time client.

Hollywood icon Mickey Rooney is gone ... he recorded both audio and video of Rooney, who seemed to come alive when he switched into character. Rooney was entertaining to watch, and Scheffler ...