Was there ever a more consummate entertainer than Mickey Rooney? Born Joseph Yule Jr. in Brooklyn in 1920, he was still making movies when he died Sunday, 88 years after his first screen ­appearance.

An early version of Mickey Mouse has entered the public domain for the first time today, ending a decadeslong battle by The Walt Disney Company to prevent the move. The character was first featured in ...

LOS ANGELES — Actor Mickey Rooney, who became America’s biggest movie star while still a brash teenager in the 1930s and later a versatile character actor in a career that spanned 10 decades, died ...

Mickey Rooney was the original Hardy boy. His 200-plus film credits notwithstanding, the spry, spirited Rooney will be best remembered for playing the impetuous title character in MGM's beloved Andy ...

In the wake of Mickey Rooney’s death Sunday at age 93, much will be written — and should be written — about his glory days at MGM, his multiple co-star pairings with Judy Garland, and his lengthy run ...

Mickey Rooney, who blossomed from a child star into a versatile character actor over his decades-spanning Hollywood career, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 93. Rooney ...