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My marriage license reads, 'To whom it may concern,'

Mickey Rooney

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Mickey Rooney
Age: 93 †
Born: 1920
Born: September 23
Died: 2014
Died: April 6
Actor
Comedian
Dub Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Radio Personality
Screenwriter
Singer
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Stage Actor
Brooklyn
New York
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