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On Hollywood turning its back on him: I wasn't in the club. You see, I'm not going to be a stroker. I never have been all my life.
Mickey Rooney
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Mickey Rooney
Age: 93 †
Born: 1920
Born: September 23
Died: 2014
Died: April 6
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