Rooney, whose sensitive portrayal of an Japanese-American landlord in Breakfast at Tiffany's somehow failed to win him a Spirit of Asian America award, was, according to a Quinnipiac poll, already thought dead by the vast majority of Americans. A spokesman for Google says that "When+did+Mickey+Rooney+die" was the 57th most frequent search in 2013, right behind "What+are+signs+of+chlamydia."
Today, Rooney is remembered mostly for being referenced in old Warner Brothers cartoons that 40-year-olds watched constantly during childhood. And also because he apparently was married a lot or something.
Mr. Rooney died at home with his family. He was preceded in death by his fanbase.
Photo: Public domain studio still.
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