Mickey Rooney dies at 93; social media reacts

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Actor Mickey Rooney, born Joe Yule Jr. on Sept. 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y., has died. His career spanned eight decades. From singing and dancing to comedy and drama, the Emmy Award-winning actor was a versatile performer who also had an active social life outside of showbiz that was just as chronicled. Here are some images from his life on- and offscreen. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Jackie Cooper, left, and Mickey Rooney use cameras owned by visiting newspaper men on June 22, 1935. (Frank Filan / Associated Press)

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Mickey Rooney hands a gift to Ann Rutherford in “Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary,” 1941. (Archive Photos / Getty Images)

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Mickey Rooney and wife Jan Chamberlin at an AFI opening-night gala in Dallas in March 2008. (Chris Blumenshine / Getty Images)

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Mickey Rooney makes his way to the Governor’s Ball, after the 65th Emmy Awards, held in the L.A. Convention Center, Sept. 22, 2013. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

By Susan King

April 6, 2014 10:25 PM PT

Actor Mickey Rooney, who has died at the age of 93, was performing in his parents’ vaudeville troupe, dressed in a little tuxedo, by the time he was just 17 months old.

He went on to become one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s biggest stars during the Golden Years of Hollywood, topping the box office in 1939, 1940 and 1941.

He is being remembered Sunday for his legendary career, which included later success in television and on Broadway. Younger audiences may know him best for his role as one of the robbers in the 2006 hit, “Night at the Museum.”

Read the full obituary: Mickey Rooney dies at 93; celebrated child actor of the 1930s and ‘40s