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Mickey Rooney Jr. -- an original member of the Mouseketeers and the eldest child out of Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney's nine kids -- has died. He was 77. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mickey Rooney Jr., the eldest son of screen legend Mickey Rooney, died Saturday at the age of 77, following a lengthy career as a musician, actor and original Mouseketeer.

He said: “Mickey Rooney, Jr peacefully passed away this morning in Arizona. “For the past many years, he lived with and was in the care of Chrissie Brown and her family. “I first met Mickey ...