Timothy Rooney, son of Mickey Rooney, dies at 59
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:45:03 -0700
Timothy Rooney, son of Mickey Rooney, dies at 59 in California
ROBERT JABLON
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Timothy Hayes Rooney, a son of Mickey Rooney who had a
minor career as an actor, has died. He was 59.
Rooney died Saturday at his Hemet ranch after a five-year battle with a
disease called dermatomyositis, his stepbrother, Dan Kessel, said
Tuesday.
"He was upbeat and plucky. He was a fighter. He fought a valiant fight
just to survive," Kessel said. "He died with dignity."
"He was a happy guy and jokester," said his father, Mickey Rooney, in a
telephone call. "He was my son and I loved him very much. They should
remember him as a guy who was smiling all the time and was very happy."
"It's a great loss," said his stepmother, Jan Chamberlain-Rooney. "He
was just a sweetheart."
Born Jan. 4, 1947, in Birmingham, Ala., he was the second son of his
famous father. His mother was a former Miss Alabama and singer, Betty
Jane Rase, who performed as B.J. Baker.
Rooney suffered from childhood polio that left him paralyzed for two
years but he recovered. He was chosen to be one of the original 1955
Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but never appeared on the show
because he was fired for getting into mischief in the Disney paint
shop.
His later career included parts in movies such as "Riot on Sunset
Strip." He also appeared on TV shows ranging from "Dragnet" to
"Bewitched," commercials and did voice-over work for cartoons.
Rooney also tried his hand at folk-rock singing and standup comedy,
Kessel said.
His father's fame proved a mixed blessing.
"It opened doors but it was also kind of a stumbling block as well,"
Kessel said. "He resembled his father so much ... it kind of typecast
him. As an actor, it kind of limited him."
Kessel said Rooney had a range of other interests, including owning and
racing thoroughbred horses.
In addition to his father, stepmother and stepbrother, Rooney is
survived by his sisters Kelly, Kerry, Kimmy Sue and Jonelle Rooney;
brothers Mickey Jr., Teddy, Michael and Jimmy Rooney and stepbrothers
David Kessel, Chris Aber-Rooney, and Mark Aber-Rooney. He also is
survived by his caregiver, Pamela McClenathan.
deb...@comcast.net
"Riot on Sunset Strip".
David Carson
>years but he recovered. He was chosen to be one of the original 1955
>Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but never appeared on the show
>because he was fired for getting into mischief in the Disney paint
>shop.
His older brother, Mickey Jr., was involved in the same incident and also
got fired from the Mouseketeers for it.
A few other lesser-known Mousketeer children have died, as have the two
adult hosts, but all of the children who were on for the full run of the
show are still alive.
>In addition to his father, stepmother and stepbrother, Rooney is
>survived by his sisters Kelly, Kerry, Kimmy Sue and Jonelle Rooney;
>brothers Mickey Jr., Teddy, Michael and Jimmy Rooney and stepbrothers
>David Kessel, Chris Aber-Rooney, and Mark Aber-Rooney. He also is
>survived by his caregiver, Pamela McClenathan.
I confess that I don't read many obits all the way to the end, but that
last sentence sounds odd to me. It sounds more than anything like a way to
work the caregiver's name into the obit as awkwardly as possible.
David Carson
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Kathi
> Actor Edward Laurence Albert died Friday. He was 55.
Here comes the next triad..."Aging Offspring of (Better Known)
Hollywood Parents".
Several names come to mind, but I don't want to jinx anyone by saying,
"Hey, I was just thinking of so-and-so the other day!"
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Ed Varner
Kathi wrote:
> > Timothy Rooney, son of Mickey Rooney, dies at 59
>
> > Actor Edward Laurence Albert died Friday. He was 55.
>
>
> Here comes the next triad..."Aging Offspring of (Better Known)
> Hollywood Parents".
>
>
> Several names come to mind, but I don't want to jinx anyone by saying,
> "Hey, I was just thinking of so-and-so the other day!"
If you count Run DMC rapper Rev Run's baby then there are 3 deaths of
celebrities' offspring.
Ed
Arthur Preacher
something
taht may prove highly explosive. Exactly which group or groups
are taking out the sons of famous actors, and more importantly, WHY.
What knowledge do they posses, that their famous Dads
were too afraid to tell? And how does this lead to the
[Don] Knotts Conspiracy? Those that dismiss these
obvious signs are doing so at their own risk. Keep up the
great work and let us work together to figure out these
incredible mysteries and perhaps save a life or three!!!
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, David Carson <da...@neosoft.com> wrote:
> >Rooney suffered from childhood polio that left him paralyzed for two
> >years but he recovered. He was chosen to be one of the original 1955
> >Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but never appeared on the show
> >because he was fired for getting into mischief in the Disney paint
> >shop.
>
> His older brother, Mickey Jr., was involved in the same incident and
> also got fired from the Mouseketeers for it.
What's the story there? What did they do?
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Brad Ferguson
<INVALID...@example.com.invalid> wrote:
> In the previous article, David Carson <da...@neosoft.com> wrote:
> > >Rooney suffered from childhood polio that left him paralyzed for two
> > >years but he recovered. He was chosen to be one of the original 1955
> > >Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but never appeared on the show
> > >because he was fired for getting into mischief in the Disney paint
> > >shop.
> >
> > His older brother, Mickey Jr., was involved in the same incident and
> > also got fired from the Mouseketeers for it.
>
> What's the story there? What did they do?
I'd love to know that myself. I googled the hell out of it, and all I
got was that they got into "mischief in the Disney paint shop," and
that child actor Paul Petersen (later of "The Donna Reed Show") was
also fired, apparently for the same high crime.
David Carson
<thir...@frXOXed.net> wrote:
>In article <efdq5p$aut$1...@reader2.panix.com>, J.D. Baldwin
><INVALID...@example.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In the previous article, David Carson <da...@neosoft.com> wrote:
>> > >Rooney suffered from childhood polio that left him paralyzed for two
>> > >years but he recovered. He was chosen to be one of the original 1955
>> > >Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but never appeared on the show
>> > >because he was fired for getting into mischief in the Disney paint
>> > >shop.
>> >
>> > His older brother, Mickey Jr., was involved in the same incident and
>> > also got fired from the Mouseketeers for it.
>>
>> What's the story there? What did they do?
>
>
>I'd love to know that myself. I googled the hell out of it, and all I
>got was that they got into "mischief in the Disney paint shop,"
I've had my eye on this for years, and that's the only wording I've
ever seen.
> and
>that child actor Paul Petersen (later of "The Donna Reed Show") was
>also fired, apparently for the same high crime.
Peterson was fired for even an even more cryptic reason - "being
disruptive."
King Daevid MacKenzie
<da...@neosoft.com> 'n sez:
>>>> Rooney suffered from childhood polio that left him paralyzed for two
>>>> years but he recovered. He was chosen to be one of the original 1955
>>>> Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but never appeared on the show
>>>> because he was fired for getting into mischief in the Disney paint
>>>> shop.
>>> His older brother, Mickey Jr., was involved in the same incident and
>>> also got fired from the Mouseketeers for it.
>> What's the story there? What did they do?
>
>
> I'd love to know that myself. I googled the hell out of it, and all I
> got was that they got into "mischief in the Disney paint shop," and
> that child actor Paul Petersen (later of "The Donna Reed Show") was
> also fired, apparently for the same high crime.
...lemme guess -- the next name to pop up in this deal is Tommy Kirk,
right? ;-) ...
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Brad Ferguson
<echoes...@charter.net> wrote:
> Brad Ferguson quotes J.D. Baldwin quotin' David Carson
> <da...@neosoft.com> 'n sez:
>
> >>>> Rooney suffered from childhood polio that left him paralyzed for two
> >>>> years but he recovered. He was chosen to be one of the original 1955
> >>>> Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but never appeared on the show
> >>>> because he was fired for getting into mischief in the Disney paint
> >>>> shop.
> >>> His older brother, Mickey Jr., was involved in the same incident and
> >>> also got fired from the Mouseketeers for it.
> >> What's the story there? What did they do?
> >
> >
> > I'd love to know that myself. I googled the hell out of it, and all I
> > got was that they got into "mischief in the Disney paint shop," and
> > that child actor Paul Petersen (later of "The Donna Reed Show") was
> > also fired, apparently for the same high crime.
>
> ...lemme guess -- the next name to pop up in this deal is Tommy Kirk,
> right? ;-) ...
At least this explains the sudden disappearance of the Mousekabugger
segment.
Jon Nadelberg
>
> Peterson was fired for even an even more cryptic reason - "being
> disruptive."
>
According to his book, he punched someone in the stomach, IIRC.
Bill Schenley
> > > > > paralyzed for two years but he recovered. He was
> > > > > chosen to be one of the original 1955
> > > > > Mouseketeers for "The Mickey Mouse Club" but
> > > > > never appeared on the show because he was fired
> > > > > for getting into mischief in the Disney paint shop.
> > > > His older brother, Mickey Jr., was involved in the
> > > > same incident and also got fired from the
> > > > Mouseketeers for it.
> > > What's the story there? What did they do?
> > I'd love to know that myself. I googled the hell out of it,
> > and all I got was that they got into "mischief in the
> > Disney paint shop,"
> I've had my eye on this for years, and that's the only
> wording I've ever seen.
> > and that child actor Paul Petersen (later of "The Donna
> > Reed Show") was also fired, apparently for the same
> > high crime.
> Peterson was fired for even an even more cryptic reason -
> "being disruptive."
Sherry Alberoni said that the Rooneys got fired for mixing together all
of the paint in the paint lab ... and Bobby Burgess said that Peterson
got fired for crawling around on the catwalks.