Mickey Rooney was a tremendous kid star in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of the few people in history to receive an Academy Award at such a young age.
He made millions of dollars throughout his career as one of the highest-paid stars in the entertainment world for many years. However, when he died, he left nothing to his children and was unable to pay for his burial.
Rooney apparently signed a new testament a few months before his death, in which he left all of his money to his stepson Mark and nothing to his eight biological children or his wife Jan, from whom he was divorced but still married.
He stated there that he had been abused for years. This was revealed following Rooney’s confession to a Disney official while filming his role in the movie “A Night at the Museum,” in which the actor stated that he was not permitted to make even the slightest decisions regarding his life.
Michael Augustine, Rooney’s lawyer, and the curator collaborated with him to try to reclaim his inheritance. He was also the executor of Rooney’s estate after his death, as he did not want his final affairs handled by his family.
Christopher was earlier accused by Augustine of taking $2.8 million from Rooney’s inheritance. According to a source, Christopher had not seen or talked to Mickey in the three years leading up to his death. In reality, he was not permitted to approach the actor.
Rooney died at the age of 93 after having trouble breathing during one of his afternoon naps. He was in excellent spirits at the time and was looking forward to working on movies, such as a sequence for “Night at the Museum.”
His death was due to natural causes, with diabetic complications. The police found no evidence of wrongdoing and determined that no investigation was required. Unfortunately, he was left in the morgue for several days as his relatives fought over his estate and burial.
Rooney currently lies at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery with other industry greats such as Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, and Jayne Mansfield. This was revealed to be the actor’s dying desire.
As Jan and her children did not trust one another, a restraining order was placed on his body for 48 hours while funeral preparations were being made. Augustine and Jan were debating where Rooney should be buried at the moment.
Augustine, on the other hand, maintained that he was merely honoring his friend’s request to be buried in Hollywood. A judge decided that Jan and Chris could not attend the burial rites during the funeral.
A month before his death, he signed a new will in which he named his stepson Mark and his wife as the only beneficiaries of his inheritance. Despite his efforts, Rooney lost the majority of his money owing to elder abuse and financial mismanagement by Jen and his other stepson, Christopher.
In addition, pursuant to a previous arrangement, his estranged wife got his Social Security payments and pension wages. His lawyer argued at the time that Rooney thought his children were more financially secure than he was, which is why he gave them no inheritance.
Rooney was the sole child of a burlesque performer and an impoverished chorus girl, Joseph Yule Jr. They divorced when he was four years old, and he relocated from Brooklyn to Hollywood.
He gave it his all while in Los Angeles. He made his film debut in 1926 and has been an active presence in the entertainment business for the past eight decades.
The Hollywood legend was a celebrity who played a number of memorable roles. He appeared in the “Andy Hardy” franchise as well as classics such as “National Velvet” and “Boys Town,” among many more.
Although Rooney’s death was terrible owing to the ab*ses and misfortunes he had to endure at the hands of his ostensibly loved ones, the business considered him a legend. In fact, Laurence Olivier, a thespian, declared that Rooney was the “greatest there has ever been.”