Mickey Rooney had to file for bankruptcy in 1962 due to mismanagement of his finances. Shortly before his death in 2014 at age 93, he alleged mistreatment by some family members and testified before Congress about what he alleged was physical abuse and exploitation by family members. By the end of his life, his millions in earnings had dwindled to an estate that was valued at only $18,000. He died owing medical bills and back taxes, and contributions were solicited from the public. Rooney was born Joseph Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of vaudevillians
Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. Gartlan is the first Virginia politician to have a major highway named after him while he was still alive. Gartlan died at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital on July 18, 2008 after a brief illness. Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. Joseph Vincent Gartlan Jr. (September 21, 1925 – July 18, 2008) was a long-serving Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia. Gartlan was born in Glen Head, New York on September 21, 1925. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946. After the war he attended Georgetown University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1949. He