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 Carvalko, Jr. Joseph Carvalko, Jr. Joseph Carvalko, Jr. is a technologist, academic, and writer living in New Mexico, who has devoted his career to the field of invention and its intersection with society. Joseph Carvalko was born and raised in the U.S. northeast. From 1959 to mid-1964, he served in the U.S. Air Force as part of the Strategic Air Command, 307th Bomb Wing, after which he continued his education at Fairfield University (B.S. Electrical Engineering), Quinnipiac University (Juris Doctor) and Fairfield University (Master in Fine Arts (writing)). As an inventor/engineer, Carvalko has been awarded 15 US patents over the period 1978