Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer and radio personality. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era. At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks, Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 15 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values. A versatile performer, he
Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. (August 9, 1920 – May 6, 2004) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Clarke was born on August 9, 1920 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia in 1945 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1945. He was in private practice in Richmond, Virginia from 1945 to 1975. On December 11, 1974, Clarke was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the