Mickey Rooney filmography Mickey Rooney filmography Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. Beginning as a child actor, his career extended over 88 years, making him one of the most enduring performers in show business history. He appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era, having one of the longest careers in the medium's history. For a number of years, film exhibitors regularly voted Rooney as one of the top money making stars in the
Joseph G. Gavin Jr Joseph G. Gavin Jr Joseph G. Gavin Jr. (September 18, 1920 – October 30, 2010) was an American engineer responsible for the development of the lunar module used in the Apollo program, as well as president, chief operating officer and chairman of the executive committee of the Grumman Corporation. Gavin was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1974 "for leadership in the design and the production of the Apollo Lunar Module". Gavin was director of the Lunar Module program for Apollo. In that capacity he managed a team of 7,500 people that oversaw landing of the lunar module