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 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