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
Fred Yule Fred Yule Frederick Robert Yule (7 October 1893, Norfolk – 11 December 1982, Southend-on-Sea) was an English character actor, comedian and singer, mainly known for his appearances in post-war BBC Radio programmes such as "ITMA", "Ray's a Laugh", "Band Waggon" (1947 era) and "The Archers". In "Ray's a Laugh" he MAY have been the voice of a female character "Ivy", together with either Ted Ray himself or one of the Pearson brothers [a musical act]. This was postulated in an edition of "Quote,Unquote" A BBC panel game. He also provided more than one voice in a radio adaptation of "Three