Legendary Hollywood Star Mickey Rooney Dies At 93

Stage legend Liza Minnelli posted the following statement on her Official Facebook page regarding the loss of the Hollywood star:

Mickey was somebody that everybody loved, but to me he was part of the family. He was one of a kind, and will be admired and respected always -- Liza Minnelli

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/07/300101780/legendary-hollywood-star-mickey-rooney-dies-at-93

Mickey Rooney, the pint-size, precocious actor and all-around talent whose more than 90-year career spanned silent comedies, Shakespeare, Judy Garland musicals, Andy Hardy stardom, television and the Broadway theater, died Sunday at age 93.
Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died at his North Hollywood home.

by The Associated Press

April 07, 2014 1:45 AM ET