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UPDATE, FEB 18, 2018: In court documents filed on January 18, Janice Rooney’s attorney requested the Los Angeles Superior Court to have the matter dismissed entirely. No details were disclosed if there was a settlement in the matter between any of the parties. PREVIOUSLY, OCT 2017: Over three years after Mickey…

The producer of such socially conscious TV movies as Bill with Mickey Rooney and stunning prot0-reality series including That’s Incredible! died August 14 in Beverly Hills. Alan Landsburg was 81. He produced more than 50 TV films and 2,000-plus hours of television during his career  Along with David Wolper, Landsburg…

UPDATED, 3:45 PM:Turner Classic Movies is expanding its salute to the legendary actor, who died Sunday at 93. The cable channel has announced a “multi-tiered” tribute to Mickey Rooney that includes adding an April 13 screening of his National Velvet — the 1944 hit that made Elizabeth Taylor a star — at the TCM Classic…

In this week's podcast, Deadline Awards Columnist Pete Hammond and host David Bloom talk about the highlights in this year's TCM Classic Film Fest, which opens tonight with a beautifully restored version of the 1955 musical Oklahoma, among many other treasures. David and Pete also mark the passing of Mickey Rooney…

It’s almost impossible to believe Mickey Rooney is gone. Even at 93 he was everywhere. A Hollywood fixture, as well as a legend. We last saw photos of him sharing laughs with Bruce Dern and Martin Landau at the Vanity Fair party following the Oscars just last month. In fact I often saw him around during Oscar season…

Legendary actor Mickey Rooney has died today at the age of 93. Born Joseph Yule Jr in Brooklyn on September 23, 1920, Rooney started in Hollywood young (17 months) and went on to become one of the biggest box office draws of the 1930s. Although he appeared in such classics as 1934’s Blind Date and with Judy Garland in…