How Mickey Rooney’s Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream changed Vidal’s life. Mickey Rooney in Beverly Hills, California, in 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) By signing up, you confirm that you are over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Step into the world of the legendary Mickey Rooney, a four-time Oscar nominee who left an unforgettable mark on the silver screen.

For three straight years last century, the diminutive actor was Hollywood’s undisputed box-office champion, and the unlikeliest of role models/sex symbols for America’s adolescents, thanks to his role ...