Kelly Rooney Biographies & Genealogy

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Kelly Ann Rooney born Sep 13, 1959 Los Angeles, California, United States

Kelly Ann Rooney was born to actor "Mickey" Joseph Yule (1920 - 2014), better known as Mickey Rooney, and Barbara Ann Thomason (1937 - 1966), also known as Carolyn Mitchell. Barbara was Mickey Rooney's fifth wife. Kelly had siblings Kerry Yule Rooney (born 1960), Michael Joseph Rooney (born 1962), and Kimmy Sue "Kimm" Rooney (born 1963). She also had half siblings Joseph "Mickey" Yule Rooney III (1945 - 2022), Timothy "Tim" Hayes Yule Rooney (1947 - 2006), Ted Michael "Teddy" Rooney (1950 - 2016), Jonelle Q. Rooney (born 1970), and James Rooney (born 1972). There were two more sisters, born in 1953 and 1955. Kelly Rooney married Matthew G. Harrison, born in 1959, on November 26, 1983, in Los Angeles, California. According to Kelly, her mother, actress Barbara Ann Thomason, was killed by a friend of her father's who was obsessed with Barbara. That was in 1966. According to Kelly, “My dad called me in 1992 and said, ‘Kel, I want you to hear something,’” Rooney recalled. “'… I have to apologize to you because I couldn’t save her. And I’m so sorry.’ I know he carried around a big bag of guilt about that.” In spite of the notoriety and many marriages, Kelly felt close to her father and was happy that she was his daughter. To see an article about their relationship and her thoughts on her father, see Mickey Rooney's Daughter Recalls Close Bond.

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Kelly R Rooney Nov 11, 1976 - Oct 4, 1991

Kelly R Rooney was born on November 11, 1976, and died at age 14 years old on October 4, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kelly R Rooney.

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