[Deathwatch] Tim Rooney, Actor, 59

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Actor and voiceover artist TIMOTHY HAYES ROONEY, a son of MICKEY
ROONEY, has died. He was 59. Rooney died on 23 September (06) in Hemet,
California after a five-year battle with the muscle disease
dermatomyositis. He was the second son of the veteran actor and his
wife, singer BETTY JANE RASE, who performed as BJ BAKER. As a child,
Rooney had polio, which left him paralyzed for two years, but he
eventually recovered. He was chosen as one of the original Mouseketeers
for the MICKEY MOUSE CLUB in 1955, but never appeared on the show after
being fired after getting into mischief in the Disney paint shop. His
later career included parts in RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP and VILLAGE OF THE
GIANTS. He appeared on TV shows including DRAGNET, BEWITCHED, PETTICOAT
JUNCTION and GIDGET and did voiceover work for cartoons including THE
JETSONS and MR T. 

Many thanks to Deathwatch Central for posting this obituary