KnowraMickey RooneyLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Mickey Rooney, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 5Compared with 3Child actorRelated: His long career crossed child roles, adult leading roles, and later character acting.Judy GarlandRelated: Their screen partnership helped establish Garland as a musical-film star.YellowfaceBroader topic: His broad caricature is one of Hollywood’s most criticized examples of yellowface.Academy Juvenile AwardRelated: The Academy honored his juvenile screen work with a special award in 1939.Sammy Davis Jr.Compared with: Rooney and Davis shared early show-business experience, but Davis faced racial barriers Rooney did not.Ava GardnerRelated: He was Gardner’s first husband; they married in 1942 and divorced the following year.Esther WilliamsRelated: He co-starred with Williams in the MGM musical This Time for Keeps.Roddy McDowallCompared with: Rooney offers a parallel example of a child performer sustaining a long adult career.Jackie CooperCompared with: Rooney’s similarly long career offers a comparison with Cooper’s path from child stardom to adult roles.