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Andy Rooney

American journalist and essayist
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Also known as: Andrew Aitken Rooney
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Category: Arts & Culture
In full:
Andrew Aitken Rooney
Born:
January 14, 1919, Albany, New York, U.S.
Died:
November 4, 2011, New York City (aged 92)
Awards And Honors:
Emmy Award (2003)
Emmy Award (1982)
Emmy Award (1981)
Emmy Award (1979)
Emmy Award (1968)
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Andy Rooney (born January 14, 1919, Albany, New York, U.S.—died November 4, 2011, New York City) American journalist and essayist who was best known for his curmudgeonly commentaries (1978–2011) at the end of the television news show 60 Minutes. Rooney was raised in Albany, New York, the younger of two children born to a felt salesman and a homemaker. He attended Colgate University but, following the outbreak of World War II, was drafted in 1941. By his own account, while still stateside, he was arrested in Florida for sitting in the back of a segregated bus alongside African American servicemen. ...(100 of 656 words)

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