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Andy Rooney Biography (1920-)

Full name, Andrew Aitken Rooney; born January 14, 1920, in Albany, NY; son ofWalter S. and Elinor (Reynolds), Rooney; married Marguerite Howard, April 21, 1942; children: Ellen, Martha, Emily, Brian. Addresses: OFFICE--CBS,51 W. 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 14, 1920

Albany, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; DOCUMENTARIES
• "Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed," CBS News Hour, 1968.
• An Essay on War, PBS.
• Also In Praise of New York City, Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner, Mr.
• Rooney Goes to Washington, and Mr. Rooney Goes to Work; essayist, 60 Minutes, CBS, 1979--.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
• Director, "Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed," CBS News Hour, 1968.
• Credits; PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR
• An Essay on War, In Praise of New York City, Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner, Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington, and Mr. Rooney Goes to Work.
• Writings;NONFICTION
• (With O. C. Hutton) Air Gunner, 1944.
• The Story of the Stars and Stripes, 1946.
• Conquerors' Peace, 1947.
• The Fortunes of War, 1962.
• A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney, Atheneum, 1981 More by Andy Rooney, Atheneum, 1982.
• Pieces of My Mind, Atheneum, 1984.
• Word for Word, Putnam, 1986.
• Writings;TELEVISION; SERIES
• Writer for Arthur Godfrey, Garry Moore, Sam Levenson, and Victor Borge; essayist, 60 Minutes, CBS, 1979--.
• Writings;DOCUMENTARIES
• "Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed," CBS News Hour, 1968; An Essayon War, PBS; In Praise of New York City, Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner, Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington, and Mr. Rooney Goes to Work.

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