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Andy Rooney was born
Born in Albany, New York. Father: Walter Scott Rooney. Mother: Ellinor (Reynolds) Rooney. -
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Andy Rooney's Life
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Reporter for Newspaper
Rooney becomes a reporter for the military news paper "Stars and Stripes" after he is drafted into WWII. -
"The Garry Moore Show"
Rooney starts writing for "The Garry Moore Show." -
Begins on 60 Minutes
Rooney's "end-of-show" segment on 60 Minutes, "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" (originally "Three Minutes or So With Andy Rooney"). A summer replacement for the debate segment "Point/Counterpoint." At the end of the 1978–1979 season, "Point/Counterpoint" was dropped altogether. -
Posing for Pictures
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Suspended from CBS
Suspended without pay after a gay magazine attributes him with making racist comments, which he denied. -
Back on "60 Minutes"
Rooney was reinstated on CBS "60 Minutes." The original suspension was supposed to be 3 months. -
Rooney Offends Native Americans
Offends Native Americans by saying the Casinos they own don't do enough to help their own people. -
King's Celebration
Celebrates Larry King's 50 years of broadcasting in New York -
Cronkite's Memorial Ceremony
Rooney attends Walter Cronkite's Memorial Ceremony at Avery Fisher Hall in New York. -
Last Time on Film
Rooney appears on his last show of "60 Minutes." -
Last Air Showed On
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Final Essay on "60 Minutes"
Rooney delivers his 1,097th and last essay for "60 Minutes." -
Enters Hospital
Rooney develops serious complications following surgery. -
Andy Rooney passes away
Rooney passes away due to surgical complications.
