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Mickey Rooney signed his last will just weeks before death, leaving a modest estate to a stepson who had been his caretaker, but the actor had no intention of ending his Hollywood career anytime soon, his attorney said Tuesday.
Rooney’s death Sunday occurred after the actor began to have difficulty breathing during an afternoon nap, attorney Michael Augustine said. The actor had been in good spirits and was looking forward to continuing to appear in movies after filming a scene for the upcoming installment of the “Night at the Museum” franchise.
Augustine said Rooney, 93, passed a physical required before he could start filming and his death was due to natural causes, including complications related to diabetes.
Police and coroner’s officials were informed of Rooney’s death but said no investigation of it was necessary.
Rooney’s will was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. It was signed by Rooney on March 11 and called for his stepson Mark Rooney and his wife to be the sole beneficiaries of the actor’s estate, which is valued at only $18,000.
The actor designated Augustine to serve as the executor of his estate, stating that he did not want any relative handling his final affairs.
Despite a show business career spanning more than 80 years, Rooney said he had lost most of his fortune because of elder abuse and financial mismanagement by another one of his stepsons. Augustine said despite an agreement for millions to be repaid to the actor, it was unlikely the estate could ever collect on the judgment.
TV host Samantha Harris is battling breast cancer
Samantha Harris says she's battling breast cancer.
The former “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent and “Dancing with the Stars” co-host tells “ET” that she had refused to believe the lump in her breast was benign, even after numerous doctors told her so.
She said she listened to her body and, finally, saw a specialist who gave her the bad news.
The 40-year-old TV personality said her initial response wasn’t “Why me?” Instead, she focused on her daughters, who are 3 and 6.
Harris, who lost her father when he was 50, recalled that he wasn’t there to walk her down the aisle.
But Harris said her own prognosis is encouraging. She expects to be around to plan her daughters’ weddings. She added, “They better like the dress I pick.”
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