Mickey Rooney in “The Comedian” from TV’s Playhouse 90, live from 1957
Mickey Rooney has died. Rooney, a former child star of the 1920s and 1930s who by 20 was the biggest movie star in the world — in the world! — was 93. Among his many screen credits spanning eight decades, his characterization of TV comedian Sammy Hogarth cut a dramatic …