An agreement was reached on Tuesday not to move the actor's body from a mortuary until a court hearing on Friday that may help determine his burial place.Īugustine said that while Rooney owned a burial plot in Westlake Village, north-west of Los Angeles, the actor had said recently he wanted to be buried in Hollywood or a veterans' cemetery. Plans were still being made for his burial and a possible tribute, Augustine said. The star of the Andy Hardy films and Hollywood's highest paid actor in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Rooney was a product of the industry's old studio system and was not entitled to hefty royalty payments, Augustine said.
Police and coroner's officials were informed of Rooney's death but said no investigation of it was necessary. The actor had been in good spirits and was looking forward to continuing to appear in movies after filming a scene for the upcoming instalment of the Night at the Museum franchise.Īugustine 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. Rooney died on Sunday after having difficulty breathing during an afternoon nap, Augustine said. The actor designated Augustine to serve as the executor of his estate, stating that he did not want any relative handling his final affairs. Augustine said Rooney's children were in better financial situations than the actor, so he felt it was appropriate to bequeath Mark Rooney all he had left.
Jan Rooney will receive her husband's social security benefits and some of his pension earnings but this is a result of a previous agreement.
Rooney's will disinherited the actor's eight surviving children, as well as his estranged wife. Rooney's will was filed in the Los Angeles superior court on Tuesday.
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