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8 shares Mickey Rooney, Hollywood's top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s, died Sunday at his North Hollywood home at age 93. Over the course of his career, he was nominated for four Academy Awards and received two special Oscars for film achievements, received an Emmy and a Tony nomination.A small man physically, Rooney was prodigious in talent, scope, ambition and appetite. He sang and danced, played roles both serious and silly and wrote memoirs, a novel, movie scripts and plays.Rooney also made hundreds of appearances on TV talk and game shows, dramas and variety programs. FILE - Child star Mickey Rooney poses for a promotional photo at age 5 in this photo dated about 1925. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (AP Photo/File)I always say, 'Don't retire �� inspire,' Rooney said in an interview with The Associated Press in March 2008. There's a lot to be done.Here are photos from just a few of his many roles:___Follow AP photographers and photo editors on Twitter: http://apne.ws/15Oo6jo FILE - In this Sunday, March 7, 2010, file photo, Mickey Rooney, right, and Jane Rooney arrive during the 82nd Academy Awards, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) FILE - In this Wednesday,UK Nike Air Max 2011 Women Grey Black Red, March 2, 2011, file photo,Nike Air Max 2013 White Black, Senate Aging Committee Chairman Sen. Herb Kohl. D-Wis., center, gets a hug from entertainer Mickey Rooney, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., looks on at left, prior to Rooney testifying about elder abuse, before the committee. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - In this Thursday, May 19, 2011, file photo, actor Mickey Rooney poses during a portrait session in Los Angeles. Rooney,UK Nike Air Max 2011 Men All Black Grey, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) FILE - In this Wednesday, March 2, 2011, file photo, entertainer Mickey Rooney testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, about elder abuse, before the Senate Aging Committee. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday,UK Nike Air Max 2013 Black Blue, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Entertainer Mickey Rooney is shown in this May 1987 file photo. Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that Rooney was with his family when he died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his North Hollywood home. (AP Photo/File) 2598645
114 shares 281 View comments Michelle Heaton has spoken of her devastation after her five-week-old baby boy Aaron was diagnosed with viral meningitis.The 34-year-old's son was rushed to hospital over the weekend before he was diagnosed with the condition - which causes inflammation in the lining of the brain and spinal cord. In addition, baby Aaron is also suffering from Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) - a condition where stomach acid leaks into the oesophagus.Scroll down for video Distraught: Michelle Heaton has spoken of her distress after her five-week-old son Aaron was rushed to hospital over the weekend Keeping her fans updated: Michelle took to Twitter on Sunday to post an update about Aaron's condition Michelle took to Twitter on Sunday to keep her followers updated on her son's condition. She wrote: 'The last 24 hours has been the worst and scariest in my life. With Everything I've been through mentally and physically nothing, I mean nothing, compares to that of when your baby is sick. 'Our beautiful baby boy has been very looked after in hospital after being diagnosed