By Diane Alter
Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney, the "60 Minutes" curmudgeon commentator who delivered his two minutes of comments every week at the end of the news program from 1978 to 2001, died Friday night in a New York City hospital at the age of 92.
CBS News said in a statement that Mr. Rooney, who lived in Manhattan, died after complication following minor surgery.
On Oct. 2, Rooney made his last appearance on "60 Minutes." A little more than three weeks following that appearance, Rooney was hospitalized after developing "serious complications" from an unspecified operation.
Rooney had a long and storied career. He entered television shortly after World War II, when he began writing material for entertainers such as Arthur Godfrey, Victor Borge, Sam Levinson and Gary Moore.
In 1962, Rooney started a six-year association with CBS News correspondent and friend Harry Reasoner.
But, it was Rooney's weekly segment, some 1,097 essays, on "60 Minutes" that made him a household name. His face, dotted with bushy eyebrows, jowls and the signs of advancing age, and his voice, akin to that of a grumpy old uncle, were highly recognized, admired and discussed.
Rooney, a widower since 2004, is survived by his four children.
The Best of Andy Rooney - Humor & Satire Classics
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- Food for Holiday Thoughts
- Warning: Antiques are Addictive
- Make Christmas More Like Christmas
- Christmas: Fugeddaboutit!
- Hard Choices in Store
- Try Some of Andy's Christmas Tidbits
- A Homemade Thanksgiving
- The Junk Building Boom
- Vive La French Food
- Is It Music or Noise?
- Presidential Debates Reveal More About the Candidates and Less
- Forget the Birthday Greetings
- Sort Well-Aged from Old
- Silence is a Wonderful Sound
- Politicians Have It Hard
- Time on My Mind
- Police Report
- We're Doing Too Much Kissing
- Home is Always The Best Place to Be
- The Glories of Maturity
- The White House? No Thank You
- An Appreciative Husband's Gratitude
Andy Rooney Passes Away at Age 92
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