Death of Andy Rooney

January 14, 1919 - November 4, 2011
Rowayton, Connecticut | Age 92

Former '60 Minutes' commentator dies at 92
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DAVID BAUDER, The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator who spent more than 30 years wryly talking about the oddities of life for the TV news magazine "60 Minutes," died Friday night, CBS said. He was 92.

Just a month ago, Rooney delivered his last regular essay on the CBS news magazine.

CBS said he died Friday night in New York from complications from a recent surgery.

Rooney, also a syndicated newspaper columnist, talked...

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