Andy Rooney

Andy Rooney is a writer and television commentator who has a weekly segment on 60 Minutes called A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney.

1. Born: January 14, 1919 in Albany, New York
2. Alma Mater: Colgate University
3. Awarded Best Script of the Year 6 times by Writer's Guild
4. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II
5. Won 4 Emmy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Emmy
6. Syndicated column runs in over 200 newspapers
7. Seen weekly on 60 Minutes since 1979

• 1919: Born in Albany, New York
• 1941: Drafted into the U.S. Army
• 1943: Was one of six corespondents that was involved with the first American bombing raid over Germany during World War II
• 1959: Writer for the The Garry Moore Show
• 1964: Wrote An Essay on Doors
• 1962: Started to collaborate with CBS News
• 1979: Started to write essays for 60 Minutes
• 2003: National Society of Newspaper Columnists awarded Rooney with the Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award

• Air Gunner
• The Story of The Stars and Stripes
• Conquerors' Peace
• The Fortunes of War
• A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney
• And More by Andy Rooney
• Pieces of My Mind
• Word for Word
• Not That You Asked...
• Sweet and Sour
• My War
• Sincerely, Andy Rooney
• Common Nonsense

• CBS News: Andy Rooney Archives

• Yahoo! Video: Andy Rooney on ... Andy Rooney (Time: 1:27)

• Yahoo! Video: 60 Seconds With Andy Rooney (Time: 1:01)

• YouTube: In Living Color - Andy Rooney (Time: 2:24)

• YouTube: Frank Caliendo - A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney (Time: 2:38)

• 60 Minutes: What Have They Done To Milk? (2005)

• 60 Minutes: Andy Bottles Eau De Rooney (2005)

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