Mickey Rooney poses exclusively for T.N. Morrison at Fort Erie Race Track, flanked by Rudy Pilous and Conn Smythe, c. 1960s

Mickey Rooney poses exclusively for T.N. Morrison at Fort Erie Race Track, flanked by Rudy Pilous and Conn Smythe, c. 1960s

Mickey Rooney, Rudy Pilous and Conn Smythe

Black and white photograph of Mickey Rooney posing for the camera at the Fort Erie Race Track, flanked by Rudy Pilous and Conn Smythe.

T.N. Morrison was the managing editor of the Welland Tribune for many years.

Rudy Pilous, a close friend of Morrison's, achieved fame as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1961. He lived in St. Catharines in his later years and died there in 1994. He is buried in the Victoria Lawn Cemetery.

Conn Smythe, in addition to his ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs, also had business interests in horse racing, and may have had been attending to watch his own team.

Coincidentally, Mickey Rooney later filmed a scene for the 1979 movie "The Black Stallion" at the Fort Erie Race Track.

T.N. Morrison

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

c. 1960s

T.N. Morrison

Black and white photograph

Still image

Storage - T.N. Morrison Folder 3

Fort Erie