R.I.P. Elaine Devry: ‘The Atomic Kid’ Star And Mickey Rooney’s Fourth Wife Dead At 93

Actress and model Elaine Devry has died. Devry, who was 93, died at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon on Sept. 20, Deadline reports.

According to the outlet, Devry was born as Thelma Elaine Mahnken in Compton, California on Jan. 10, 1930, and began her career as a model prior to moving to Butte, Montana to marry her high school sweetheart, Dan Ducich. However, Durich was convicted of armed robbery, and the two divorced in 1952, per TV Insider.

That same year, Devry met Mickey Rooney, and she became his fourth wife that November. Following their marriage, she made her first on-screen appearance in the 1953 crime comedy A Slight Case of Larceny, which Rooney also starred in.

Devry and Rooney starred alongside each other in the 1954 sci-fi comedy The Atomic Kid as Audrey Nelson and Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry, respectively. The couple had two children together and ultimately divorced in 1958.

Devry’s acting career continued into the 1970s, as she appeared in films such as China Doll (1958), Diary of a Madman (1963), A Guide For The Married Man (1967), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973), and Herbie Rides Again (1974).

Her TV credits outside of The Atomic Kid include her first television appearance on General Electric Theater in 1953, which was hosted by Ronald Reagan. She later appeared in an episode of Laramie (1960), three episodes of Perry Mason, an episode of I Dream Of Jeannie (1967), two episodes of My Three Sons, and more.

While she retired from acting in the 1970s, she appeared in the movie Heart to Heart.com in 1999, per TV Insider.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, she married actor Will J. White in 1975 after the two met on NBC’s The Dick Powell Theatre in 1961. They were married until White’s death in 1992.

Devry’s funeral took place on Oct. 7 in Oregon, per Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.