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Pat Rooney (actor born 1848)

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and four daughters: Kate, Mattie, Josie, and Julia. His children performed with him on the vaudeville stage as The Rooneys in a family act, and several of them had careers in entertainment, with his son being the most successful.
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which he often did to his original tunes. Some of his more successful songs that gained popularity among the American public of his day included, "Is that Mr. Reilly?", "Pretty Peggy", and "The Day I Played Baseball".
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three years later in 1870. However, another account states he first arrived in Philadelphia in 1871 and made his American debut that year at Fox's Theatre in that city.
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Twas Only an Irishman's Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920
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stage from the 1870s until his death in 1892. He wrote his own songs, and became famous for his
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Vaudeville, Old & New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America, Volume 2
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Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (2007). "Pat Rooney Sr.".
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The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall and Cosmopolitan Entertainment Culture
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Rooney was married to Josie Granger Rooney with whom he had one son,
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Rooney gained a reputation as a gifted comedian and dancer on the
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Index

Birmingham
Pat Rooney Jr.
actor
comedian
songwriter
dancer
vaudeville
Pat Rooney (1880–1962)

Birmingham
England
Bolton
music halls
Bowery Theatre
vaudeville
clog dancing
Pat Rooney Jr.
pneumonia


The Boston Globe
"PAT ROONEY DIES; DANCER 72 YEARS; Ex-Vaudeville Performer, at 82, Was Still on Stage Confused With Father 4 Sisters on Stage In 'Guys and Dolls'"
The New York Times




Palgrave Macmillan US
ISBN
9781137476593

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