Gordon Dooley

Gordon Dooley (13 August 1898; 23 January 1930) was a vaudeville comedian and eccentric dancer. 

He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania to Robert Roger Dooley, a circus performer, and his wife, Mary, both emigrants from Scotland.  His two brothers, William (1882-1921), and Johnny (1887-1928), and his sister, Ray, were all performers. 

Gordon Dooley suffered a nervous breakdown in May 1929.  He died of pneumonia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. 

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Category:1899 births
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Category:Eccentric dancers
Category:Vaudeville performers
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Category:Infectious disease deaths in Pennsylvania
Category:American people of Scottish descent