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American comedian
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Gordon Dooley and Edward Kimball in the comedy film A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair (1917)

Gordon Dooley (13 August 1898 - 23 January 1930) was an American vaudeville comedian and eccentric dancer.

He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to Robert Roger Dooley (originally Dool), 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, the next year at age 31, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.

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  1. ^ "Gordon Dooley Dies. Noted in Vaudeville, Comedian and Eccentric Dancer, the Last of Three brothers, a Victim of Pneumonia". New York Times. January 25, 1930. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
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