Robert Dooley, Father of Gordon, Ray, Johnnie and William, Dies

Robert Dooley, 52, father of Gordon, Ray, Johnnie and the late William Dooley, died Aug. 4 at the Knickerbocker Hospital, New York, where he had been rushed after being found unconscious in bed at the home of Johnnie Dooley, 254 West 84th Street, New York City. Death was attributed to over-excitement following the marriage of his son, Gordon Dooley to Martha Morton, daughter of Sam & Kitty Morton. The deceased came to this country 20 years ago from Ireland. He appeared on the vaudeville stages several times with William and Gordon Dooley, also assisted Johnnie in one of his two-a-day turns. He is survived by a widow, two daughters and two sons. Burial was from Philadelphia, the original home of the Dooley family. Variety Magazine, August 11, 1922, page 7