Patricia Rooney Explained

Patricia Rooney
Birth Name:Marion Bent
Birth Date:December 23, 1879
Birth Place:New York City, New York
Death Date:July 28, 1940 (aged 60)
Death Place:New York City, New York
Occupation:Film editor, actress, dancer
Spouse:Pat Rooney Jr. (1904–her death)
Parents:Arthur Bent
Alice Lawless

Patricia Rooney (born Marion Bent; December 23, 1879 - July 28, 1940) was an American film editor, dancer, and actress who was active in the industry from the 1910s through the 1930s. She was sometimes credited under her birth name and was married to Broadway performer Pat Rooney Jr.[1]

Biography

Rooney was the daughter of Arthur Bent and Alice Lawless (a cornet player and a dancer, respectively), both of whom had moved to New York City from England before she was born. During her childhood, her family moved from the Bronx to Greenwich Village, where she met her future husband, Pat Rooney Jr. (son of vaudeville dancer Pat Rooney Sr.).[2] [3]

On April 10, 1904, she married Rooney;[4] the pair had a headlining vaudeville act together for many years. Julie Malnig, in her book Dancing Till Dawn: A Century of Exhibition Ballroom Dance, described the duo as "The reigning vaudeville comedy team of the teens".[5] In addition to acting on the stage, Rooney also appeared in short films and worked as a film editor. She retired from performing in 1932 due to arthritis.[6] Their son, Pat Rooney III, followed in their footsteps, embarking on a career on the stage.[7]

Billed as Marion Bent, she appeared on Broadway in The Billionaire (1902)[8] and Love Birds (1921).[9]

She died in New York City at Calvary Hospital in 1940 after a lengthy illness and hospitalization.[10] [11]

Selected filmography

As an editor:

As an actress:

References

  1. Web site: 2 May 1940, 2 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-02-15.
  2. Web site: 29 Jul 1940, Page 11 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-02-15.
  3. Web site: 29 Jul 1940, Page 12 - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-02-15.
  4. Book: Dodge . Richard Irving . Rogers . Will . The Indian Territory Journals of Colonel Richard Irving Dodge . 1996 . University of Oklahoma Press . 9780806132679 . 510–513 . 14 March 2019 . en.
  5. Book: Malnig . Julie . Dancing Till Dawn: A Century of Exhibition Ballroom Dance . 1995 . NYU Press . 9780814755280 . 62 . 14 March 2019 . en.
  6. Web site: 4 Jun 1940, Page 13 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-02-15.
  7. Web site: 29 Jul 1940, Page 12 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-02-15.
  8. Web site: Marion Bent . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 14 March 2019 . https://archive.today/20190314014550/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/marion-bent-415236 . 14 March 2019 . live .
  9. Web site: Marion Bent . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 14 March 2019 . https://archive.today/20190314014541/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/marion-bent-31768 . 14 March 2019 . live .
  10. Web site: 4 Jun 1940, Page 13 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-02-15.
  11. Web site: 29 Jul 1940, Page 12 - The Philadelphia Inquirer at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-02-15.

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