Rooney, Josie (b. 1892)
Rooney, Josie (b. 1892)
American dancer. Born 1892 in New York, NY; dau. of Pat Rooney and Josie Granger; sister of Pat, Katherine, Mathilda, Julia Rooney.
Made debut as a child in her parents' vaudeville troupe; sister Julia as Rooney Sisters (1905), performing cake-walk on Orpheum circuit and at European cabarets (1906–13).
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