Name/Title
B+W photo of Pat Rooney II & Janet Reade being married in Hoboken City Hall, July 21, 1942.Entry/Object ID
2011.005.0024Description
Black-and-white photo of Pat Rooney II & Janet Reade being married in Hoboken City Hall, July 21, 1942.
Print 8" high x 11" wide with integral caption. Associated Press wire service photo and caption. Reverse has attached published photo with caption, dated July 22, 1942, from newspaper, San Francisco Examiner plus the inkstamp of the Examiner Reference Library.
Caption below photo:
(NY15) Hoboken, N.J., July 21 -- Pat Rooney II Weds Former Daughter-in-law -- Pat Rooney II of the dancing family, (left) puts the wedding ring on the finger of Janet Reade, (center) his former daugher-in-law, during their wedding ceremony at City Hall today. Standing next to the new Mrs. Rooney is Jean Scanlon, New York singer who was bridesmaid, while Recorder Robert Emery (right) is reading the marriage service. (AP Wirephoto) (Gx31721RSTF) 1942 (see wire story)
The published photo from the Examiner has it as "All in Family" with the original caption slighty truncated. It refers to a story on page 13. Apparently this was a significantly newsworthy event as the story was also in Time magazine the next week (see notes.)
Emery was the Court Recorder. The ceremony was apparently in the City Council chamber which also served as the courtroom.Acquisition
Accession
2011.005Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Made/Created
Date made
1942 - 1942Notes
Date: 1942-1942General Notes
Note
Notes: Pat Rooney II (1880-1962), also known as Pat Rooney, Jr. was a vaudeville perfomer who had a dance act. Previous wife was Marion Bent. Their son, Pat Rooney III, also went into vaudeville (father and son had a dance act as late as 1933.) Janet Reade was the former wife of Pat Rooney III.
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From Time magazine, July 27, 1942:
Vaudeville's veteran Funnyman Pat Rooney II, 62, got a license to marry blonde Actress Janet Reade, onetime member of Eddie Cantor's Whoopee, one time wife of Funnyman Pat's son, Pat Rooney III. Said Pat Rooney II of Pat Rooney III: "I haven't seen him for some years." Said Actress Janet Reade: "I haven't seen him either. Anyway I like his father better. He's a funny little guy but I love him."
(http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,802366,00.html#ixzz1GmWjyzkV)
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-03-16
