William Baker Rock
William Baker Rock (August 5, 1872 - June 27, 1922) was a vaudeville comedian and dancer.[1][2] He was a partner with Maude Fulton in the vaudeville act of Rock and Fulton.[3] He later was a partner with Frances White (1898-1969) as Rock and White.[4]
William Baker Rock | |
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_and_Frances_White_(1898-1969)_in_1917.jpg) William Rock (1875-1922) and Frances White (1898-1969) in 1917 | |
| Born | William Baker Rock August 5, 1872 |
| Died | June 27, 1922 (aged 49) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Stomach cancer |
| Occupation | Comedian and dancer |
Biography
He was born on August 5, 1872 in Evansville, Indiana to William Beverly Rock and Matilda Baker.[2][4][5] He married Jane Ryder on October 5, 1905 in Manhattan, New York City.[6] He married Gladys Tilbury of Brighton, England. On July 6, 1921 he married Hiler Eby of Altoona, Pennsylvania. She appeared with him in Hitchy-Koo. On July 13, 1921 he was hospitalized and had one-third of his stomach removed.[1] He died on June 27, 1922 at the National Stomach Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of cancer of the stomach.[2][4][7][8] He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Rock Operated On. A Portion of Stomach Removed From Dancer, Recently Married. July 15, 1921. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9507E0DC173EEE3ABC4D52DFB166838A639EDE. Retrieved 2015-09-22. "William Rock, for many years well known as a dancer and comedian in vaudeville and musical theater ...".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Death certificate for William B. Rock". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ Maude Fulton, 69, Stage Star, Dead. Noted Actress Here for Many Years Was Author of 'Brat' and 'The Humming Bird'. November 11, 1950. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9806E6D71738E73ABC4952DFB767838B649EDE. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Anthony Slide (2012). "William Rock". The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. University Press of Mississippi.
- ↑ My Life in Vaudeville: The Autobiography of Ed Lowry uses 1867 for the year of William Rock's birth.
- ↑ New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
- ↑ William Rock, Dancer. June 28, 1922. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Baker_Rock_(1872-1922)_obituary_in_the_New_York_Times_on_June_28,_1922.png. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ↑ William Rock of Stage Fame Dead. June 28, 1922. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Baker_Rock_(1872-1922)_obituary_from_the_Ogden_Standard-Examiner_on_June_28,_1922.png. Retrieved 2015-09-23.