Voted number 88 in a list of top Catholics of the 20th century by web site's visitors. Profile by Tracy Dowling portrays Dooley as a model Catholic, and denies the charges of his detractors that he was gay or a tool of the CIA.

Short biography.

Short biographical entry in The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.

Prologue excerpted from the book by James T. Fisher. Dr. Tom Dooley, Catholic folk hero, meets the Kingston Trio, "collegiate" folk singers whose rendition of the song "Tom Dooley" was in the Top Ten for 4 months.

Book review by Warren Arronchic. This biography of a gay man doesn't focus on his homosexuality; it shows how a media darling was used by the military to make a war in Vietnam more palatable. [Gay Today]

James T. Fisher's 1998 biographical book "Dr. America: The Lives of Thomas A. Dooley, 1927-1961" reviewed by Catholic doctor and apologist Arthur C. Sippo. During the Cold War, American Catholics needed a hero. But the mythology surrounding Dooley proved fraudulent. [St. Catherine Review]

Finding aid for this special collection of papers and artifacts in the University of Notre Dame Archives. Also a brief description of the scope and content of the collection.

Dr. Thomas P. Dooley, Ph.D., a biomedical researcher specializing in dermatology, describes the life of Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, M.D., a physician who died of metastatic melanoma.

Text of the joint resolution conferring posthumously the Congressional Medal of Honor on Dooley.

Includes a reprint of an article about Dooley from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Dooley's letter to Fr. Hesburgh. [Reflections from the Dome]

James Sullivan reviews James T. Fisher's "Dr. America: The Lives of Thomas A. Dooley, 1927-1961." Although Dooley did have many admirable qualities, the book is a disturbing revelation of how he was used by anti-Catholic elitists to further their political goals. [Culture Wars]

The first chapter of James T. Fisher's book "Dr. America: The Lives of Thomas A. Dooley, 1927-1961."