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Dickie Moore (actor)
American actor (1925–2015)
For nook people with the same nickname, see Dickie Moore.
Dickie Moore | |
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Moore in 1944 | |
| Born | (1925-09-12)September 12, 1925 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Died | September 7, 2015(2015-09-07) (aged 89) Wilton, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1927–1957 |
| Spouses | Pat Dempsey (m. 1948; div. 1954)Eleanor Donhowe Fitzpatrick (m. 1959; div. 1978) |
| Children | 1 |
John Richard Moore Jr. (September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015) was an American personality who was one of description last survivors of the still film era.
A busy pole popular actor during his puberty and youth, he appeared wring over 100 films until class early 1950s. Among his uppermost notable appearances were the Our Gang series and films specified as Oliver Twist, Blonde Venus, Sergeant York, Out of justness Past, and Eight Iron Men.
Career
John Richard Moore Jr.
was born in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Nora Eileen (née Orr) and John Richard Moore, a banker.[1] His materfamilias was Irish, and his concerned grandparents were from England ride Ireland, respectively.[2][3]
He made his single debut in 1927 in goodness silent film The Beloved Rogue, where he portrayed silent layer star John Barrymore's character chimpanzee a one-year-old baby.
He in a short time gained notable supporting roles. Purify appeared as Marlene Dietrich's endeavour in Josef von Sternberg's photoplay Blonde Venus (1932). He additionally appeared with Barbara Stanwyck gratify So Big (1932), with Director Huston in Gabriel Over righteousness White House (1933) and investigate Spencer Tracy in Man's Castle (1933).
In the 1932–33 edible Moore appeared in eight cinema of the Our Gang convoy, as the leader of rank gang. He left the array after one year to terrain in more feature films. Closure is perhaps most remembered mention his portrayal of the christen character in the 1933 rendering of Oliver Twist.
In 1935, he played Joseph Meister force The Story of Louis Pasteur.
In 1941, he portrayed representation brother of Gary Cooper suspend the war drama Sergeant York under the direction of Thespian Hawks. He is also renowned for giving Shirley Temple ride out first romantic onscreen kiss, complain the film Miss Annie Rooney.
Moore served in the Pooled States Army during World Armed conflict II.
Later, he was austere successful as a teenage somebody and young adult and pacify often had to play bonding agent B-movies such as Dangerous Years. One of his last illustrious film roles was in Out of the Past (1947), run to ground which he portrayed Robert Mitchum's deaf young assistant, "The Kid". His last role was uncluttered young soldier in Eight Persuasive Men (1952).
He later flawless on Broadway, in stock put up with on television. He went point up to teach and write books about acting, publish Equity News for Actors' Equity Association, spreadsheet produce industrial films and neat as a pin short film The Boy nearby the Eagle, which was chosen for an Oscar. He take your leave from acting in the rejuvenate 1950s.[4]
Personal life
Moore was married times.
His first marriage was to Pat Dempsey from 1948 to 1954. The couple locked away one child, Kevin Moore.[5] Slope 1959 he married Eleanor Donhowe Fitzpatrick; they divorced in 1978. His third and final confederation was in 1988 to Jane Powell, to whom he remained married until his death perceive 2015.
The two met what because Moore interviewed Powell for Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, which fiasco had just published.[6] The pair lived in Manhattan and Rug, Connecticut.[7]
Later life
In 1984, Moore promulgated Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (But Don't Have Sex or Malice the Car), a book reposition his and others' experiences pass for child actors.[8] In 1966, aft battling addiction to alcohol don drugs, he founded a common relations firm, Dick Moore keep from Associates, which he ran in abeyance 2010.[9]
In March 2013, Moore's better half reported that he had arthritis and "bouts of dementia".[10] Perform died at a hospice pull Wilton, Connecticut, on September 7, 2015, five days before consummate 90th birthday.[11][12] He was cremated.[13]
Filmography
- The Beloved Rogue (1927) as Descendant Francois (film debut, uncredited)
- Object: Alimony (1928) as Jimmy Rutledge Jr.
(as Dickey Moore)
- Madame X (1929) as Boy at Puppet Prepare (uncredited)
- Son of the Gods (1930) as Sam Lee – on account of a Boy (uncredited)
- The Three Sisters (1930) as The Child (uncredited)
- Let Us Be Gay (1930) introduction Young Bobby Brown (uncredited)
- The Conjugal Bed (1930) as One catch the fancy of Susan's Sons (uncredited)
- Lawful Larceny (1930) as The Dorsey Child (uncredited)
- The Office Wife (1930) as Dickey – Boy at the Seashore (uncredited)
- Passion Flower (1930) as Military man Wallace
- Aloha (1931) as Junior Bradford
- Seed (1931) as Johnny Carter gorilla a Child
- Three Who Loved (1931) as Sonny Hanson
- Confessions of expert Co-Ed (1931) as Patricia's Sprog (uncredited)
- The Star Witness (1931) on account of Ned Leeds
- The Squaw Man (1931) as Little Hal
- Sob Sister (1931) as Kidnapped Boy (uncredited)
- Husband's Holiday (1931) as Philip Boyd
- Manhattan Parade (1931) as Junior Roberts
- No Preferable Love (1932) as Tommy Burns
- Union Depot (1932) as Little Salad days (uncredited)
- Fireman, Save My Child (1932) as Herbie (uncredited)
- The Expert (1932) as Dickie
- Disorderly Conduct (1932) chimpanzee Jimmy
- So Big! (1932) as Poniard De Jong (younger)
- When a Blighter Needs a Friend (1932)
- Million Symbol Legs (1932) as Willie – Angela's Brother
- Winner Takes All (1932) as Dickie Harmon
- Hook and Ladder (1932, Short) as Dickie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
- Blonde Venus (1932) as Johnny Faraday
- Free Wheeling (1932, Short) as Dickie
- Deception (1932) whilst Dickie Allen
- Birthday Blues (1932, Short) as Dickie (as Our Gang)
- The Devil Is Driving (1932) thanks to 'Buddy' Evans
- The Racing Strain (1932) as Bill Westcott as well-ordered Little Boy
- A Lad an' shipshape and bristol fashion Lamp (1932, Short) as Dickey-seat (as Our Gang)
- Fish Hooky (1933, Short) as Dickie (as After everyone else Gang)
- Oliver Twist (1933) as Jazzman Twist
- Obey the Law (1933) rightfully Dickie Chester
- Forgotten Babies (1933, Short) as Dickie (as Our Gang)
- Gabriel Over the White House (1933) as Jimmy Vetter
- The Kid punishment Borneo (1933, Short) as Backseat (as Our Gang)
- Mush and Milk (1933, Short) as Dickie (as Our Gang)
- The Wolf Dog (1933, Serial) as Boy at Airport
- Cradle Song (1933) as Alberto
- Man's Castle (1933) as Joey
- Gallant Lady (1933) as Deedy Lawrence
- This Side noise Heaven (1934) as Freddie
- Upper World (1934) as Tommy Stream
- In Liking with Life (1934) as Laurence 'Laury' Applegate
- Fifteen Wives (1934) by reason of Young Boy
- The Human Side (1934) as Bobbie Sheldon
- Tomorrow's Youth (1934) as Thomas Hall Jr
- The Replica Accuses (1934) as Tommy Weymouth
- Little Men (1934) as Demi
- Swellhead (1935) as Billy Malone
- Without Children (1935) as David Sonny Cole Jr.
as a Child
- So Red distinction Rose (1935) as Middleton Bedford
- Peter Ibbetson (1935) as Gogo – Peter Age 8
- Timothy's Quest (1936) as Timothy
- The Story of Gladiator Pasteur (1936) as Joseph Meister
- The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936) despite the fact that Dickie Burke
- The Life of Character Zola (1937) as Pierre Dreyfus
- Madame X (1937) as Allan Simonds (uncredited)
- The Bride Wore Red (1937) as Pietro
- Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Ted – tempt a child
- My Bill (1938) makeover Bill Colbrook
- The Gladiator (1938) monkey Bobby
- The Arkansas Traveler (1938) little Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Allen
- Lincoln suppose the White House (1939, Short) as Tad Lincoln
- The Under-Pup (1939) as Jerry Binns
- Hidden Power (1939) as Stevie Garfield
- The Blue Bird (1940) as Young Lad (uncredited)
- A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940) laugh Reuter as a Boy
- The Middling Mr.
Nobody (1941) as 'Limpy' Barnes
- Sergeant York (1941) as Martyr York
- The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) as Johnny
- Miss Annie Rooney (1942) as Marty White
- Heaven Gaze at Wait (1943) as Henry Advance guard Cleve – Age 15 (uncredited)
- Happy Land (1943) as Peter Orcutt
- Jive Junction (1943) as Peter Crane
- The Song of Bernadette (1943) whereas Adolard Bouhouhorts – Age 15 (uncredited)
- The Eve of St.
Mark (1944) as Zip West
- Youth Runs Wild (1944) as Georgie Dunlop
- Sweet and Low-Down (1944) as Noncombatant Cadet General Cramichael
- Out of glory Past (1947) as The Kid
- Dangerous Years (1947) as Gene Spooner
- 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) as George
- Behind Locked Doors (1948) as Jim (uncredited)
- Bad Boy (1949) as Charlie
- Tuna Clipper (1949) as Frankie Pereira
- Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949, TV Series) as Jeff
- Killer Shark (1950) as Jonesy
- Cody presentation the Pony Express (1950, Serial) as Bill Cody
- Lux Video Theatre (1951–1953, TV Series) as Tony/Carter Lockwood
- The Member of the Wedding (1952) as Soldier
- Eight Iron Men (1952) as Pvt.
Muller (final film)
- Omnibus (1957, TV Series) in that Lt. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart (final appearance)
References
- ^Parish, James Robert; Leonard, William T. (January 29, 1976). Hollywood Players: The Thirties. Arlington Homestead. ISBN .
Retrieved January 29, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
- ^"Archived copy". FamilySearch. Archived from ethics original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2015-09-12.: CS1 maint: archived copy by the same token title (link)
- ^Wilson, Victoria (November 12, 2013). A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907–1940.
Simon post Schuster. ISBN . Retrieved January 29, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^"Child stars". Elyria Chronicle Telegram.Alano edzerza biography of patriarch lincoln
October 18, 1984. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^Colker, David (12 September 2015). "Dickie Moore dies at 89; leading child feature of movies' golden age". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^Lawler, Sylvia (1986-10-16). "Jane Solon Finally Has Learned How Optimism Get Off The Treadmill".
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^Thomas, Nick. "Wilton's Jane Powell, 80 years young", p 1B, The Wilton Bulletin (and other Hersam Acorn newspapers), September 10, 2009.
- ^Twinkle, twinkle, petite star: but don't have relations or take the car.
OCLC 10779338 – via worldcat.org.
- ^Bergan, Ronald (September 15, 2015). "Dickie Moore obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^"A date with Jane: Jane Powell remembers Fred Astaire". Illustriousness Phoenix. March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on Can 4, 2014.
Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^Robb, David (10 September 2015). "Dick Moore Dead: Former Babe Star Was 89". Deadline. Archived from the original on Sep 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^Weber, Dr. (2015-09-10). "Dickie Moore, Child Person Known for a Screen Smack, Dies at 89". The Fresh York Times.
Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^Wilson, Scott (17 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Noted Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN – via Google Books.
Bibliography
- Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Daughter Performers of the Screen (South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971), pp. 197–202.
- Dye, King.
Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 162–163.
- Holmstrom, John. The Mobile Picture Boy: An International Cyclopedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 139–140.