Victor Moore
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| Born | February 24, 1876 Hammonton, New Jersey, USA |
| Died | July 23, 1962 (aged 86) East Islip, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1896–1955 |
| Spouse | Emma Littlefield (1902–1934) (her death) Shirley Paige (1942–1962) (his death) |
Victor Frederick Moore (February 24, 1876 – July 23, 1962) was an American actor of stage and screen, as well as a comedian, writer, and director.
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[edit] Personal life
He was married twice – first to actress Emma Littlefield from 1902 until her death on June 25, 1934, and then to Shirley Paige in 1942. The marriage was not announced for a year and a half. At the time of the announcement, Moore was 67 years old and Paige was 22. They remained married until Victor Moore's death 20 years later.
He had three children with his first wife: Victor, Junior (born 1910), Ora (born 1919), and Robert (born 1921).[citation needed]
[edit] Career
Victor Moore made his film debut in 1915. He starred in three films that year, two of which were directed by Cecil B. DeMille - Chimmie Fadden and Chimmie Fadden Out West.
He appeared in over 50 films and 21 Broadway shows. His first appearance was on Broadway in Rosemary (1896). He also appeared in George M. Cohan's Forty-five Minutes from Broadway, which opened January 1, 1906, and its sequel, The Talk of New York (1907). He went on to star in shows such as Oh, Kay! (1926) as Shorty McGee, Hold Everything! (1928) as Nosey Bartlett, Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing (1931) with William Gaxton, Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933), Cole Porter's Anything Goes (1934) as Moonface Martin, and Irving Berlin's Louisiana Purchase (1940) as Oliver P. Loganberry.
Victor Moore worked in film twice with Bob Hope, first in Louisiana Purchase (1941) and again in Star Spangled Rhythm (1942).
He made a guest appearance as himself on The Martin and Lewis radio show on 8/16/49, and was a regular (as himself) on The Jimmy Durante Show.
He also appeared in such Hollywood films as Swing Time (1936) with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), The Heat's On with Mae West, Duffy's Tavern (1945), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947), On Our Merry Way (1948), A Kiss in the Dark (1949), and We're Not Married (1952), working with Ginger Rogers for a second time. His last screen appearance was a cameo role as a plumber in The Seven Year Itch (1955).
His most unusual role came in the 1945 Daffy Duck cartoon Ain't That Ducky. Moore was so pleased with the caricature of him that he offered to add his voice free of charge on one condition: that the animators drew him with a little more hair.
[edit] The Victor Moore bus terminal
The Victor Moore bus terminal at the New York City Subway's Roosevelt Avenue / 74th Street station in Jackson Heights, Queens, served by the 7 E F M R trains and Q33, Q47 and Q49 buses, is named for him.
[edit] Death
Victor Moore died of a heart attack on 23 July 1962. He was 86 years old. He is interred at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Silent films
- Snobs (1915)
- Chimmie Fadden (1915)
- Chimmie Fadden Out West (1915)
- The Race (1916)
- The Clown (1916)
- In Society and Out (1916)
- The Best Man (1916)
- The Wrong Mr. Fox (1917)
- He Meant Well (1917)
- Did It Ever Happen to You? (1917)
- The Sleepwalker (1917)
- He Got There After All (1917)
- Some Doctor (1917)
- His Military Figure (1917)
- Ballad and Bologna (1917)
- Invited Out (1917)
- Flivvering (1917)
- Moving (1917)
- Community (1917)
- Bungalowing (1917)
- Oh, Pop! (1917)
- Camping (1917)
- In Bed-In Bad (1917)
- The Cow Jumped Over the Moon (1917)
- Home Defense (1917)
- Faint Heart and Fair Lady (1917)
- Nutty Knitters (1917)
- Toothaches and Heartaches (1917)
- The Installment Plan (1917)
- Oh! U-Boat (1917)
- Meatless Days and Sleepless Nights (1918)
- He Got His (1918)
- Adam and His Eves (1918)
- The Man Who Found Himself (1925)
[edit] Sound films
- Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)
- Head's Up (1930)
- Love in the Suburbs (1931)
- Ladies not Allowed (1932)
- Romance in the Rain (1934)
- Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
- Swing Time (1936)
- We're on the Jury (1937)
- Meet the Missus (1937)
- The Life of the Party (1937)
- She's got Everything (1937)
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- Radio City Revels (1938)
- This Marriage Business (1938)
- Louisiana Purchase (1941)
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
- Riding High (1943)
- The Heat's On (1943)
- True to Life (1943)
- This Is the Army (1943)
- Carolina Blues (1944)
- Duffy's Tavern (1945)
- It's in the Bag! (1945)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
- It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
- On Our Merry Way (1948)
- A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
- We're Not Married (1952)
- The Seven Year Itch (1955)
