Pauline Moore
Pauline Moore | |
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Born | Pauline Joless Love June 17, 1914 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | December 7, 2001 Sequim, Washington, U.S. | (aged 87)
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 1931–58 |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 [1][2] |
Pauline Moore (June 17, 1914 – December 7, 2001)[3] was an American actress known for her roles in Western and B movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
Early years
Moore was born Pauline Joless Love on June 17, 1914 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[4] After her father died during World War I, her mother remarried in 1925 and Moore took her stepfather's name.[5] She attended Darlington Seminary in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and William Penn High School in Harrisburg.[6]
Career
The Edna Preston stock theater company gave Moore her first professional acting opportunity.[7] She moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s, and also starred on Broadway and worked as a model.
From the late 1930s through the early 1940s, Moore made 24 films for 20th Century Fox, with whom she was contracted. Her film debut came in Frankenstein (1931).[8]
She later worked for Republic Pictures, starring in four Roy Rogers westerns, as well as the film King of the Texas Rangers in 1940, starring football great Sammy Baugh. Moore starred in three Charlie Chan films, starring alongside Cesar Romero, Allan Lane, and Kane Richmond. She also starred alongside Shirley Temple in the 1937 film Heidi, and alongside Henry Fonda in the 1939 film Young Mr. Lincoln.
In the early 1940s, she retired from acting to raise her she three children, but continued to act into the 1950s.
From her first uncredited role in 1931 through to her last role in 1958, Moore's career spanned a total of 30 films. She made a few television appearances in the 1950s, including a bit part in Spoilers of the Forest in 1957 alongside Rod Cameron and Vera Ralston, but for the most part her acting career had ended, by her own choice.
Personal life
Moore was married to the cartoonist Jefferson Machamer from 1934 until his death in 1960.[9] They had three children. In 1962, she married Rev. Dodd Watkins, whose death in 1972 left her a widow for the second time.[9]
Death
Moore died of Lou Gehrig's disease in 2001, at a nursing home in Sequim, Washington.
Filmography
- Frankenstein (1931) Bridesmaid (uncredited)
- Wagon Wheels (1934) Young Lady (uncredited)
- Love Is News (1937) Lois Westcott
- Comic Artist's Home Life (1937 short) Mrs. Jefferson Machamer
- Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) Betty Adams
- Born Reckless (1937) Dorothy Collins
- Wild and Woolly (1937) Ruth Morris
- Heidi (1937) Elsa
- Three Blind Mice (1938) Elizabeth Charters
- Passport Husband (1938) Mary Jane Clayton
- Five of a Kind (1938) Elinor Kingsley
- The Arizona Wildcat (1939) Caroline Reed
- The Three Musketeers (1939) Lady Constance
- Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) Ann Rutledge
- Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) Mary Whitman
- Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) Eve
- Days of Jesse James (1939) Mary Whittaker
- Young Buffalo Bill (1940) Tonia Regas
- The Carson City Kid (1940) Joby Madison
- Colorado (1940) Lylah Sanford
- The Trail Blazers (1940) Marcia Kelton
- Arkansas Judge (1940) Margaret Weaver
- Double Cross (1941) Ellen Bronson
- King of the Texas Rangers (1941) Sally Crane
- Studio 57 (1954 TV series) Mrs. Boche
- Medic (1955 TV series) Ella Sommers
- The Shrike (1955) Author's Wife (uncredited)
- Cavalcade of America (1955 TV series) Esta Cody
- Producers' Showcase (1956 TV series) Wendy
- TV Reader's Digest (1956 TV series) Ruth
- Showdown at Abilene (1956) Wife (uncredited)
- Spoilers of the Forest (1957) Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
- The Littlest Hobo (1958) Nurse
References
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2001/dec/10/local/me-13406
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19380501&id=YSkbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5030,5088192&hl=en
- ^ "Pauline Moore". The Scotsman. December 18, 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
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- ^ Magers, p. 177.
- ^ McCrone, Dick (October 11, 1938). "Hometown Fan Fare". The Evening News. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. p. 10. Retrieved June 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actress Pauline Moore dies at 87". Seattlepi.com. Associated Press. December 9, 2001. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 9780786452064. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Pauline Moore, 87; Acted With Roy Rogers" December 15, 2001, The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2013.