Tom Moore (actor)
Tom Moore | |
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Advertisement featuring Moore in Moving Picture World (July 1918) | |
Born |
Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland | May 1, 1883
Died |
February 12, 1955 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1908–1954 |
Spouse(s) |
Alice Joyce (m. 1914; div. 1920) Renée Adorée (m. 1921; div. 1924) Eleanor Merry (m. 1931–55) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives |
Owen Moore (brother) Matt Moore (brother) |
Thomas J. "Tom" Moore (May 1, 1883 – February 12, 1955) was an Irish-born American actor and director.[1][2] He appeared in at least 186 motion pictures from 1908 to 1954. Frequently cast as the romantic lead, he starred in silent movies as well as in some of the first talkies.
Born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Moore, along with his brothers, Owen, Matt, and Joe (1895–1926), and their sister Mary (1890–1919), he emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S.S. Anchoria and was inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 . Owen and Matt also had successful movie careers. Tom Moore appeared in his first silent motion picture in 1908. He also directed 17 motion pictures in 1914 and 1915, including The Secret Room (1915).
Personal life
In 1914, he married silent star Alice Joyce, with whom he had a daughter, Alice Moore (1916–1960), who acted in six films with her father from 1934 to 1937. While in New York City on New Year's Eve 1920, Moore met the young French actress Renée Adorée. A whirlwind romance ensued and six weeks after their meeting, they were married, on February 12, 1921, in his home in Beverly Hills. The marriage lasted only a few years. In 1931, Moore was married a third time, to actress Eleanor Merry. His brother, Owen Moore, was also an actor, and was married to Mary Pickford.[3]
The Great Depression saw many studios close and much consolidation as the motion picture industry went through tough times. Moore retired from the screen in the mid-1930s. Ten years later, he returned to act in minor supporting roles.
Tom Moore died at age 71 in Santa Monica, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1640 Vine Street.
Partial filmography
- The Christmas Burglars (1908)
- The Helping Hand (1908)
- The Criminal Hypnotist (1909)
- Dodging a Million (1918) as Jack Forsythe
- The Floor Below (1918)
- Just for Tonight (1918)
- Lord and Lady Algy (1919)
- Made in Heaven (1921)
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1922)
- Mr. Barnes of New York (1922)
- The Harbour Lights (1923)
- Mary of the Movies (1923) – cameo
- Manhandled (1924)
- One Night in Rome (1924) as Richard Oak
- Dangerous Money (1924) as Tim Sullivan
- A Kiss for Cinderella (1926)
- The Song and Dance Man (1926)
- The Clinging Vine (1926)
- Syncopating Sue (1926)
- Cabaret (1927)
- The Love Thrill (1927)
- The Wise Wife (1927)
- The Woman Racket (1930)
- The Costello Case (1930)
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
- Trouble for Two (1936)
- Ten Laps to Go (1938)
- Behind Green Lights (1946)
- Mother Wore Tights (1947)
- Road House (1948)
References
- ↑ "The Song and Dance Man (1926)". The New York Times.
- ↑ Hall, Mordaunt (February 1, 1926). "The Black Bird (1926)". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Tom Moore, 71, Veteran Actor," AP obituary in the New York Times, 14 February 1955, 14.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Moore (actor). |
- Tom Moore at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Moore at the Internet Broadway Database
- Tom Moore at Find a Grave
- Tom Moore at Virtual History