Victor Moore
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Victor Moore (born February 24, 1876, in Hammonton, NJ; died July 23, 1962, in East Islip, NY) was a star of stage and screen.
He appeared in over 58 films and 21 Broadway shows. He first appeared on Broadway in "Rosemary" (1896). 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 such great shows as “Oh, Kay!” (1926) as Shorty McGee, 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.
He also appeared in Hollywood films such as Swing Time (1936) with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), the film version of Louisiana Purchase (1941), and Ziegfeld Follies (1955).
Victor Moore is interred in a crypt in a mausoleum at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
The Victor Moore bus terminal at the New York City Subway's 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue-Broadway station in Jackson Heights, Queens, served by the E, F, V, G, R, and 7, and Q33, Q19B and Q47 buses, is named for him.
