Victor Moore
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Victor Moore | |
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Born | 24 February 1876 Hammonton, New Jersey; |
Died | 23 July 1962 East Islip, New York |
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 the Town" (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), On Our Merry Way (1948), 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.
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NAME | Moore, Victor |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 24 February 1876 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hammonton, New Jersey; |
DATE OF DEATH | 23 July 1962 |
PLACE OF DEATH | East Islip, New York |