Robert Moore

Moore, Robert (1927?–84), director. He began his career as an actor in the late 1940s, initially using the name of Brennan Moore, then for a decade he acted and directed at numerous regional theatres. Moore's first New York directorial assignment was a 1961 Off‐Broadway revival of The Ticket‐of‐Leave Man, but he did not gain major recognition until he staged The Boys in the Band (1968). His subsequent successes included Promises, Promises (1968), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1969), The Gingerbread Lady (1970), Lorelei (1974), Deathtrap (1978), They're Playing Our Song (1979), and Woman of the Year (1981).