Moore, Victor [Frederick] (1876–1962), comic actor. A popular comedian, whose style was a singular amalgam of wistfulness and toughness, he was a pudgy man with a bleating voice. He was born in Hammonton, New Jersey, and made his stage debut while in his teens. Success did not come until he entered vaudeville in 1901 with his wife, Emma Littlefield. Arthur Hopkins recalled, “The timid Moore, who even in those days, was mostly hips, would waddle to the footlights and beseech the spotlight man in the gallery, as though reluctant to remind him, ‘Mister, hey, mister, spotlight, you know, mister, you know like we rehearsed—spotlight.’” Moore continued to perform the act between major Broadway appearances, such as his wily Kid Burns in both Forty‐five Minutes from Broadway (1906) and The Talk of New York (1907). After featured roles in Oh, Kay! (1926) and Funny Face (1927), he was teamed with William Gaxton in Of Thee I Sing (1931), playing the befuddled Vice President Alexander Throtlebottom opposite Gaxton's suave, brash style, which complemented Moore's diffident manner. The two were coupled afterwards in Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933), Anything Goes (1934), Leave It to Me! (1938), Louisiana Purchase (1940), Hollywood Pinafore (1945), and Nellie Bly (1946). Moore's last appearances were as Gramps in a 1953 revival of On Borrowed Time and as the Starkeeper in a 1957 revival of Carousel.
Victor Moore
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| Actor: Victor Moore |
- Born: Feb 24, 1876 in Hammonton, New Jersey
- Died: Jul 23, 1962 in Long Island, New York
- Occupation: Actor, Writer
- Active: teens, '30s-'40s
- Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
- Career Highlights: Swing Time, Star Spangled Rhythm, True to Life
- First Major Screen Credit: The Wrong Mr. Fox (1917)
Biography
The illustrious stage career of character comedian Victor Moore began when he was hired as a supernumerary in 1893. He rose to prominence in the first decade of the 20th century as the lead comic in several vaudeville and musical shows. Moore made his film debut in 1915, starring in three films that year, two of which (Chimmie Fadden and Chimmie Fadden Out West) were directed by up-and-coming Cecil B. DeMille. During the 1920s, Moore perfected his standard stage characterization of a short, chubby, balding milquetoast who responded to every question with a soft, tremulous whine. His best-known stage role was that of nebbishy Vice President Alexander Throttlebottom in the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1931 musical Of Thee I Sing. Most of Moore's film assignments were in this same bumbling vein, with the notable exception of his superb, heartrending straight portrayal of an elderly "cast-off" in Leo McCarey's Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). His last movie appearance was a cameo as a double-taking plumber in Billy Wilder's The Seven Year Itch (1955). Victor Moore's oddest film appearance was as an animated cartoon character in the 1945 Daffy Duck "vehicle" Ain't That Ducky; Moore was delighted with the caricature and offered to supply his own voice free of charge, provided that the animators drew him with just a little more hair. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide| Filmography: Victor Moore |
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| Born | February 24, 1876 Hammonton, New Jersey U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1962 (aged 86) East Islip, New York U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Littlefield 1902–1934 (her death) Shirley Paige 1942–1962 (his death) |
Victor Frederick Moore (born February 24, 1876, in Hammonton, New Jersey; died July 23, 1962, in East Islip, New York) was a star of stage and screen, as well as a comedian, writer, and director.
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Personal life
He was married twice, first to actress Emma Littlefield from 1902 until her death on June 25, 1934, then to Shirley Paige in 1942. The marriage was not announced for a year and a half. At the time of the announcement Moore was 67 years old and Paige was 22. They remained married until Victor Moore's death 20 years later.
He had 3 children with his first wife: Victor Junior (born 1910), Ora (born 1919), and Robert (born 1921).
Career
Victor Moore made his film debut in 1915, he starred in three films that year, two of which were directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Chimmie Fadden and Chimmie Fadden Out West.
He appeared in over 50 films and 21 Broadway shows. He first appeared on Broadway in Rosemary (1896). He 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 shows such as Oh, Kay! (1926) as Shorty McGee, Hold Everything! as Nosey Bartlett, 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.
Victor Moore worked in film twice with Bob Hope, first in Louisiana Purchase (1941) and again in Star Spangled Rhythm (1942).
He also appeared in Hollywood films such as Swing Time (1936) with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), The Heat's On with Mae West, Duffy's Tavern (1945), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947), On Our Merry Way (1948), A Kiss in the Dark (1949), and We're Not Married (1952), working with Ginger Rogers for a second time. His last screen appearance was a cameo role as a plumber in The Seven Year Itch (1955).
His most unusual role came in the 1945 Daffy Duck cartoon Ain't That Ducky. Moore was so pleased with the caricature of him that he offered to add his voice free of charge on one condition: that the animators drew him with a little more hair.
The Victor Moore bus terminal
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.
Death
Victor Moore died of a heart attack on 23 July 1962. He was 86 years old. He is interred at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Filmography
Silent Films
- Snobs (1915
- Chimmie Fadden (1915)
- Chimmie Fadden Out West (1915)
- The Race (1916)
- The Clown (1916)
- In Society and Out (1916)
- The Best Man (1916)
- The Wrong Mr fox (1917)
- He Meant Well (1917)
- Did it ever Happen to You? (1917)
- The Sleepwalker (1917)
- He got there Afterall (1917)
- Some Doctor (1917)
- His Military Figure (1917)
- Ballad and Bologna (1917)
- Invited Out (1917)
- Flivvering (1917)
- Moving (1917)
- Community (1917)
- Bungalowing (1917)
- Oh, Pop! (1917)
- Camping (1917)
- In Bed-In Bad (1917)
- The Cow Jumped Over the Moon (1917)
- Home Defense (1917)
- Faint Heart and Fair Lady (1917)
- Nutty Knitters (1917)
- Toothaches and Heartaches (1917)
- The Installment Plan (1917)
- Oh! U-Boat (1917)
- Meatless Days and Sleepless Nights (1918)
- He Got His (1918)
- Adam and His Eves (1918)
- The Man Who Found Himself (1925)
Sound Films
- Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)
- Head's Up (1930)
- Love in the Suburbs (1931)
- Ladies not Allowed (1932)
- Romance in the Rain (1934)
- Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
- Swing Time (1936)
- We're on the Jury (1937)
- Meet the Missus (1937)
- The Life of the Party (1937)
- She's got Everything (1937)
- Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- Radio City Revels (1938)
- This Marriage Business (1938)
- Louisiana Purchase (1941)
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
- Riding High (1943)
- The Heat's On (1943)
- True to Life (1943)
- This Is the Army (1943)
- Carolina Blues (1944)
- Duffy's Tavern (1945)
- It's in the Bag! (1945)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
- It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
- On Our Merry Way (1948)
- A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
- We're Not Married (1952)
- The Seven Year Itch (1955)
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