Cleo Moore
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Cleo Moore | |
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 Moore at the peak of her career, c. 1953 | |
| Born | Cleouna Moore October 31, 1924 Galvez, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1973 (aged 48) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1948–1957 |
| Spouses | Palmer Long
(m. 1944; div. 1944)Herbert Heftler (m. 1961) |
Cleouna Moore (October 31, 1924
Early life
Cleouna Moore was born either in 1924[1][2] or 1929 in Galvez, Louisiana,[3] and raised in nearby Gonzales. Her father ran a grocery store. She was educated in Gonzales public schools and took a secretarial course at Pope's Commercial College in Baton Rouge.[4]
She married Palmer Long, the youngest child of Huey Long, the former governor of Louisiana who was assassinated while a Senator for Louisiana, but the marriage ended in six weeks.[3]
Moore was named Miss Van Nuys for 1947[5]–1948.[6]
Career
She made her film debut in 1948 in
She signed with
Moore began starring in films in 1952. In 1953, she made One Girl's Confession, opposite Hugo Haas, who directed and appeared with her in several other films. She co-starred in Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953) and Bait (1954), both directed by Haas, the latter co-starring John Agar.
In 1954, she starred in
In 1956, she starred as a predatory career girl in Over-Exposed, co-starring Richard Crenna. The following year, Moore made her final film appearance in Hit and Run (1957). After the release of the film, Moore retired from acting.
During this period of 1950s Hollywood, Moore was one of several buxom blondes to achieve notability following Marilyn Monroe's major breakthrough; the others included Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, Diana Dors, Sheree North, Anita Ekberg, Barbara Lang, Barbara Nichols, Joi Lansing, Carol Ohmart, Pat Sheehan, and Greta Thyssen.
Post Hollywood
Moore found success as a businesswoman in real estate after her screen career ended.[citation needed]
Personal life
After her six-week marriage to Palmer Long, Moore remained single through the 1940s and 1950s. In 1961, Moore married multi-millionaire real estate developer Herbert Heftler,[9] and lived on an estate on Coldwater Canyon in Beverly Hills for the remaining 12 years of her life.[citation needed]
Death
Moore died in 1973. She was either 44[9] or 49[1] years old. Her remains are buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery.[2]
Partial filmography
- Embraceable You (1948) - Sylvia (uncredited)
- Congo Bill (1948, Serial) - Lureen / Ruth Culver
- Dynamite Pass (1950) - Lulu
- Bright Leaf (1950) - Louise - Cousn (uncredited)
- 711 Ocean Drive (1950) - Mal's Date (uncredited)
- The Great Jewel Robber (1950) - Vivacious Blonde at Airport (uncredited)
- Rio Grande Patrol (1950) - Peppie
- Hunt the Man Down (1950) - Pat Sheldon
- Gambling House (1950) - Sally
- On Dangerous Ground (1951) - Myrna Bowers
- The Pace That Thrills (1952) - Ruby
- Strange Fascination (1952) - Margo
- One Girl's Confession (1953) - Mary Adams
- Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953) - Lita Vojnar
- Bait (1954) - Peggy
- The Other Woman (1954) - Sherry Steward
- Women's Prison (1955) - Mae
- Hold Back Tomorrow (1955) - Dora
- Over-Exposed (1956) - Lila Crane
- Hit and Run (1957) - Julie Hilmer (final film role)
References
- ^ a b c "Moore, Cleo 1924-1973". WorldCat.
- ^ a b c "The Private Life and Times of Cleo Moore". GlamorGirlsoftheSilverScreen.com.
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External links
- Cleo Moore at IMDb
- The Private Life and Times of Cleo Moore
- Cleo Moore at AllMovie
- Cleo Moore at Find a Grave
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