Actor. Born John Richard Moore, Jr., he began his long career in show business when he was only 11 months old, playing John Barrymore as an infant in the 1927 silent film 'The Beloved Rogue', and would go on to appear in more than 100 films during the next 30 years. He started working regularly at age 4 as Dickie Moore, appearing in as many as 12 feature films a year. Among his early credits were 'Madame X' (1929), 'The Squaw Man' (1931) and 'Blonde Venus' (1932). In 1932, producer Hal Roach recruited him for Our Gang, where he worked with Spanky, Stymie and the kids for a year before resuming his career in feature films. After serving in World War II as a correspondent for Stars And Stripes in the Pacific Theater, he attended college in Los Angeles, majoring in journalism, then resumed his acting career as Dick Moore. In 1949, he co-produced, co-directed and acted in a short subject film called 'The Boy And The Eagle' that was nominated for an Academy Award. His last film was The Member Of The Wedding in 1952. He relocated to New York, where he worked in radio, television and stage, both as an actor and director. He became involved with Actors' Equity, and served on its governing Council before becoming editor of their magazine and public relations counsel. In 1964, he became creative director for films, meetings and shows for a leading advertising agency and then was a senior associate with a major public relations firm and in 1966, he formed his own public relations firm. He wrote 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' in 1984, which was an autobiographical account of his childhood in the movie business. Moore, who married famed actress Jane Powell in 1988, died of natural causes five days before his 90th birthday.
Actor. Born John Richard Moore, Jr., he began his long career in show business when he was only 11 months old, playing John Barrymore as an infant in the 1927 silent film 'The Beloved Rogue', and would go on to appear in more than 100 films during the next 30 years. He started working regularly at age 4 as Dickie Moore, appearing in as many as 12 feature films a year. Among his early credits were 'Madame X' (1929), 'The Squaw Man' (1931) and 'Blonde Venus' (1932). In 1932, producer Hal Roach recruited him for Our Gang, where he worked with Spanky, Stymie and the kids for a year before resuming his career in feature films. After serving in World War II as a correspondent for Stars And Stripes in the Pacific Theater, he attended college in Los Angeles, majoring in journalism, then resumed his acting career as Dick Moore. In 1949, he co-produced, co-directed and acted in a short subject film called 'The Boy And The Eagle' that was nominated for an Academy Award. His last film was The Member Of The Wedding in 1952. He relocated to New York, where he worked in radio, television and stage, both as an actor and director. He became involved with Actors' Equity, and served on its governing Council before becoming editor of their magazine and public relations counsel. In 1964, he became creative director for films, meetings and shows for a leading advertising agency and then was a senior associate with a major public relations firm and in 1966, he formed his own public relations firm. He wrote 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' in 1984, which was an autobiographical account of his childhood in the movie business. Moore, who married famed actress Jane Powell in 1988, died of natural causes five days before his 90th birthday.
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