- Robert Moore (director)
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name = Robert Moore
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birthdate = birth date |1927|02|01|
birthplace =Detroit, Michigan , USA
deathdate = death date and age|1984|05|10|1927|02|01|df=y
deathplace =New York City, New York , USA
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occupation =Theatre director ,film director
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awards =Drama Desk Award s
Outstanding Director
1968 "The Boys in the Band "Robert Moore (
August 7 ,1927 –May 10 ,1984 ) was an American stage, film andtelevision director .Biography
Born in
Detroit, Michigan , Moore is best known for his direction of the ground-breaking play "The Boys in the Band", his Broadway productions (which garnered him fiveTony Award nominations), and his collaborations - three plays and three films - withNeil Simon , including the classic detective spoof,Murder By Death .As an actor, he played a disabled
gay man oppositeLiza Minnelli in the 1970 drama "Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon ", appeared in two episodes ofValerie Harper 's sitcom "Rhoda " (for which he also directed 26 episodes), and was a regular onDiana Rigg 's shortlived 1973 sitcom. His other television directing credits include "The Bob Newhart Show " and the 1976 production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof " withNatalie Wood ,Robert Wagner ,Laurence Olivier , andMaureen Stapleton .Moore died of
pneumonia inNew York City .Work
tage productions
*"Woman of the Year" (1981)
*"They're Playing Our Song " (1979)
*"Deathtrap" (1978)
*"My Fat Friend " (1974)
*"Lorelei" (1974)
*"The Gingerbread Lady " (1970)
*"The Last of the Red Hot Lovers " (1969)
*"Promises, Promises " (1968)Filmography
*"
Chapter Two " (1979)
*"The Cheap Detective " (1978)
*"Murder by Death " (1976)Awards and nominations
;Awards
* 1968 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play – "The Boys in the Band";Nominations
* 1969 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – "Promises, Promises"
* 1970 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play – "Last of the Red Hot Lovers"
* 1978 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play – "Deathtrap"
* 1979 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – "They're Playing Our Song"
* 1981 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – "Woman of the Year"References
External links
*imdb name|id=0601800|name=Robert Moore
*ibdb name|id=15693|name=Robert Moore
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