Victor Moore

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birthdate = 24 February, 1876
location = Hammonton, New Jersey;
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deathdate = 23 July, 1962
deathplace = East Islip, New York
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Victor 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.

He appeared in over 58 films and 21 Broadway shows. He first appeared on Broadway in "Rosemary" (1896). 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 such great shows 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.

He also appeared in Hollywood films such as "Swing Time" (1936) with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, "Make Way for Tomorrow" (1937), the film version of "Louisiana Purchase" (1941), "On Our Merry Way" (1948), and "Ziegfeld Follies" (1955).

Victor Moore is interred in a crypt in a mausoleum at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

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.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0602005 Internet Movie Database: Victor Moore]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=53589 Victor Moore Broadway Credits]

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DATE OF BIRTH= 24 February, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH= Hammonton, New Jersey;
DATE OF DEATH= 23 July, 1962
PLACE OF DEATH= East Islip, New York