Ida Moore (March 1, 1882 – September 26, 1964) was an American film and television actress.
Early life
Moore was born in
Altoona, Kansas
Altoona is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States, along the Verdigris River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 354.
History
Altoona was originally called Geddesburg when it was founded in 1869. It was renamed Alto ...
, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvelton Moore.
Career
Moore's first professional work had her singing to accompany silent films. She then toured England and South Africa entertaining with a partner. After she returned to the United States, she performed in road companies of plays, including ''Street Scene''. Just before she could make a screen test for
Paramount Pictures
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, her mother became sick, causing Moore to return to
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, an ...
, where she ran a restaurant for her mother and acted in amateur productions. She returned to Hollywood after her mother died. She also worked on television programs, including a 1958 episode of ''
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was r ...
'' titled "Bull in a China Shop".
Death
She died in Los Angeles, California, aged 82, on September 26, 1964. She is interred in
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is th ...
.
Selected filmography
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The Ghost That Walks Alone'' (1944)
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She's a Soldier Too'' (1944)
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The Soul of a Monster''
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The Town Went Wild''
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Her Lucky Night''
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Girls of the Big House
''Girls of the Big House'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine and Marion Martin.LoBrutto p.449
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gano Chittenden.
Plot ...
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To Each His Own''
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The Bride Wore Boots''
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The Dark Mirror''
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The Show-Off''
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It's a Joke, Son!''
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Easy Come, Easy Go
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Good Sam''
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The Egg and I
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Money Madness''
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Return of the Bad Men
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Johnny Belinda''
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The Sun Comes Up''
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Manhattan Angel''
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Ma and Pa Kettle
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Hold That Baby!''
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The Story of Molly X''
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Paid in Full''
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Backfire''
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Fancy Pants''
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Let's Dance''
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Mr. Music
''Mr. Music'' is a 1950 film starring Bing Crosby and Nancy Olson, directed by Richard Haydn, and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play '' Accent on Youth'' written by Samson Raphaelson. Filming took place from October to Dece ...
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The Lemon Drop Kid
''The Lemon Drop Kid'' is a 1951 American comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. Although Sidney Lanfield is credited as the director, Frank Tashlin reportedly was hired, un ...
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Comin' Round the Mountain''
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Leave It to the Marines''
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Bannerline''
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Honeychile''
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Scandal Sheet''
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Just This Once
''Just This Once'' is a 1993 romance novel written in the style of Jacqueline Susann by a Macintosh IIcx computer named "Hal" in collaboration with its programmer, Scott French. French reportedly spent $40,000 and 8 years developing an artifi ...
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Scandal at Scourie''
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Desk Set
''Desk Set'' (released as ''His Other Woman'' in the UK) is a 1957 American romantic comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The screenplay was written by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron from the 1955 p ...
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Rock-A-Bye Baby
"Rock-a-bye baby in the tree top" (sometimes "Hush-a-bye baby in the tree top") is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768.
Words
First publication
The rhyme is believed to have first appeared in print in ...
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References
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1882 births
1964 deaths
20th-century American actresses
American film actresses