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'''John Richard Moore Jr.''' (September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015) was an American actor known professionally as '''Dickie Moore''', he was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in [[silent film]]. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the early 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the ''[[Our Gang]]'' series and films such as ''[[Oliver Twist (1933 film)|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Blonde Venus]]'', ''[[Sergeant York (film)|Sergeant York]]'', ''[[Out of the Past]]'' and ''[[Eight Iron Men]]''.
'''John Richard Moore Jr.''' (September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015) was an American actor known professionally as '''Dickie Moore''', he was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in [[silent film]]. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the early 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the ''[[Our Gang]]'' series and films such as ''[[Oliver Twist (1933 film)|Oliver Twist]]'', ''[[Blonde Venus]]'', ''[[Sergeant York (film)|Sergeant York]]'', ''[[Out of the Past]]'', and ''[[Eight Iron Men]]''.


==Career==
==Career==
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Moore was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], the son of Nora Eileen (Orr) and John Richard Moore Sr., a banker.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/hollywoodplayers00pari|url-access=registration|quote=John R. and Nora Eileen (Orr) Moore.|title=Hollywood Players: The Thirties|first1=James Robert|last1=Parish|first2=William T.|last2=Leonard|date=January 29, 1976|publisher=Arlington House|access-date=January 29, 2018|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> His mother was Irish, and his paternal grandparents were from England and Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV4-G6J |title=Archived copy |website=[[FamilySearch]] |access-date=2015-09-12 |archive-date=2020-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704190305/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV4-G6J/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z43kS7QQOMkC&q=%22dogs+and+that+his+mother+was+Irish+and+took+great%22&pg=PA289|title=A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907–1940|first=Victoria|last=Wilson|date=November 12, 2013|publisher=Simon and Schuster|access-date=January 29, 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=9781439199985}}</ref>
John Richard Moore Jr. was born in [[Los Angeles, California]], the son of Nora Eileen ({{nee}} Orr) and John Richard Moore, a banker.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/hollywoodplayers00pari|url-access=registration|quote=John R. and Nora Eileen (Orr) Moore|title=Hollywood Players: The Thirties|first1=James Robert|last1=Parish|first2=William T.|last2=Leonard|date=January 29, 1976|publisher=Arlington House|isbn=978-0-87000-322-6 |access-date=January 29, 2018|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> His mother was Irish, and his paternal grandparents were from England and Ireland, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV4-G6J |title=Archived copy |website=[[FamilySearch]] |access-date=2015-09-12 |archive-date=2020-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704190305/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV4-G6J/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z43kS7QQOMkC&q=%22dogs+and+that+his+mother+was+Irish+and+took+great%22&pg=PA289|title=A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907–1940|first=Victoria|last=Wilson|date=November 12, 2013|publisher=Simon and Schuster|access-date=January 29, 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=9781439199985}}</ref>


He made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film ''[[The Beloved Rogue]]'', where he portrayed silent film star [[John Barrymore]]'s character as a one-year-old baby. At the time of his death, Moore was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in [[silent film]]. He quickly gained notable supporting roles. He had a significant role as [[Marlene Dietrich]]'s son in [[Josef von Sternberg]]'s drama ''[[Blonde Venus]]'' (1932). He also appeared with [[Barbara Stanwyck]] in ''[[So Big (1932 film)|So Big]]'' (1932), with [[Walter Huston]] in ''[[Gabriel Over the White House]]'' (1933) and with [[Spencer Tracy]] in ''[[Man's Castle]]'' (1933).
He made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film ''[[The Beloved Rogue]]'', where he portrayed silent film star [[John Barrymore]]'s character as a one-year-old baby. At the time of his death, Moore was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in [[silent film]]. He quickly gained notable supporting roles. He had a significant role as [[Marlene Dietrich]]'s son in [[Josef von Sternberg]]'s drama ''[[Blonde Venus]]'' (1932). He also appeared with [[Barbara Stanwyck]] in ''[[So Big (1932 film)|So Big]]'' (1932), with [[Walter Huston]] in ''[[Gabriel Over the White House]]'' (1933) and with [[Spencer Tracy]] in ''[[Man's Castle]]'' (1933).


Besides appearing in a number of major feature films, he was featured as a regular in the ''[[Our Gang]]'' series during the 1932–1933 season. Although he only played in eight ''Our Gang'' films, in those films he played an important role as the leader of the gang. He left the series after one year to play in more feature films. In addition to his ''Our Gang'' work, Moore is most remembered for his portrayal of the title character in the [[Oliver Twist (1933 film)|1933 adaptation]] of [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[Oliver Twist]]''.{{cn|date=September 2018}}
Besides appearing in a number of major feature films, he was featured as a regular in the ''[[Our Gang]]'' series during the 1932–1933 season. Although he only played in eight ''Our Gang'' films, in those films he played an important role as the leader of the gang. He left the series after one year to play in more feature films. In addition to his ''Our Gang'' work, Moore is most remembered for his portrayal of the title character in the [[Oliver Twist (1933 film)|1933 adaptation]] of ''[[Oliver Twist]]''.


In 1935, he played the historical role of [[Joseph Meister]] in ''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]''. In 1941, he portrayed the brother of [[Gary Cooper]] in the war drama ''[[Sergeant York (film)|Sergeant York]]'' under the direction of [[Howard Hawks]]. He is also famous for giving [[Shirley Temple]] her first romantic onscreen kiss, in the film ''[[Miss Annie Rooney]]''.{{cn|date=September 2018}}
In 1935, he played the historical role of [[Joseph Meister]] in ''[[The Story of Louis Pasteur]]''. In 1941, he portrayed the brother of [[Gary Cooper]] in the war drama ''[[Sergeant York (film)|Sergeant York]]'' under the direction of [[Howard Hawks]]. He is also famous for giving [[Shirley Temple]] her first romantic onscreen kiss, in the film ''[[Miss Annie Rooney]]''.


Moore served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. Later, he was less successful as a teenage actor and young adult and he often had to play in B-movies such as ''[[Dangerous Years]]'' during the 1940s. One of his last notable film roles was in ''[[Out of the Past]]'' (1947), in which he portrayed [[Robert Mitchum]]'s deaf young assistant, "The Kid". Moore played his last role as a young soldier in ''[[Eight Iron Men]]'' (1952).
Moore served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]].


Moore was less successful as a teenage actor and young adult and he often had to play in B-movies such as ''[[Dangerous Years]]'' during the 1940s. One of his last notable film roles was in ''[[Out of the Past]]'' (1947), in which he portrayed [[Robert Mitchum]]'s deaf young assistant, "The Kid". Moore played his last role as a young soldier in ''[[Eight Iron Men]]'' (1952). He later performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], in stock and on television. He went on to teach and write books about acting, edit Equity News, and produce an Oscar-nominated short film (''The Boy and the Eagle''), and industrial films. He retired from acting in the late 1950s.<ref name="DMoore">{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/elyria/elyria-chronicle-telegram/1984/10-18/page-16|title=Child stars|publisher=Elyria Chronicle Telegram|date=October 18, 1984|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref>
He later performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], in stock and on television. He went on to teach and write books about acting, edit ''[[Equity News]]'', and produce an Oscar-nominated short film (''The Boy and the Eagle''), and industrial films. He retired from acting in the late 1950s.<ref name="DMoore">{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/us/ohio/elyria/elyria-chronicle-telegram/1984/10-18/page-16|title=Child stars|publisher=Elyria Chronicle Telegram|date=October 18, 1984|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref>


In 1966, after battling alcohol and drug addictions, he founded a public relations firm, Dick Moore and Associates, which he ran until 2010.<ref name="guard-obit">{{cite news|last1=Bergan|first1=Ronald|title=Dickie Moore obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/15/dickie-moore|access-date=September 16, 2018|work=The Guardian|date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>
In 1966, after battling alcohol and drug addictions, he founded a public relations firm, Dick Moore and Associates, which he ran until 2010.<ref name="guard-obit">{{cite news|last1=Bergan|first1=Ronald|title=Dickie Moore obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/15/dickie-moore|access-date=September 16, 2018|work=The Guardian|date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Moore was married three times. His first marriage was from 1948 to 1954 to Pat Dempsey. The couple had one child, Kevin Moore.<ref name=latimesmoore>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dickie-moore-20150912-story.html|title=Dickie Moore dies at 89; leading child actor of movies' golden age|first=David|last=Colker|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> His second marriage was in 1959 to Eleanor Donhowe Fitzpatrick. His third and final marriage was in 1988 to [[Jane Powell]], to whom he remained married until his death in 2015.
Moore was married three times. His first marriage was from 1948 to 1954 to Pat Dempsey. The couple had one child, Kevin Moore.<ref name=latimesmoore>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dickie-moore-20150912-story.html|title=Dickie Moore dies at 89; leading child actor of movies' golden age|first=David|last=Colker|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=12 September 2015 |access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> His second marriage was in 1959 to Eleanor Donhowe Fitzpatrick. His third and final marriage was in 1988 to [[Jane Powell]], to whom he remained married until his death in 2015.


==Later life==
==Later life==
[[File:Dickie Moore 1.jpg|thumb|Moore in 1998]]
[[File:Dickie Moore 1.jpg|thumb|Moore in 1998]]
In 1984, Moore published ''Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (But Don't Have Sex or Take the Car)'', a book about his and others' experiences as child actors.<ref>{{cite book|title=Twinkle, twinkle, little star: but don't have sex or take the car|work=worldcat.org|oclc = 10779338}}</ref> Moore owned a public relations firm, Dick Moore and Associates. Founded in 1966, it existed for 44 years. From 1988 until his death in 2015 Moore was married to the actress [[Jane Powell]]. The two met when Moore interviewed Powell for ''Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star''.<ref name="lawler19861016">{{cite news|url=http://articles.mcall.com/1986-10-16/entertainment/2555168_1_girl-next-door-screen-kiss-hollywood-illusion|title=Jane Powell Finally Has Learned How To Get Off The Treadmill|work=The Morning Call|date=1986-10-16|access-date=April 22, 2012|author=Lawler, Sylvia|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania}}</ref> The couple lived in [[Manhattan]] and [[Wilton, Connecticut]].<ref name=bulletin>Thomas, Nick. "Wilton's Jane Powell, 80 years young", p 1B, ''The Wilton Bulletin'' (and other Hersam Acorn newspapers), September 10, 2009.</ref>
In 1984, Moore published ''Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (But Don't Have Sex or Take the Car)'', a book about his and others' experiences as child actors.<ref>{{cite book|title=Twinkle, twinkle, little star: but don't have sex or take the car|via=worldcat.org|oclc = 10779338}}</ref> Moore owned a public relations firm, Dick Moore and Associates. Founded in 1966, it existed for 44 years. From 1988 until his death in 2015 Moore was married to the actress [[Jane Powell]]. The two met when Moore interviewed Powell for ''Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star''.<ref name="lawler19861016">{{cite news|url=https://www.mcall.com/1986/10/16/jane-powell-finally-has-learned-how-to-get-off-the-treadmill/|title=Jane Powell Finally Has Learned How To Get Off The Treadmill|work=The Morning Call|date=1986-10-16|access-date=April 22, 2012|author=Lawler, Sylvia|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania}}</ref> The couple lived in [[Manhattan]] and [[Wilton, Connecticut]].<ref name=bulletin>Thomas, Nick. "Wilton's Jane Powell, 80 years young", p 1B, ''The Wilton Bulletin'' (and other Hersam Acorn newspapers), September 10, 2009.</ref>


In March 2013, Powell reported that Moore had [[arthritis]] and "bouts of [[dementia]]".<ref name="JPow">{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/movies/153350-date-with-jane-jane-powell-remembers-fred-astai |title=A date with Jane: Jane Powell remembers Fred Astaire |publisher=The Phoenix |date=March 21, 2013 |access-date=May 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504040825/http://thephoenix.com/boston/movies/153350-date-with-jane-jane-powell-remembers-fred-astai/ |archive-date=May 4, 2014 }}</ref>
In March 2013, Powell reported that Moore had [[arthritis]] and "bouts of [[dementia]]".<ref name="JPow">{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/movies/153350-date-with-jane-jane-powell-remembers-fred-astai |title=A date with Jane: Jane Powell remembers Fred Astaire |publisher=The Phoenix |date=March 21, 2013 |access-date=May 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504040825/http://thephoenix.com/boston/movies/153350-date-with-jane-jane-powell-remembers-fred-astai/ |archive-date=May 4, 2014 }}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Moore died at a hospice in [[Wilton, Connecticut]] on September 7, 2015, five days before his 90th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robb|first=David|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/dick-moore-dead-former-child-star-jane-powell-husband-1201520917|title=Dick Moore Dead: Former Child Star Was 89|publisher=Deadline|access-date=2015-09-10}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/arts/television/dickie-moore-child-actor-known-for-a-screen-kiss-dies-at-89.html|title=Dickie Moore, Child Actor Known for a Screen Kiss, Dies at 89|work=The New York Times|date=2015-09-10|access-date=September 11, 2015|author=Weber, Bruce}}</ref> He was later [[cremated]] and his ashes returned to his family.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&q=dickie+moore+burial+wilton%2C+ct&pg=PA527|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=17 August 2016|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books|isbn=9780786479924}}</ref>
Moore died at a hospice in [[Wilton, Connecticut]] on September 7, 2015, five days before his 90th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robb|first=David|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/dick-moore-dead-former-child-star-jane-powell-husband-1201520917|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911165500/http://deadline.com/2015/09/dick-moore-dead-former-child-star-jane-powell-husband-1201520917/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2015|title=Dick Moore Dead: Former Child Star Was 89|date=10 September 2015 |publisher=Deadline|access-date=2015-09-10}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/arts/television/dickie-moore-child-actor-known-for-a-screen-kiss-dies-at-89.html|title=Dickie Moore, Child Actor Known for a Screen Kiss, Dies at 89|work=The New York Times|date=2015-09-10|access-date=September 11, 2015|author=Weber, Bruce}}</ref> He was [[cremated]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&q=dickie+moore+burial+wilton%2C+ct&pg=PA527|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=17 August 2016|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books|isbn=9780786479924}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[Husband's Holiday]]'' (1931) as Philip Boyd
*''[[Husband's Holiday]]'' (1931) as Philip Boyd
*''[[Manhattan Parade]]'' (1931) as Junior Roberts
*''[[Manhattan Parade]]'' (1931) as Junior Roberts
*''[[No Greater Love (1932 film)|No Greater Love]]'' (1932) as Tommy Burns
*''[[Union Depot (film)|Union Depot]]'' (1932) as Little Boy (uncredited)
*''[[Union Depot (film)|Union Depot]]'' (1932) as Little Boy (uncredited)
*''[[Fireman, Save My Child (1932 film)|Fireman, Save My Child]]'' (1932) as Herbie (uncredited)
*''[[Fireman, Save My Child (1932 film)|Fireman, Save My Child]]'' (1932) as Herbie (uncredited)
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[[Category:Male actors from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Male actors from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Hal Roach Studios actors]]
[[Category:Hal Roach Studios actors]]
[[Category:American male comedy actors]]
[[Category:Our Gang]]
[[Category:Our Gang]]
[[Category:United States Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:United States Army personnel of World War II]]

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For other people with the same name, see Dickie Moore.
Dickie Moore
Moore in 1944
Born
John Richard Moore Jr.

(1925-09-12)September 12, 1925
Los Angeles, California, U.S
DiedSeptember 7, 2015(2015-09-07) (aged 89)
Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • writer
  • businessman
Years active1927–1957
Spouses
Pat Dempsey
​
​
(m. 1948; div. 1954)​
Eleanor Donhowe Fitzpatrick
​
​
(m. 1959; div. 1978)​
​
(m. 1988)​
Children1

John Richard Moore Jr. (September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015) was an American actor known professionally as Dickie Moore, he was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the early 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the Our Gang series and films such as Oliver Twist, Blonde Venus, Sergeant York, Out of the Past, and Eight Iron Men.

Career

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Moore with Spencer Tracy in Disorderly Conduct (1932)
Dickie Moore in 1932

John Richard Moore Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Nora Eileen (née Orr) and John Richard Moore, a banker.[1] His mother was Irish, and his paternal grandparents were from England and Ireland, respectively.[2][3]

He made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film The Beloved Rogue, where he portrayed silent film star John Barrymore's character as a one-year-old baby. At the time of his death, Moore was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. He quickly gained notable supporting roles. He had a significant role as Marlene Dietrich's son in Josef von Sternberg's drama Blonde Venus (1932). He also appeared with Barbara Stanwyck in So Big (1932), with Walter Huston in Gabriel Over the White House (1933) and with Spencer Tracy in Man's Castle (1933).

Besides appearing in a number of major feature films, he was featured as a regular in the Our Gang series during the 1932–1933 season. Although he only played in eight Our Gang films, in those films he played an important role as the leader of the gang. He left the series after one year to play in more feature films. In addition to his Our Gang work, Moore is most remembered for his portrayal of the title character in the 1933 adaptation of Oliver Twist.

In 1935, he played the historical role of Joseph Meister in The Story of Louis Pasteur. In 1941, he portrayed the brother of Gary Cooper in the war drama Sergeant York under the direction of Howard Hawks. He is also famous for giving Shirley Temple her first romantic onscreen kiss, in the film Miss Annie Rooney.

Moore served in the United States Army during World War II. Later, he was less successful as a teenage actor and young adult and he often had to play in B-movies such as Dangerous Years during the 1940s. One of his last notable film roles was in Out of the Past (1947), in which he portrayed Robert Mitchum's deaf young assistant, "The Kid". Moore played his last role as a young soldier in Eight Iron Men (1952).

He later performed on Broadway, in stock and on television. He went on to teach and write books about acting, edit Equity News, and produce an Oscar-nominated short film (The Boy and the Eagle), and industrial films. He retired from acting in the late 1950s.[4]

In 1966, after battling alcohol and drug addictions, he founded a public relations firm, Dick Moore and Associates, which he ran until 2010.[5]

Personal life

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Moore was married three times. His first marriage was from 1948 to 1954 to Pat Dempsey. The couple had one child, Kevin Moore.[6] His second marriage was in 1959 to Eleanor Donhowe Fitzpatrick. His third and final marriage was in 1988 to Jane Powell, to whom he remained married until his death in 2015.

Later life

[edit]
Moore in 1998

In 1984, Moore published Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (But Don't Have Sex or Take the Car), a book about his and others' experiences as child actors.[7] Moore owned a public relations firm, Dick Moore and Associates. Founded in 1966, it existed for 44 years. From 1988 until his death in 2015 Moore was married to the actress Jane Powell. The two met when Moore interviewed Powell for Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.[8] The couple lived in Manhattan and Wilton, Connecticut.[9]

In March 2013, Powell reported that Moore had arthritis and "bouts of dementia".[10]

Death

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Moore died at a hospice in Wilton, Connecticut on September 7, 2015, five days before his 90th birthday.[11][12] He was cremated.[13]

Filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Parish, James Robert; Leonard, William T. (January 29, 1976). Hollywood Players: The Thirties. Arlington House. ISBN 978-0-87000-322-6. Retrieved January 29, 2018 – via Internet Archive. John R. and Nora Eileen (Orr) Moore
  2. ^ "Archived copy". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2015-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Wilson, Victoria (November 12, 2013). A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907–1940. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439199985. Retrieved January 29, 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Child stars". Elyria Chronicle Telegram. October 18, 1984. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Bergan, Ronald (September 15, 2015). "Dickie Moore obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Colker, David (12 September 2015). "Dickie Moore dies at 89; leading child actor of movies' golden age". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Twinkle, twinkle, little star: but don't have sex or take the car. OCLC 10779338 – via worldcat.org.
  8. ^ Lawler, Sylvia (1986-10-16). "Jane Powell Finally Has Learned How To Get Off The Treadmill". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  9. ^ Thomas, Nick. "Wilton's Jane Powell, 80 years young", p 1B, The Wilton Bulletin (and other Hersam Acorn newspapers), September 10, 2009.
  10. ^ "A date with Jane: Jane Powell remembers Fred Astaire". The Phoenix. March 21, 2013. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  11. ^ Robb, David (10 September 2015). "Dick Moore Dead: Former Child Star Was 89". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  12. ^ Weber, Bruce (2015-09-10). "Dickie Moore, Child Actor Known for a Screen Kiss, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  13. ^ Wilson, Scott (17 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.

Bibliography

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  • Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen (South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971), pp. 197–202.
  • Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 162–163.
  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 139–140.
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