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Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore (August 19, 1900 - January 25, 1988) was a film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent movie era.

Colleen Moore

Born Kathleen Morrison in Port Huron, Michigan, Moore made her first film appearance in 1918 and for the next few years appeared in small, supporting roles gradually attracting the attention of the public. She was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1922 in recognition of her growing popularity. Her first major success was the 1923 film Flaming Youth. Moore's vivacious flapper caused a sensation and made her one of the most talked about actresses of her day. Moore and Louise Brooks were seen as the people who epitomized the young adult society of their day, and Moore's career grew over the next few years. As she continued to play similar characters in successful films such as Flirting With Love and The Perfect Flapper, Moore's bobbed hairstyle was widely copied throughout the world.

By the late 1920s she had progressed to more important roles in films such as So Big (1925) and was also well received in light comedies.

With the advent of talking pictures in 1929, Moore took a hiatus from acting. During this interim, Moore was briefly married to a prominent Los Angeles-based stockbroker, one of her four husbands. She and her then-husband lived at that time in a lavish home in Bel Air, where they hosted parties for and were supporters of the U.S. Olympic Team, especially the Yachting team, during the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games. In 1933, Moore, by then divorced, returned to work in Hollywood. She appeared in three films. None of these were successful, and Moore retired.

In the 1960s she formed a television production company with King Vidor with whom she had worked in the 1920s. In her later years she would frequently attend film festivals, and was a popular interview subject, always willing to discuss her Hollywood career. She was a participant in the 1980 documentary series Hollywood providing her recollections of Hollywood's silent film era.

She was the author of two books, the autobiography Silent Star and How Women Can Make Money in the Stock Market, a subject she had proved herself well qualified to discuss. At the height of her fame, Moore was earning $12,500 per week. She was recognized as an astute investor, and through her investments remained wealthy for the rest of her life.

In 1928, Moore, with the help of her father, constructed an 8-foot tall miniature "fairy castle" which toured the United States. The interior of the The Colleen Moore Dollhouse is a classic example of the Art Deco Style, complete with miniature bear skin rugs and streamlined furniture and art. Moore's dollhouse has been housed as an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois since the early 1950s, where, according to the museum it is seen by 1.5 million people each year. Moore continued working on it, and contributing artifacts to it, until her death.

Colleen Moore died from cancer in Paso Robles,California.

Her contributions to Motion Pictures have been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1551 Vine St.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of her: "I was the spark that lit up Flaming Youth, Colleen Moore was the torch. What little things we are to have caused all that trouble".



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Her contributions to Motion Pictures have been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1551 Vine St. Parker is a National Ambassador for the U.S. Colleen Moore died from cancer in Paso Robles,California. Kennedy, Jr.. Moore continued working on it, and contributing artifacts to it, until her death. and John F. Moore's dollhouse has been housed as an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois since the early 1950s, where, according to the museum it is seen by 1.5 million people each year. Before the marriage, she dated Robert Downey Jr.

The interior of the The Colleen Moore Dollhouse is a classic example of the Art Deco Style, complete with miniature bear skin rugs and streamlined furniture and art. The two have one son. In 1928, Moore, with the help of her father, constructed an 8-foot tall miniature "fairy castle" which toured the United States. Parker has been married to fellow actor Matthew Broderick since May 1997. She was recognized as an astute investor, and through her investments remained wealthy for the rest of her life. While performing in movies, Parker continued her career on stage, with a lead role as a dog in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play Sylvia, and Broadway roles in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (with Matthew Broderick), and the Tony Award-nominated Once Upon a Mattress in the role originated by Carol Burnett. At the height of her fame, Moore was earning $12,500 per week. In 1999, she starred in Dudley-Do-Right, opposite Brendan Fraser, and in 2000, she had a role in David Mamet's State and Main.

She was the author of two books, the autobiography Silent Star and How Women Can Make Money in the Stock Market, a subject she had proved herself well qualified to discuss. The year 1996 saw roles in The First Wives Club, If Lucy Fell, and Mars Attacks!. She was a participant in the 1980 documentary series Hollywood providing her recollections of Hollywood's silent film era. A big Woody Allen fan, she starred opposite the renowned filmmaker in the TV movie The Sunshine Boys in 1995, and in that same year, she landed a starring role in the big screen Miami Rhapsody. In her later years she would frequently attend film festivals, and was a popular interview subject, always willing to discuss her Hollywood career. She had roles in Hocus Pocus, Striking Distance (opposite Bruce Willis), and Ed Wood (1994), with Johnny Depp. In the 1960s she formed a television production company with King Vidor with whom she had worked in the 1920s. More substantial film roles soon followed, including a role opposite Nicolas Cage in Honeymoon in Vegas, in which she had an opportunity to display her comedic talent.

None of these were successful, and Moore retired. Story. She appeared in three films. She followed that role with appearances in films such as Footloose, Girls Just Want to Have Fun and L.A. In 1933, Moore, by then divorced, returned to work in Hollywood. She first came to national attention in the 1982 sitcom Square Pegs, garnering critical acclaim in a show which lasted a single season. Olympic Team, especially the Yachting team, during the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games. In 1978, she was cast as an orphan in Annie, and within a year she took over the title role.

She and her then-husband lived at that time in a lavish home in Bel Air, where they hosted parties for and were supporters of the U.S. Parker was cast in a Broadway production of The Innocents, directed by Harold Pinter and starring Claire Bloom. During this interim, Moore was briefly married to a prominent Los Angeles-based stockbroker, one of her four husbands. She continued her ballet studies at the American Ballet Theatre, which gave her the opportunity to appear in works such as The Nutcracker and La Sylphide, the latter of which was a production starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland. With the advent of talking pictures in 1929, Moore took a hiatus from acting. In 1977, her family moved to Englewood, New Jersey. By the late 1920s she had progressed to more important roles in films such as So Big (1925) and was also well received in light comedies. She was raised in Cincinnati and began to study and perform with the Cincinnati Ballet when she was eight, at which age she also appeared on television in a local broadcast of The Little Match Girl.

As she continued to play similar characters in successful films such as Flirting With Love and The Perfect Flapper, Moore's bobbed hairstyle was widely copied throughout the world. She was born on March 25, 1965 in Nelsonville, Ohio, the fourth of eight children. Moore and Louise Brooks were seen as the people who epitomized the young adult society of their day, and Moore's career grew over the next few years. She received both Emmy and Golden Globe awards as Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance. Moore's vivacious flapper caused a sensation and made her one of the most talked about actresses of her day. In the second season, Parker became an executive producer of the series. Her first major success was the 1923 film Flaming Youth. The series focused on the lives and sexual escapades of four Manhattan career women.

She was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1922 in recognition of her growing popularity. She is best known for her portrayal of Manhattan sex-columnist Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO series Sex and the City, which completed its sixth and final season in 2004 and is now seen in reruns on TNT. Born Kathleen Morrison in Port Huron, Michigan, Moore made her first film appearance in 1918 and for the next few years appeared in small, supporting roles gradually attracting the attention of the public. Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress. Colleen Moore (August 19, 1900 - January 25, 1988) was a film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent movie era.