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Mary Alice Moore

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Mary Alice Moore Famous memorial

Original Name
Mary Alice Moore Miller
Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
6 May 1960 (aged 44)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3, Grave 2159-LH
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Actress. She was best known for playing the character roles of queens, prison wardens, and society ladies, in films, most notably for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Betty Davis' in the short romance crime film drama, "Fighting Lady" (1935). The film which was directed by Carlos F. Borcosque, which was written for the screen by Jack Natteford and Robert Ober, and which also starred Peggy Shannon, Jack Mulhall, and Marion Lessing, tells the story of Dora Hart who is a scheming $18-a-week stenographer who vamps a young realtor to hire her as his secretary on her quest to climb her way up the social ladder. She then leaves him for a crooked real estate agent who has a widow-robbing operation. When next seen she is on a one-year yacht trip with a wealthy man, but breaks their engagement and sets her sights on marrying George Davis, an up-and-comer in the banking business. But, first, she has to break up his engagement to pure-heart Sally Newton. She is also best remembered for playing the role of the 'Queen of Hearts' in the fantasy family comedy film, "March Of The Wooden Soldiers (1934, AKA "Babes In Toyland"). The film which was directed by Gus Meins and Charley Rogers, which was written for the screen by Frank Butler and Nick Grinde, which was based on the libretto by Anna Alice Chapin, and which also starred Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns, Felix Knight, Charlotte Henry, Henry Brandon, and Florence Roberts, tells the story of two idiots who are opposing the evil Barnaby, and Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland. She was born as Alice Mary Moore in New York, New York, to actor Tom Moore (1883-1955), and his wife actress Alice Joyce Moore (1890-1955), on November 23, 1915. She made her actual film debut playing the role of a 'Ship Passenger' in the musical comedy romance film, "Down To Their Last Yacht" (1934). The film was directed by Paul Sloane, which was written for the screen by Herbert Fields, Lou Brock, and Marion Dix, and which also starred Mary Boland, Polly Moran, and Ned Sparks, tells the story of a family who loses everything in the crash of 1929 except for their yacht. In order to make money, they rent out the yacht. A couple of guys feel sorry for the young maiden, who has everything except cash and decide to have Monte Carlo night. They rig the roulette wheel so that the house is the winner. Of course, she knows nothing about it. Besides, playing the role of a 'Ship Passenger' in the musical comedy romance film, "Down To Their Last Yacht" (1934), and playing the role of the 'Queen of Hearts' in the fantasy family comedy film, "March Of The Wooden Soldiers (1934, AKA "Babes In Toyland"), and playing the role of 'Betty Davis' in the short romance crime film drama, "Fighting Lady" (1935), her many other film credits include, "A Thrill For Thelma" (1935), "Pick A Star" (1937), and "Woman Against The World" (1937). Her last role was played in the film, "Shopgirl's Evidence" (1938). The film which was directed by Joseph Henabery, also starred Floyd Gibbons, Barbara Fulton, Lelah Tyler, Helen Raymond, and Gertrude Mudge. She retired from acting shortly thereafter. She passed away unexpectedly following a short illness at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and she was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Her gravestone has her incorrect year of death as May 6, 1950. She was the niece of actor Matt Moore (1888-1960), actress Mary Pickford (1892-1979), actor Owen Moore (1884-1939), actor Joe Moore (1894-1926), and actress Grace Cunard (1893-1967). Her stepfater was also the film director Clarence Brown (1890-1987), who was married to her mother form 1933 to 1945. She eloped and married the actor Felix Knight (1908-1998), in Yuma, Arizona, on October 17, 1935, and they were together until they divorced on March 14, 1939. The couple who had no children together had met each other while working on the set of the fantasy family comedy film, "March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)," where she played the role of the 'Queen of Hearts,' and he played the role of, 'Tom-Tom.' She was also married to Nicholas Semigradov "Nikolai" De Tolly (1908-1991), and lived with him in Moscow, Russia, where he was stationed as an "air attache" and Army Captain with the United States Foreign Service. He was later an animator for Walt Disney Studios after settling in Los Angeles, California. They divorced sometime after her mother's death in 1955. She lastly married Captain Stanley Arthur Miller (1915-1977), who was with the United States Information Agency and served with the United States Army during World War II. In her private life, she was known as Alice Moore Miller. She had no children.
Actress. She was best known for playing the character roles of queens, prison wardens, and society ladies, in films, most notably for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Betty Davis' in the short romance crime film drama, "Fighting Lady" (1935). The film which was directed by Carlos F. Borcosque, which was written for the screen by Jack Natteford and Robert Ober, and which also starred Peggy Shannon, Jack Mulhall, and Marion Lessing, tells the story of Dora Hart who is a scheming $18-a-week stenographer who vamps a young realtor to hire her as his secretary on her quest to climb her way up the social ladder. She then leaves him for a crooked real estate agent who has a widow-robbing operation. When next seen she is on a one-year yacht trip with a wealthy man, but breaks their engagement and sets her sights on marrying George Davis, an up-and-comer in the banking business. But, first, she has to break up his engagement to pure-heart Sally Newton. She is also best remembered for playing the role of the 'Queen of Hearts' in the fantasy family comedy film, "March Of The Wooden Soldiers (1934, AKA "Babes In Toyland"). The film which was directed by Gus Meins and Charley Rogers, which was written for the screen by Frank Butler and Nick Grinde, which was based on the libretto by Anna Alice Chapin, and which also starred Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns, Felix Knight, Charlotte Henry, Henry Brandon, and Florence Roberts, tells the story of two idiots who are opposing the evil Barnaby, and Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland. She was born as Alice Mary Moore in New York, New York, to actor Tom Moore (1883-1955), and his wife actress Alice Joyce Moore (1890-1955), on November 23, 1915. She made her actual film debut playing the role of a 'Ship Passenger' in the musical comedy romance film, "Down To Their Last Yacht" (1934). The film was directed by Paul Sloane, which was written for the screen by Herbert Fields, Lou Brock, and Marion Dix, and which also starred Mary Boland, Polly Moran, and Ned Sparks, tells the story of a family who loses everything in the crash of 1929 except for their yacht. In order to make money, they rent out the yacht. A couple of guys feel sorry for the young maiden, who has everything except cash and decide to have Monte Carlo night. They rig the roulette wheel so that the house is the winner. Of course, she knows nothing about it. Besides, playing the role of a 'Ship Passenger' in the musical comedy romance film, "Down To Their Last Yacht" (1934), and playing the role of the 'Queen of Hearts' in the fantasy family comedy film, "March Of The Wooden Soldiers (1934, AKA "Babes In Toyland"), and playing the role of 'Betty Davis' in the short romance crime film drama, "Fighting Lady" (1935), her many other film credits include, "A Thrill For Thelma" (1935), "Pick A Star" (1937), and "Woman Against The World" (1937). Her last role was played in the film, "Shopgirl's Evidence" (1938). The film which was directed by Joseph Henabery, also starred Floyd Gibbons, Barbara Fulton, Lelah Tyler, Helen Raymond, and Gertrude Mudge. She retired from acting shortly thereafter. She passed away unexpectedly following a short illness at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and she was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Her gravestone has her incorrect year of death as May 6, 1950. She was the niece of actor Matt Moore (1888-1960), actress Mary Pickford (1892-1979), actor Owen Moore (1884-1939), actor Joe Moore (1894-1926), and actress Grace Cunard (1893-1967). Her stepfater was also the film director Clarence Brown (1890-1987), who was married to her mother form 1933 to 1945. She eloped and married the actor Felix Knight (1908-1998), in Yuma, Arizona, on October 17, 1935, and they were together until they divorced on March 14, 1939. The couple who had no children together had met each other while working on the set of the fantasy family comedy film, "March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)," where she played the role of the 'Queen of Hearts,' and he played the role of, 'Tom-Tom.' She was also married to Nicholas Semigradov "Nikolai" De Tolly (1908-1991), and lived with him in Moscow, Russia, where he was stationed as an "air attache" and Army Captain with the United States Foreign Service. He was later an animator for Walt Disney Studios after settling in Los Angeles, California. They divorced sometime after her mother's death in 1955. She lastly married Captain Stanley Arthur Miller (1915-1977), who was with the United States Information Agency and served with the United States Army during World War II. In her private life, she was known as Alice Moore Miller. She had no children.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242145460/mary_alice-moore: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Alice Moore (23 Nov 1915–6 May 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 242145460, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.