Maurice Gene "Moe" McEndree, Son of Chester E. & Hazel F. [Williams] McEndree, La Harpe, Kansas. Grandson of Mart T. & Sarah E. McEndree. Wabaunsee, Co. Ks. Grandson of Floyd Emmett & Mary Adams [Waters] Williams, Medicine Lodge, Ks. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
Maurice "Moe" McEndree, producer-editor of John Cassavetes' "Shadows" (1959) and "Faces" (1968), died Saturday, May 17, 2003 of leukemia in Carnation, Wash. He was 71.
He also appeared in Cassavetes' "A Pair of Boots" (1962), "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and other pics as well as numerous TV shows in the 1950s-'60s including "Gunsmoke," "The Virginian," "Perry Mason," etc.
Credits also include directing "Self-Portrait" in 1973, writing "Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas" in '64, running the camera for "Faces," and holding other production posts.
He was born on a Kansas farm and after completing college served in the Armed Forces. The GI Bill gave him an opportunity to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, where one of his classmates was Marilyn Monroe.
It was about this time that he met Cassavetes, who as a young actor and aspiring director had ideas about making films in a different, more improvisational and emotional way. The result was "Shadows," with Cassavetes directing and McEndree producing.
Later, their film "Faces" brought Cassavetes an Oscar nom for screenwriting, with Seymour Cassel and Lynn Arlen getting acting noms.
Well-known in the Topanga Canyon area of L.A. where he lived for years, he later moved to Nanimo, Vancouver Island, where he was active in civic matters and volunteer work while also fish farming. After that he moved to Washington State where other family lived. He also bought a small farm in Costa Rica adjacent a rain forest with the intent to work on its restoration with the help of a son and daughter.
He is survived by two sons, a daughter, a brother, a niece, two nephews and others.
McEndree appeared in front of the camera in the films A Pair of Boots (1962), Hollywood Nudes Report (1963), and Devil's Angels (1967). McEndree also found frequent work as a television actor in the 1960s and '70s, appearing in such small-screen staples as Perry Mason and Gunsmoke. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
About his Family:
Winfield Courier--Paper
Rock,Township--1901 Biographical Records
[July 1870] page 206--
John W. Williams, was a native of the state of New York, and his wife was born in Fulton County, Illinois. They were married in Michigan, where they resided until October, 1850, when they moved to Fulton County, Illinois. In 1855, they located in Kansas, where Mr. Williams engaged in farming. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed that occupation many years. He died June 1, 1885, and his widow died at Rock, in March, 1898. They reared the following children: George H.; Stephen D., who died in Douglass, Kansas, in 1894; Justus F., who was a stock raiser, and resided in Wyoming; John F., who was a farmer and stock breeder, and resided in Osage County, Kansas; Christopher V., who was a harness maker, and lived in Osage County, Kansas; Ella J., deceased, who was the wife of Peter Taylor; Ida E., who was the wife of T. Stephens, of Lawrence, Kansas; Abraham L., who was a stone mason; Limon P., who resided near Rock, Kansas, and was a gardener; Arthur W., who was a farmer in Kansas; and Floyd E., who was a farmer of Lyon County, Kansas. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
Maurice "Moe" McEndree, producer-editor of John Cassavetes' "Shadows" (1959) and "Faces" (1968), died Saturday, May 17, 2003 of leukemia in Carnation, Wash. He was 71.
He also appeared in Cassavetes' "A Pair of Boots" (1962), "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and other pics as well as numerous TV shows in the 1950s-'60s including "Gunsmoke," "The Virginian," "Perry Mason," etc.
Credits also include directing "Self-Portrait" in 1973, writing "Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas" in '64, running the camera for "Faces," and holding other production posts.
He was born on a Kansas farm and after completing college served in the Armed Forces. The GI Bill gave him an opportunity to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, where one of his classmates was Marilyn Monroe.
It was about this time that he met Cassavetes, who as a young actor and aspiring director had ideas about making films in a different, more improvisational and emotional way. The result was "Shadows," with Cassavetes directing and McEndree producing.
Later, their film "Faces" brought Cassavetes an Oscar nom for screenwriting, with Seymour Cassel and Lynn Arlen getting acting noms.
Well-known in the Topanga Canyon area of L.A. where he lived for years, he later moved to Nanimo, Vancouver Island, where he was active in civic matters and volunteer work while also fish farming. After that he moved to Washington State where other family lived. He also bought a small farm in Costa Rica adjacent a rain forest with the intent to work on its restoration with the help of a son and daughter.
He is survived by two sons, a daughter, a brother, a niece, two nephews and others.
McEndree appeared in front of the camera in the films A Pair of Boots (1962), Hollywood Nudes Report (1963), and Devil's Angels (1967). McEndree also found frequent work as a television actor in the 1960s and '70s, appearing in such small-screen staples as Perry Mason and Gunsmoke. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
About his Family:
Winfield Courier--Paper
Rock,Township--1901 Biographical Records
[July 1870] page 206--
John W. Williams, was a native of the state of New York, and his wife was born in Fulton County, Illinois. They were married in Michigan, where they resided until October, 1850, when they moved to Fulton County, Illinois. In 1855, they located in Kansas, where Mr. Williams engaged in farming. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed that occupation many years. He died June 1, 1885, and his widow died at Rock, in March, 1898. They reared the following children: George H.; Stephen D., who died in Douglass, Kansas, in 1894; Justus F., who was a stock raiser, and resided in Wyoming; John F., who was a farmer and stock breeder, and resided in Osage County, Kansas; Christopher V., who was a harness maker, and lived in Osage County, Kansas; Ella J., deceased, who was the wife of Peter Taylor; Ida E., who was the wife of T. Stephens, of Lawrence, Kansas; Abraham L., who was a stone mason; Limon P., who resided near Rock, Kansas, and was a gardener; Arthur W., who was a farmer in Kansas; and Floyd E., who was a farmer of Lyon County, Kansas. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
Maurice Gene "Moe" McEndree, Son of Chester E. & Hazel F. [Williams] McEndree, La Harpe, Kansas. Grandson of Mart T. & Sarah E. McEndree. Wabaunsee, Co. Ks. Grandson of Floyd Emmett & Mary Adams [Waters] Williams, Medicine Lodge, Ks. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
Maurice "Moe" McEndree, producer-editor of John Cassavetes' "Shadows" (1959) and "Faces" (1968), died Saturday, May 17, 2003 of leukemia in Carnation, Wash. He was 71.
He also appeared in Cassavetes' "A Pair of Boots" (1962), "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and other pics as well as numerous TV shows in the 1950s-'60s including "Gunsmoke," "The Virginian," "Perry Mason," etc.
Credits also include directing "Self-Portrait" in 1973, writing "Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas" in '64, running the camera for "Faces," and holding other production posts.
He was born on a Kansas farm and after completing college served in the Armed Forces. The GI Bill gave him an opportunity to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, where one of his classmates was Marilyn Monroe.
It was about this time that he met Cassavetes, who as a young actor and aspiring director had ideas about making films in a different, more improvisational and emotional way. The result was "Shadows," with Cassavetes directing and McEndree producing.
Later, their film "Faces" brought Cassavetes an Oscar nom for screenwriting, with Seymour Cassel and Lynn Arlen getting acting noms.
Well-known in the Topanga Canyon area of L.A. where he lived for years, he later moved to Nanimo, Vancouver Island, where he was active in civic matters and volunteer work while also fish farming. After that he moved to Washington State where other family lived. He also bought a small farm in Costa Rica adjacent a rain forest with the intent to work on its restoration with the help of a son and daughter.
He is survived by two sons, a daughter, a brother, a niece, two nephews and others.
McEndree appeared in front of the camera in the films A Pair of Boots (1962), Hollywood Nudes Report (1963), and Devil's Angels (1967). McEndree also found frequent work as a television actor in the 1960s and '70s, appearing in such small-screen staples as Perry Mason and Gunsmoke. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
About his Family:
Winfield Courier--Paper
Rock,Township--1901 Biographical Records
[July 1870] page 206--
John W. Williams, was a native of the state of New York, and his wife was born in Fulton County, Illinois. They were married in Michigan, where they resided until October, 1850, when they moved to Fulton County, Illinois. In 1855, they located in Kansas, where Mr. Williams engaged in farming. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed that occupation many years. He died June 1, 1885, and his widow died at Rock, in March, 1898. They reared the following children: George H.; Stephen D., who died in Douglass, Kansas, in 1894; Justus F., who was a stock raiser, and resided in Wyoming; John F., who was a farmer and stock breeder, and resided in Osage County, Kansas; Christopher V., who was a harness maker, and lived in Osage County, Kansas; Ella J., deceased, who was the wife of Peter Taylor; Ida E., who was the wife of T. Stephens, of Lawrence, Kansas; Abraham L., who was a stone mason; Limon P., who resided near Rock, Kansas, and was a gardener; Arthur W., who was a farmer in Kansas; and Floyd E., who was a farmer of Lyon County, Kansas. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
Maurice "Moe" McEndree, producer-editor of John Cassavetes' "Shadows" (1959) and "Faces" (1968), died Saturday, May 17, 2003 of leukemia in Carnation, Wash. He was 71.
He also appeared in Cassavetes' "A Pair of Boots" (1962), "Run Silent, Run Deep" (1958) and other pics as well as numerous TV shows in the 1950s-'60s including "Gunsmoke," "The Virginian," "Perry Mason," etc.
Credits also include directing "Self-Portrait" in 1973, writing "Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas" in '64, running the camera for "Faces," and holding other production posts.
He was born on a Kansas farm and after completing college served in the Armed Forces. The GI Bill gave him an opportunity to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, where one of his classmates was Marilyn Monroe.
It was about this time that he met Cassavetes, who as a young actor and aspiring director had ideas about making films in a different, more improvisational and emotional way. The result was "Shadows," with Cassavetes directing and McEndree producing.
Later, their film "Faces" brought Cassavetes an Oscar nom for screenwriting, with Seymour Cassel and Lynn Arlen getting acting noms.
Well-known in the Topanga Canyon area of L.A. where he lived for years, he later moved to Nanimo, Vancouver Island, where he was active in civic matters and volunteer work while also fish farming. After that he moved to Washington State where other family lived. He also bought a small farm in Costa Rica adjacent a rain forest with the intent to work on its restoration with the help of a son and daughter.
He is survived by two sons, a daughter, a brother, a niece, two nephews and others.
McEndree appeared in front of the camera in the films A Pair of Boots (1962), Hollywood Nudes Report (1963), and Devil's Angels (1967). McEndree also found frequent work as a television actor in the 1960s and '70s, appearing in such small-screen staples as Perry Mason and Gunsmoke. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
About his Family:
Winfield Courier--Paper
Rock,Township--1901 Biographical Records
[July 1870] page 206--
John W. Williams, was a native of the state of New York, and his wife was born in Fulton County, Illinois. They were married in Michigan, where they resided until October, 1850, when they moved to Fulton County, Illinois. In 1855, they located in Kansas, where Mr. Williams engaged in farming. He was a blacksmith by trade and followed that occupation many years. He died June 1, 1885, and his widow died at Rock, in March, 1898. They reared the following children: George H.; Stephen D., who died in Douglass, Kansas, in 1894; Justus F., who was a stock raiser, and resided in Wyoming; John F., who was a farmer and stock breeder, and resided in Osage County, Kansas; Christopher V., who was a harness maker, and lived in Osage County, Kansas; Ella J., deceased, who was the wife of Peter Taylor; Ida E., who was the wife of T. Stephens, of Lawrence, Kansas; Abraham L., who was a stone mason; Limon P., who resided near Rock, Kansas, and was a gardener; Arthur W., who was a farmer in Kansas; and Floyd E., who was a farmer of Lyon County, Kansas. Info. added by Lloyd Williams Cousin.
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