Pauline Moore (born Pauline Joless Love; June 17, 1914 – December 7, 2001) was an American actress known for her roles in

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and

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s during the 1930s and 1940s.

Early years

Moore was born in

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. After her father died during

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, her mother remarried in 1925 and Moore took her stepfather's name. She attended Darlington Seminary in

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, and William Penn High School in Harrisburg.

Career

The Edna Preston stock theater company gave Moore her first professional acting opportunity. She moved to

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in the early 1930s, and also starred on

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and worked as a

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. Broadway plays in which she appeared included ''Dance With Your Gods'' (1934), ''Murder at the Vanities'' (1933), ''The Prisoner'' (1927), ''The Fountain'' (1925), ''Man and the Masses'' (1924), and ''The Easiest Way'' (1921). From the late 1930s through the early 1940s, Moore made 24 films for

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, with whom she was contracted. Her film debut came in ''

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'' (1931). She later worked for

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, starring in four

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westerns, as well as the film ''King of the Texas Rangers'' in 1940, starring

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great

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. Moore starred in three

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films, starring alongside

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, and

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. She also starred alongside

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in the 1937 film ''

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'', and alongside

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in the 1939 film ''

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''. From her first uncredited role in 1931 through to her last role in 1958, Moore's career spanned a total of 30 films. She made a few

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appearances in the 1950s, including a bit part in ''

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'' in 1957 alongside Rod Cameron and

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, but for the most part her acting career had ended, by her own choice.

Personal life

Moore was married to the cartoonist

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from 1934 until his death in 1960. They had three children. In 1962, she married Rev. Dodd Watkins, whose death in 1972 left her a widow for the second time."Pauline Moore, 87; Acted With Roy Rogers"
December 15, 2001, ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 5, 2013.

Death

On December 7, 2001, Moore died of

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at a

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. She was 87.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1931) - Bridesmaid (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Young Lady (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) - Lois Westcott * ''Comic Artist's Home Life'' (1937, Short) - Mrs. Jefferson Machamer * ''

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'' (1937) - Betty Adams * '' Born Reckless'' (1937) - Dorothy Collins * '' Wild and Woolly'' (1937) - Ruth Morris * ''

'' (1937) - Elsa * ''

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'' (1938) - Elizabeth Charters * ''

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'' (1938) - Mary Jane Clayton * ''

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'' (1938) - Elinor Kingsley * ''

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'' (1939) - Caroline Reed * ''

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'' (1939) - Lady Constance * ''

'' (1939) -

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* ''

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'' (1939) - Mary Whitman * ''

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'' (1939) - Eve Cairo * ''

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'' (1939) - Mary Whittaker * ''

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'' (1940) - Tonia Regas * ''

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'' (1940) - Joby Madison * ''

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'' (1940) - Lylah Sanford * ''

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'' (1940) - Marcia Kelton * ''

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'' (1940) - Margaret Weaver * '' Double Cross'' (1941) - Ellen Bronson * ''

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'' (1941, Serial) - Sally Crane * ''

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'' (1954, TV Series) - Mrs. Boche * ''

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'' (1955, TV Series) - Ella Sommers * '' The Shrike'' (1955) - Author's Wife (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955, TV Series) - Esta Cody * ''

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'' (1956 TV series) Wendy * ''

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'' (1955-1956, TV Series) - Wendy (grown up) / Jane * ''Showdown at Abilene'' (1956) - Wife (uncredited) * ''

'' (1957) - Hysterical Woman (uncredited) * ''The Littlest Hobo'' (1958) - Nurse (final film role)

References

External links

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