Owen Moore (12 December 1886 â€" 9 June 1939) was an Irish-born
American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908
to 1937.Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland.
Along with his parents, John and Rose Anna Moore, brothers Tom, Matt,
and Joe, and sister Mary (1890â€"1919), he emigrated to the United
States as a steerage passenger on board the S.S. Anchoria. The Moore
family were inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 and settled in the
Toldeo, Ohio area. Moore and his siblings went on to successful
careers in motion pictures in Hollywood, California.While working at
D. W. Griffith's Biograph Studios, Moore met a young Canadian actress
named Gladys Smith, whom he married on January 7, 1911. Their marriage
was kept secret at first because of the strong opposition of her
mother. However, Gladys Moore would soon overshadow her husband under
her stage name, Mary Pickford. In 1912, he signed on with Victor
Studios, co-starring in a number of their films with studio
owner/actress Florence Lawrence.
American actor, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908
to 1937.Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland.
Along with his parents, John and Rose Anna Moore, brothers Tom, Matt,
and Joe, and sister Mary (1890â€"1919), he emigrated to the United
States as a steerage passenger on board the S.S. Anchoria. The Moore
family were inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 and settled in the
Toldeo, Ohio area. Moore and his siblings went on to successful
careers in motion pictures in Hollywood, California.While working at
D. W. Griffith's Biograph Studios, Moore met a young Canadian actress
named Gladys Smith, whom he married on January 7, 1911. Their marriage
was kept secret at first because of the strong opposition of her
mother. However, Gladys Moore would soon overshadow her husband under
her stage name, Mary Pickford. In 1912, he signed on with Victor
Studios, co-starring in a number of their films with studio
owner/actress Florence Lawrence.
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