Cleo Moore

Cleo Moore, was a blonde bombshell of 1950's Hollywood films born October 31 1928 (some sources state 1923) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. One of several highly publicized sexy, busty blondes during the 1950's, Cleo Moore received a ton of publicity but most of her movies were less than memorable. Nevertheless, she became a "name" with her fairly popular B movies during the era albeit not a major star. She made her film debut in 1948 movie serial Congo Bill. She had stints as a starlet ar Warner Bros. in 1950 and RKO Radio Pictures in 1950-52 before signing with Columbia Pictures in 1952. She first gained attention as a doomed gun moll on Nicholas Ray's film noir classic On Dangerous Ground in 1951. Image File history File links Cleo_Moore. ... Image File history File links Cleo_Moore. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... Motto: Authentic Louisiana at every turn Nickname: Red Stick Map Political Statistics Founded 1699 Incorporated 16 January 1817 Mayor Melvin Kip Holden Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 204. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... Movie serials were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. ... Congo Bill was a long running DC Comics adventure comic strip, first published in More Fun Comics #56 (June, 1940). ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... The Columbia Pictures logo, since 1996. ... Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle) (August 7, 1911–June 16, 1979) was an American film director. ... On Dangerous Ground is a 1951 film released by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Nicholas Ray and produced by John Houseman. ...

Moore began starring in films in 1952. Her best-known films include One Girl's Confession (1953), Women's Prison (1955), Over-exposed (1956) and Hit and Run (1957). She was often starred in films directed by actor/director Hugo Haas and starred opposite John Agar, Richard Crenna, Vince Edwards, and Robert Ryan among other actors. In the mid 1950's Columbia considered starring Moore in a film biography on Jean Harlow's life but the project never got off the ground. Moore made headlines with several publicity stunts notably a five minute kiss on live Chicago television in 1954 and her tongue-in-cheek pledge to one day run for Governor of Louisiana, having once been married to the youngest son of Huey Long, Palmer. Moore found success as a businesswoman as a real estate developer after her screen career ended in the late 1950's. She had been out of the limelight for many years when she passed away from a heart attack October 25 1973. Today her bad girl movies have a cult following and photos and memorabilia on Moore is often as coveted as that of her more famous contemporaries Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 - April 7, 2002) was a successful Hollywood actor who ascended to celebrity shortly after World War II. He is perhaps best remembered for as Shirley Temples first husband (1945-1950) and for starring in the Sands of Iwo Jima alongside John Wayne; however... Richard Donald Crenna (November 30, 1926 - January 17, 2003) was an American actor. ... Vince Edwards Vince Edwards in a 1950s Beefcake Shot Vince Edwards (July 7, 1928- March 11, 1996) was an American actor, director, and singer. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Jean Harlow, circa 1932 Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American film actress who became known as the Platinum Blonde, as well as the Blonde Bombshell , predating Marilyn Monroe as a blonde sex symbol. ... List of Governors of Louisiana First French Era Sieur Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne, Sieur de Bienville 1701-1713 Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac 1713-1716 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1716-1717 De lEpinay 1717-1718 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1718... Huey Long Huey Pierce Long (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... Bad girl movies are a subcategory of film noir labeled by latter-day movie buffs to describe the dark films of the 1940s and 1950s starring beautiful women who were usually on the wrong side of the law. ... Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen, June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) is possibly the twentieth-centurys most famous movie star, sex symbol and pop icon. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mamie Van Doren Mamie Van Doren (born February 6, 1931) is an American actress and sex symbol. ...

Quotes

• I've been in so many women's prison movies I should get time off for good behavior.
• I've found that to become a star you must spend a few years being Miss Ping Pong.
• Men are all alike. Their faces are only different so you can tell them apart.

Filmography

• Hit and Run (1957)
• Over-Exposed (1956)
• Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)
• Women's Prison (1955)
• The Other Woman (1954)
• Bait (1954)
• Thy Neighbor's Wife (1953)
• One Girl's Confession (1953)
• Strange Fascination (1952)
• The Pace That Thrills (1952)
• On Dangerous Ground (1952)
• Gambling House (1951)
• Hunt the Man Down (1950)
• Rio Grande Patrol (1950)
• The Great Jewel Robbery (1950)
• 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
• This Side of the Law (1950)
• Bright Leaf (1950)
• Dynamite Pass (1950)
• Congo Bill (1948)
• Embraceable You (1948)

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External links

• Cleo Moore at The Internet Movie Database
• Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Cleo Moore