Owen Moore — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸
Like several other leading lights of the screen and stage, Owen Moore is a son of Erin.
He was born in the land where the shamrocks bloom, and will never cease being proud of it. He is a brother of the equally versatile favorites, Matt [Matt Moore] and Tom Moore.
When eleven, Owen first glimpsed the shore line of America. Even at that tender age he had histrionic ambitions, as proved by the fact that a year later found him behind the footlights. His parents journeyed on to Toledo, Ohio, and it was there young Moore first attended school.
Juvenile leads in a number of road companies kept the young actor-man busy for the next few years. At that time motion pictures first began to spread their fame throughout the land with feeble and erratic flickers. Owen was attracted to the studios by a pull that would brook no denial.
His earliest engagements more than ten years ago were with the famous old Biograph and Imp companies. The studios of Reliance-Majestic (Griffith), and others featured the star.
Owen Moore and Mary Pickford made up the personnel of a pair that delighted and charmed millions. D. W. Griffith picked this remarkable Irishman to feature in several of his attractions.
A few of Mr. Moore’s early film successes are: “A Girl Like That,” “A Coney Island Princess,” “The Little Boy Scout,” and “The Crimson Gardenia.”
A while back Mr. Moore dropped out of the pictures for a bit, as stars often will, to take a fling at another activity. But it was known at the time that he could not stay away from the grease paint and sizzling lights for long.
It was under the Selznick banner that he did his most memorable work, in such productions as “Reported Missing,” “Love Is an Awful Thing,” “Modern Matrimony,” “The Poor Simp,” “The Chicken in the Case,” “Divorce of Convenience,” “Desperate Hero,” and “Piccadilly Jim.”
A boundless knowledge of the film from all its many angles is Owen Moore’s. An early ardent recruit, whose fervent adherency has never waned, guarantees him a continued steady climb. In addition, his body, kept in the finest athletic trim, promises a constant procession of sparkling action films.
A tireless sport fan is Mr. Moore. The ball parks the country over know his face, so also the prizefight arena and the gridiron field. When it comes to swimming and hiking, Owen Moore stands ready to take on all comers, and meet them on their own terms. He has many golf trophies to his credit and expects to pile up many more. Buffeting the ocean deep for hours at a time is mere sport for Moore as a swimmer.
He is five feet, ten inches in height, weighs one hundred and fifty pounds, has dark hair and blue eyes. He is married, and makes his home in Los Angeles.
Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)