Terry Moore
Academy Award Nominee
(Source: Shadow Land Collectibles)
Source: Tom Weaver, IMDb
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News and Gossip 1929: Born in Glendale, California to Lamar and Blue Koford. They raised her in strict Mormon fashion – she doesn’t drink to this day.
1940: She made her film debut at age 11 in 20th Century-Fox's Maryland.
1948: She appeared in her most famous film, Mighty Joe Young 1949: She secretly married reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes on a yatch in international waters off the coast of Mexico. Her romance and unusual marriage to Hughes has been described in books, newspapers, and documentaries, but is best appreciated through her own autobiographical book The Beauty and the Billionaire. This may be one of the most riotously funny, unusual, and genuinely moving books ever written by a Latter-day Saint. It describes the inevitable clash that occurs when Moore (who describes herself throughout as a "devout Mormon") is courted by one of the world's most flamboyant playboys. 1951: She married Glenn Davis, winner of the 1954 Heisman trophy, West Point. 1952: She divorced Glenn Davis after 14 months of marriage. 1952: She received an Oscar nomination for her performance in Come Back, Little Sheba. 1955: John Wayne introduced her to her third husband Gene McGrath. 1958: She divorced Gene McGrath. 1959: She married Stuart Cramer III, a Texas oilman. 1960: She gave birth to Stuart Cramer IV. 1959: She gave birth to Grant Cramer, who grew up to become an actor. 1972: She divorced Stuart Cramer after 13 years of marriage. 1976: Howard Hughes died. 1979: She was briefly married to businessman Richard Carey. 1981: She married Jerry Rivers. 1984: Hughes's estate paid her an undisclosed settlement. 1996: She and her husband wrote The Passions of Howard Hughes, a steamy book that devotes time to Hughes’ ravenous appetite for women. She did the research; He die the writing. 1998: She appeared in the remake of Mighty Joe Young as “Elegant Woman at Party” who says, "She reminds me of somebody, but I can't think who it is.” The “Gentleman” she is with replies, “You, when we first met.” The “Gentleman” is played by Ray Harryhausen who was a member of the special effects crew for the original Mighty Joe Young. 2001: Her 20-year marriage to Jerry Rivers ended with his stroke-related death.. Trivia She was the third woman ever to become a licensed jet pilot. |
More Info 1985: At the age of 55, she became the oldest woman ever to pose nude for Playboy. It was her husband’s idea. Originally she agreed to do only lingerie shots, but was coaxed into going topless. Her chief reason for agreeing to pose nude was “a revenge thing” against those who cast older women aside. “In Hollywood they think you’re only good from 18 to 25 – that’s a woman’s years. A man goes on forever. I’d see the girls with the false breasts and the nose jobs and the things put in the cheeks and everything. And I thought: I’m all natural. I thought: I’ll show them. And my photos were not retouched.” She did get into hot water with her bishop, who cautioned her “not to do it again.” But, she asks with a grin, “How did he even know [about] it?” Terry refused to pose again at age 65, saying, “I proved my point.” (Source: Jeff Benziger @ Oddyssey Group.com ) Photos  Moore’s wholesome religious upbringing is reflected in this color portrait taken in the early 1950s (Source: Odyssey Group)
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