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Owen Moore

Born 12 December 1884 in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland.
Died 9 June 1939 in Beverly Hills, California, USA, of [?] a brain hemorrage or heart failure?

Brother of actor Matt Moore, actor Tom Moore, actress Mary Moore, and actor Joe Moore.

Married actress Mary Pickford, 7 January 1911 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA;
divorced, 2 March 1920 in Nevada, USA.
Married actress Katherine Perry, 16 July 1921; until Owen’s death, 9 June 1939.

Owen Moore worked for Biograph Company, IMP and Lubin Manufacturing Company from December 1908 through circa 1911. Moore’s acting career continued into the early years of sound films, ending in 1937.

References: Slide-FineArts pp. 1, 21, 28, 166, 168, 170 : Website-IMDb; Website-Wikipedia.