29 Facts About Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore took a hiatus from acting between 1929 and 1933, just as sound was being added to motion pictures.

Colleen Moore later wrote a "how-to" book about investing in the stock market.

Moore was born Kathleen Morrison on August 19,1899, in Port Huron, Michigan, Moore was the eldest child of Charles R and Agnes Kelly Morrison.

Colleen Moore wanted to be a second Lillian Gish but instead, she found herself playing heroines in Westerns with stars such as Tom Mix.

Colleen Moore's family summered in Chicago, where she enjoyed baseball and the company of her Aunt Lib and Lib's husband Walter Howey.

Colleen Moore's eyes passed the test, so she left for Hollywood with her grandmother and her mother as chaperones.

Colleen Moore made her first credited film appearance in 1917 in The Bad Boy for Triangle Fine Arts, and for the next few years appeared in small, supporting roles gradually attracting the attention of the public.

Once again Colleen Moore found herself unemployed, but she had begun to make a name for herself by 1919.

Colleen Moore went to Flagstaff, Arizona, for location work on The Wilderness Trail, another western, this time with Tom Mix.

Colleen Moore wrote that while she had a crush on Mix, he only had eyes for her mother.

All the while, Marshall Neilan had been attempting to get Colleen Moore released from her contract so she could work for him.

Colleen Moore was successful and made Dinty with Moore, releasing near the end of 1920, followed by When Dawn Came.

Colleen Moore loaned her out to King Vidor for The Sky Pilot, released in May 1921, yet another Western.

An overseas tour was planned to coincide with the release of So Big in Europe, and Colleen Moore saw the tour as her first real opportunity to spend time with her husband, John McCormick.

Colleen Moore's injury forced the production to shut down while Moore spent six weeks in a body cast in bed.

Colleen Moore's films had been great hits, so her terms were very generous.

Colleen Moore's popularity allowed her productions to become very large and lavish.

The film was such a hit that Colleen Moore managed to retain generous terms in her next contract and her husband as her producer.

The interior of The Colleen Moore Dollhouse, designed by Harold Grieve, features miniature bear skin rugs and detailed furniture and art.

Colleen Moore continued working on it and contributing artifacts to it until her death.

Colleen Moore appeared in three films, none of which was successful, and Moore retired.

Colleen Moore's last film was a version of The Scarlet Letter in 1934.

Colleen Moore later married the widower Homer Hargrave and raised his children from a previous marriage, with whom she maintained a lifelong close relationship.

Colleen Moore published two books in the late 1960s, How Women Can Make Money in the Stock Market and her autobiography, Silent Star: Colleen Moore Talks About Her Hollywood.

At the height of her fame, Colleen Moore was earning $12,500 per week.

Colleen Moore was an astute investor, and through her investments, remained wealthy for the rest of her life.

Colleen Moore was a participant in the documentary series Hollywood, providing her recollections of Hollywood's silent film era.

Colleen Moore provided funding for her dollhouse and she adopted his son, Homer Hargrave, Jr, and his daughter, Judy Hargrave.

On January 25,1988, Colleen Moore died at age 88 from cancer in Paso Robles, California.