Dickie Moore Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the U․S․ Army during World War II as a correspondent for the Stars and Stripes newspaper
• Briefly studied journalism at Los Angeles City College after his discharge from the military
• Married the former child actress Jane Powell in 1988, having met her while researching for his book about child stars
• Was only 1 year old when he made his acting debut in the 1927 silent film "The Beloved Rogue․"
• Worked as the public relations director for the stage actors union Actors' Equity Association and was the editor of its magazine, before starting his own public relations firm in 1966
• Best known as a child star who played the title character in the first talkie version of "Oliver Twist․"
• By the time he was 8, he was so used to signing his name on pictures for fans that he accidentally signed his mother's birthday card that year as "from your friend Dickie Moore․"
• Gave Shirley Temple her first on-screen kiss in the 1942 film "Miss Annie Rooney․"
• Published a book about the lives of child actors called "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (But Don't Have Sex or Take the Car)" in 1984