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6.08.2007

Terry Moore

Making her place in Hollywood with Mighty Joe Young, Terry Moore is one one of the forgotten members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was once known for having said, "I hate silicone, because now everyone can have what I have."

The Scandal

When Howard Hughes died, Terry claimed that Hughes secretly married her on a yacht off the coast of Mexico in 1949 and they never divorced. Her claim led to a settlement of an undisclosed amount in 1984. This makes Mr. Hughes purportedly the first of six husbands. Perhaps we can understand why he became reclusive, knowing that if she speaks the truth, they never divorced and she went on to marry three other men before he died.

Significant Achievements

Terry Moore was also a co-executive producer for America's Funniest Home Videos and a cult classic, Beverly Hills Brats, which starred her son, Grant Cramer. His father, Stuart Cramer, is the third of the three husbands after Howard Hughes. Though the original Mighty Joe Young was one of Terry's greatest hits, her place in the Academy Awards so far has only been a nomination of an Oscar for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for her work on Come Back, Little Sheba.

A New Beast

When the new Mighty Joe Young was made, Terry was only placed in the very minor role of an elegant woman at a party, but I'm sure Ms. Moore enjoyed the chance to be a part of the remake of a film that make her a star.

The Early History

Terry Moore was born Helen Luella Koford, raised in Los Angeles, and began modeling before starting her film career at age 11 for 20th Century Fox's film, Maryland (apparently unavailable at Amazon.com at the time of this printing).

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