Moore worked in radio in the 1940s, most memorably as Bumps Smith on The Smiths of Hollywood.
Columbia
Moore's career received a boost when Columbia Pictures signed her to a long-term contract. She had the lead in The Return of October (1948) with Glenn Ford, playing a character called Terry Ramsey, after which Terry became her stage name.[2]
Moore began appearing in television shows like The Ford Television Theatre and appeared on the cover of Life magazine on July 6, 1953, as "Hollywood's sexy tomboy". Her photo was used on the cover of the second issue of the My Diary romance comic book (cover dated March 1950).[5][6]
Moore guest starred on Checkmate and The Rebel and had a regular role as a rancher's daughter in the NBC Western Empire. She also appeared on the NBC interview program Here's Hollywood.
In the 2000s, Moore's appearances include roles in Stageghost (2000), Kill Your Darlings (2006), The Still Life (2007), Dewitt & Maria (2010), a guest-starring role as Lilly Hill on the crime series True Detective (2014), Aimy in a Cage (2015), Ray Donovan, and Silent Life (2019).
Personal life
Moore married American football star and Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis (known as Mr. Outside when he played at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point) in 1951. They were divorced the following year. A subsequent marriage to Eugene McGarth[citation needed] in 1956 lasted three years. One year after this marriage ended, Moore married Stuart Cramer after his divorce from Jean Peters;[11][failed verification] they had two children together, Stuart Cramer IV and actor Grant Cramer, before divorcing in 1972. In 1979, Moore claimed to have married Richard F. Carey, in Mexico; he disappeared a few days later, having swindled her and others out of their money.[12] Her 1992 marriage to Jerry Rivers lasted until his death in 2001.[citation needed]
Moore became the subject of public attention as a result of her relationship with Howard Hughes.[13] According to Moore, she and Hughes were married in 1949 in a ceremony performed by a ship captain in international waters.[12][14] Moore has said that Hughes destroyed the ship's log that recorded the marriage, and they separated from each other by 1956,[15] but she and Hughes were never divorced.[13] Moore has explained her subsequent marriages during Hughes' lifetime by saying, "I didn't care whether I was a bigamist or not, frankly. I mean, my desire to have children was that strong."[15]
The Texas courts rejected Moore's claim of being Hughes' widow based on judicial estoppel; since Moore had claimed in her divorce from Cramer to have been married to him in 1959 and received a property settlement in that case, her claim that she was married to Hughes at the time was inconsistent with that and would not be accepted.[16] Nevertheless, the Hughes heirs agreed that Moore had had a long-term relationship with Hughes and agreed to a financial settlement with her.[17] Moore described the settlement as "not more than eight figures";[18] a biography of Hughes implies that the settlement was $350,000.[17]
^Terry Moore to Debut in CinemaScope; Jean Hagen Headed for Stage
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 24 Feb 1953: B7.
^CURTIZ TO DIRECT 'COVERED WAGON': Paramount Remake of Silent Epic Will Have New Plot -- Terry Moore in Fox Film
By THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES. New York Times 23 June 1953: 25.
^Terry Moore May Do Own TV Show; Rams Set on TV
Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 6 July 1956: B6.
^Terry Moore: Life After Howard: Mrs. Hughes Renews Her Celebrity Actress Terry Moore And Her 'Scheme' For the Spotlight
By Mesan Rosenfeld. The Washington Post 28 June 1983: C1.
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