Cleo Moore
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"Cleo Moore" was an United States/American actress, usually seen in the role of a blonde bombshell (sex symbol)/bombshell in Hollywood films of the 1950s.

After being raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and moving to Hollywood in the late 1940s, Moore became a well-known pin-up girl. After breaking into minor films, Moore signed a brief contract with Warner Brothers in 1950. She then signed a two-year deal with RKO Radio Pictures (1950–52), before signing a longer contract with Columbia Pictures in 1952.

At Columbia, Moore was molded as the studio's next resident film star, with the studio hoping to make her "their Marilyn Monroe" or the "new Rita Hayworth". During her time at Columbia, Moore starred in One Girl's Confession (1953), The Other Woman (1954 film)/The Other Woman (1954), and Women's Prison (1955 film)/Women's Prison (1955). However, Moore's career began to decline when the studio signed Kim Novak to a contract and started focusing on capitalizing her instead of Moore. Moore retired from acting in 1957 after starring in Hit and Run (1957 film)/Hit and Run.

Moore died in her sleep at the age of 48 in 1973. Despite the fact she never obtained true film stardom, Moore has become a cult fan favorite, with several of her films being considered cult classics.

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I made a number of pictures, strictly C-pictures that were done on small budgets with a crackerjack director and actor who's now dead, Hugo Haas.

I mean, Jane Wyman did a lot of silly parts for years and then all of a sudden went serious and was tremendous.

Mostly, though, I like to paint.

Well, I'm 38 here and 22 around here - and 38 down here.

I'm not a very good painter, but I'm learning a lot.

You know, just because you're a blonde type doesn't mean you can't suddenly do serious parts.

I like to paint nudes mostly.

Tell me the truth - do you think I've lost my Southern accent? I feel it comes back to me only when I'm shouting at fights or at baseball games.

They want a lip print for their autograph books. I'm a sport; I go along.