Irving J. Moore

Irving J. Moore
Born
Irving Joseph Moore

(1919-04-07)April 7, 1919
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 1993(1993-07-02) (aged 74)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
OccupationTelevision director
Years active1957–1991
SpouseShirlee Moore[1]
Children3[1]

Irving Joseph Moore (April 7, 1919 – July 2, 1993)[2] was an American television director.[3]

Moore was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Hollywood, California.[4] He began work as a messenger for Columbia Pictures, eventually becoming an assistant director. In 1957 he directed an episode of the American western television series Tales of the Texas Rangers.[4]

Moore later directed episodes of Maverick, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West, Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, Eight Is Enough, Hogan's Heroes,[5] Here Come the Brides, Lost in Space, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Perry Mason and 77 Sunset Strip.[1][2][4][6] He also directed the primetime soap operas Dynasty and Dallas,[4] including the top-rated episode "Who Shot JR?"[7] His last credit as director was in 1991 on a four-part Dynasty mini-series.[8]

Moore died in July 1993[1] of heart failure in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 74.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Variety Staff (July 14, 1993). "Irving J. Moore". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. June 5, 2009. p. 398. ISBN 978-0810863781 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Irving J. Moore". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Irving J. Moore; Television Director". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 1993. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Royce, Brenda (December 10, 2013). Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13. St. Martin Publishing Group. p. 59. ISBN 978-1466859579 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Etter, Jonathan (December 2009). Gangway, Lord, (The) Here Come the Brides Book. BearManor Media. p. 516. ISBN 9781593935061 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Irving J. Moore; Television Director Los Angeles Times 03 July 1993: VYB4.
  8. ^ Irving J. Moore; Television Director Los Angeles Times 03 July 1993: VYB4.