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Tim Moore

American actor (1887-1958)

PersonDied aged 71humanQ7804004

Born: December 9, 1887
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1.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: December 13, 1958
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1.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Moore, Tim (09 December 1887?–13 December 1958), vaudeville, stage, and television comedianRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Rock Island
Place of death: Los Angeles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
, television actor
, film actor
+1 more
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Tim Moore was an American vaudevillian and comic actor of the first half of the 20th century. He gained his greatest recognition in the starring role of George "Kingfish" Stevens in the CBS TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show. He proudly stated, "I've made it a point never to tell a joke on the stage that I couldn't tell in front of my mother."

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Tim
Place of burial: Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Family name: Moore
Cause of death: tuberculosis
Start of work period: 1898
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Manner of death: natural causes

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