Post by ©DURANMANIA Board Team on Jun 22, 2004 7:34:30 GMT -5
hi Duran/ Bond maniac's 
Roger Moore... then and now...
biography
Roger George Moore was born in Stockwell, south London on October 14, 1927, the son of a policeman.
He was born in a relatively poor area of London. Just before World War 2, Moore was evacuated with his mother to Sussex, but later drifted back to London only to be evacuated to Buchinghamshire a few mothers later. There he attended Dr. Challoner's Grammar School, while his father was still working in London in the midst of war.
He was best at art and drawing subjects at school and after leaving, he landed a job at Publicity Picture Productions who specialised in animated cartoons. He was earning £3.50 a week filling in and tracing cartoon animations and running errands. After one disastrous day Moore made a mistake of some celluloid and forgot some errands, he was fired.
While he was out of work it was suggested to him that he make a bit of money as an extra for a film called Caesar and Cleopatra. On Roger's third day in the studio, he was approached by the co-director of the film Brain Desmond Hurst who asked him if he would like to become an actor. Roger simply couldn't refuse and Hurst told him, that if he could get financial support from his family for the time being, he would pay the fees for Moore to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
His days at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts were among the happiest days of his life. In 1945 after the war, Roger was called up for mandatory service and was sent to officer training. At the end of his service he married Doorn Van Steyn, a girl he met at RADA.
Roger wasn't an instant success in the theatrical profession, but did get one month of work in the film Trottie True. After a few small parts in films, he tried modelling and found that is was a good way to earn a living. His first big break came when he understudied for the play The Little Hut. In America, he starred in a few television plays until his first film, MGM's "The Last time I saw Paris" starring Elizabeth Taylor.
Moore had then starred in many TV series including "The Saint" and finally in the series "The Persuaders", even after he promised himself he would never do another television series. When he had finished his role in "The Persuaders", his career as James Bond got off to a kick start when he received a telephone call from producer Harry Saltzman. Looking for a new 007, Saltzman asked Roger if he would accept the offer, to which he agreed. He was required to loose weight and have his hair cut shorter for the role. He starred as 007 in Live and Let Die, after success in the film, he went on to star in "The Man with the Golden Gun".
Roger had once said "I think Bond films are great - escapist entertainment, expensively made" very true at that, a good thing for Moore was that he felt he was being paid for having fun and living out his fantasies. After seven films, he became a veteran of Bond films, starring as James Bond more times than any other actor. He started to think the audience were getting sick of 'Roger Moore stars as James Bond 007' and also thought the films would become dirty if he, at 57 continue starring as Bond romancing young women.
In recent times Moore has hosted a number of TV specials, his latest roles were in the Jean Claude Van Damme film "The Quest" and much to the disgust of many Bond fans, the Spice Girls movie. Moore is now mainly involved with the charity UNICEF, which he became involved in through his long friendship with Audry Hepburn.
Films:
1973 - Live and Let Die
1974 - The Man with the Golden Gun
1977 - The Spy who Loved Me
1979 - Moonraker
1981 - For Your Eyes Only
1983 - Octogirl thingy
1985 - A View to a Kill
check out Roger Moore's Website:
www.roger-moore.com/
peace & love
SLIM K
Roger Moore... then and now...
biography
Roger George Moore was born in Stockwell, south London on October 14, 1927, the son of a policeman.
He was born in a relatively poor area of London. Just before World War 2, Moore was evacuated with his mother to Sussex, but later drifted back to London only to be evacuated to Buchinghamshire a few mothers later. There he attended Dr. Challoner's Grammar School, while his father was still working in London in the midst of war.
He was best at art and drawing subjects at school and after leaving, he landed a job at Publicity Picture Productions who specialised in animated cartoons. He was earning £3.50 a week filling in and tracing cartoon animations and running errands. After one disastrous day Moore made a mistake of some celluloid and forgot some errands, he was fired.
While he was out of work it was suggested to him that he make a bit of money as an extra for a film called Caesar and Cleopatra. On Roger's third day in the studio, he was approached by the co-director of the film Brain Desmond Hurst who asked him if he would like to become an actor. Roger simply couldn't refuse and Hurst told him, that if he could get financial support from his family for the time being, he would pay the fees for Moore to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
His days at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts were among the happiest days of his life. In 1945 after the war, Roger was called up for mandatory service and was sent to officer training. At the end of his service he married Doorn Van Steyn, a girl he met at RADA.
Roger wasn't an instant success in the theatrical profession, but did get one month of work in the film Trottie True. After a few small parts in films, he tried modelling and found that is was a good way to earn a living. His first big break came when he understudied for the play The Little Hut. In America, he starred in a few television plays until his first film, MGM's "The Last time I saw Paris" starring Elizabeth Taylor.
Moore had then starred in many TV series including "The Saint" and finally in the series "The Persuaders", even after he promised himself he would never do another television series. When he had finished his role in "The Persuaders", his career as James Bond got off to a kick start when he received a telephone call from producer Harry Saltzman. Looking for a new 007, Saltzman asked Roger if he would accept the offer, to which he agreed. He was required to loose weight and have his hair cut shorter for the role. He starred as 007 in Live and Let Die, after success in the film, he went on to star in "The Man with the Golden Gun".
Roger had once said "I think Bond films are great - escapist entertainment, expensively made" very true at that, a good thing for Moore was that he felt he was being paid for having fun and living out his fantasies. After seven films, he became a veteran of Bond films, starring as James Bond more times than any other actor. He started to think the audience were getting sick of 'Roger Moore stars as James Bond 007' and also thought the films would become dirty if he, at 57 continue starring as Bond romancing young women.
In recent times Moore has hosted a number of TV specials, his latest roles were in the Jean Claude Van Damme film "The Quest" and much to the disgust of many Bond fans, the Spice Girls movie. Moore is now mainly involved with the charity UNICEF, which he became involved in through his long friendship with Audry Hepburn.
Films:
1973 - Live and Let Die
1974 - The Man with the Golden Gun
1977 - The Spy who Loved Me
1979 - Moonraker
1981 - For Your Eyes Only
1983 - Octogirl thingy
1985 - A View to a Kill
check out Roger Moore's Website:
www.roger-moore.com/
peace & love
SLIM K
