Lillian Moore

born: 02 April 1916 Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America

died: 25 October 2001 San Andreas, California, United States of America (age 85)

Young American actress with a brief film career. In February 1933, she was signed to a term contract with the Hal Roach Studios; she was a 16-year old student at Los Angeles High School at the time. A March 1933 blurb in Variety says she was professionally known as Patricia Moore, but I haven't found anything under this name; she was always known in publicity and the trades as Lillian. Various trade magazines mention her being one of the leads (along with Billy Gilbert, Billy Bletcher, and Lillyan Andrus) in the Musical Comedy series. In March 1934, she signed a contract with Paramount. She later served as a pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II. She was married at least four times, including to actor Roy Roberts from 1947 to his passing in 1975. She and Roberts are buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas.

Real name: Lillian Euverah Moore Height: 5'0"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1933 The Devil's Brother Maiden 1933 Backs To Nature Customer 1933 Sons Of The Desert Extra 1934 Rhapsody In Brew Nuts vendor Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2RQ-PX4 (birth certificate) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8QZ-L5M (TX Birth Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHTK-64Q (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV13-VN2 (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KTT3-NQD (1935 pass. list) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NXQ-7DZT (1939 divorce) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK44-433 (1939 divorce) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK7C-KQ6 (1939 divorce) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7S4-C6B (1940 Census - Mamaroneck, NY) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTH8-GXX (1940 Census - Coral Gables, FL) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8KG-TDD (1947 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGJ-H4DQ (1950 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLJ6-1PB (Social Security Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K75-M1MV (Social Security Numident File) https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/memories/GCMR-V26 (family tree, FamilySearch.org) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78273249 (Find a Grave) https://hometownbyhandlebar.com/p-2379/ (Hometown by Handlebar) https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/81 (IWASM) https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/american-starlet-lillian-moore-3874177117 (1933 photo) https://archive.org/details/hollywoodfilmogr13holl/page/n70/mode/1up?q=%22lillian+moore%22 (Hollywood Filmograph, 25 Feb 1933) https://archive.org/details/variety109-1933-03/page/n83/mode/1up?q=%22lillian+moore%22 (Variety, 14 Mar 1933) https://archive.org/details/hollywoodfilmogr13holl/page/n233/mode/1up?q=%22lillian+moore%22 (Hollywood Filmograph, 15 Jul 1933) https://archive.org/details/variety111-1933-07/page/n166/mode/1up?q=%22lillian+moore%22 (Variety, 18 Jul 1933) https://archive.org/details/filmfun1928194200film/page/125/mode/1up?q=%22lillian+moore%22 (Film Fun, Dec 1933) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/760354519/ (Abilene Daily Reporter, 24 Jan 1934) https://archive.org/details/hollywoodreporte1821holl/page/773/mode/1up?q=%22lillian+moore%22 (Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar 1934) https://archive.org/details/variety114-1934-04/page/n28/mode/1up?q=%22lillian+moore%22 (Variety, 03 Apr 1934) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380268938/ (Los Angeles Times, 09 Apr 1934) https://archive.org/details/international193738quig/page/642/mode/1up?q=%22moore+lillian%22 (1937-38 International Motion Picture Almanac) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/636007086/ (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 07 Jul 1937) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/298418344/ (Miami Daily News, 09 Jul 1939) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/297484064/ (Miami Daily News, 06 Sep 1942) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/297489874/ (Miami Daily News, 01 Oct 1942) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/623411884/ (Progress-Bulletin [Pomona, CA], 25 Dec 1944) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/694725570/ (Modesto Bee, 27 Oct 2001) https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?county=Los+Angeles&date-end=1934&date-start=1933&keyword=%22lillian+moore%22&region=us-ca&sort=paper-date-asc (Newspapers.com, search) https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?city=Fort+Worth&county=Tarrant&date-end=1934&date-start=1933&keyword=%22lillian+moore%22&region=us-tx&sort=paper-date-asc (Newspapers.com, search) https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?keyword=%22lillian+von+brecht%22&sort=paper-date-asc (Newspapers.com, search) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C5-36ZG (2nd husband George Eldon Conner's WWII draft reg. card) Jesse Brisson (bio notes and research; identification in all films) This page was last updated on: 17 February 2026