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Rene AdoreRene Adore (September 30, 1898–October 5, 1933) was a French actress. Born Jeanne de La Fonte in Lille, Nord, France, she was the daughter of circus artists and who, by age five, was performing in the circus with her parents. In her teen years she began acting in minor stage productions and toured Europe with her troupe. She was performing in Russia when World War I broke out and fled to London. From there, she went on to New York City where she continued to work in the theatre until the opportunity came to work in the motion picture business. In 1920, given the exotic French name Rene Adore by the studio, she appeared in her first motion picture. While in New York City on New Year's Eve 1920 she met Tom Moore (1883-1955). Fifteen years her senior, Tom Moore and his brothers were very successful Hollywood actors. Six weeks after their meeting, Rene Adore married Tom Moore on February 12, 1921 in his home in Beverly Hills, California. The marriage did not last, and in 1925 Ms. Adore married a second time to Sherman Gill. Despite her petite stature, Rene Adore's sensuous beauty and penetrating eyes made for a compelling presence on the black and white screen. She is most famous for her role as "Melisande" in the melodramatic romance movie The Big Parade, that became one of MGM's biggest hits of all time and a film that historians rank as one of the best films made in the silent film era. Co-starring John Gilbert, The Big Parade is still shown on television today and is available on video. With the advent of sound in film, Rene Adore was one of the fortunate ones whose voice came over well enough to continue acting. She would star opposite Lon Chaney and her former brother-in-law Owen Moore, make three more films with John Gilbert, and star in four films with another leading Hollywood actor, the Latin star Ramon Novarro. By the end of 1930, she had appeared in forty-five films. That year she was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was forced to retire from the film industry. Rene Adore lived only a few years longer, passing away a few days after her 35th birthday on October 5, 1933 in Tujunga, California. She is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Rene Adore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street. Some of Rene Adores films: Adore, Rene Adore, Rene Adore, Rene Adore, Rene Adore, Rene Adore, Rene
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