Saturday 1 August 2020

Roger Moore





Sir Roger George Moore KBE, known for playing the role of secret agent James Bond for the most time, was born on 14th October, in the year 1927 in London, England. He was the son of George Alfred Moore and Lilian “Lily”.

He acted as James Bond from 1973 to 1985, including several other films, and has also starred in British and American television series, like Simon Templar in The Saint. He was UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, and for his services in charity, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003. The legendary actor died on 23rd May 2017 in Switzerland.


Roger Moore Religion


There are no references about the religion or his views regarding religious traditions anywhere. It seems like he was no interested in discussing his views regarding the religious practises or morals that he followed. It is not known even if he had followed any religion in his life.


Roger Moore Political Views


Moore confirmed himself to be Conservative in politics, and believed that being Conservative helps to make a country better. He was considered as a celebrity supporter of the party in UK. He gave his support to Prime Minister David Cameron, who is a Conservative in 2011.
He had taken part in a lot of charity works. He was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, and he gave the voice of Santa in the UNICEF cartoon The Fly Who Loved Me in the year 2004. Moore also took part in a video for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) against foie gras.


Who is he dating?


Moore married four times and had 3 children altogether from them. Each of his relationships and marriages made news regarding the controversies in them.

In the year 1946, when he was 18 years old, he was a student at the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art and married Doorn Van Steyn, who was also a student at RADA and 6 years elder than Moore. At first, their life went well, but problems aroused later due to money matters and also due to Van Steyn’s disbelief in her husband’s talent in acting. Beyond that, it is alleged that Moore suffered domestic abuse in that relationship. They divorced in the year 1953, in between which Moore met the Welsh singer Dorothy Squires.

Squires and Moore got married in 1953, but that marriage also was a failure, and the couple got divorced in 1968. They had a lot of problems, including legal disputes before the divorce, which was mainly due to Moore’s affair with the Italian actress Luisa Mattioli.

Moore married Luisa Mattioli in 1969, they had three children. They got separated after Moore started an affair with the Danish socialite, Kristina “Kiki” Tholstrup. Later, he married Tholstrup in 2002, after his divorce with Mattioli in the year 2000. They lived together till Moore’s death in 2017.



Roger Moore Hobbies


Regarding the hobbies of the James Bond star, there are no references available. It is safe to assume that he liked his life to be private as possible as it is, except the controversies related to his marriage life.


Interesting Facts

    • Roger Moore was selected as one of GQ’s 50-Best Dressed British Men.
    • His autobiography is My Word is My Bond, which was published on 2008.
    • Moore had hoplophobia, fear of weapons.



Sources

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Moore]
[https://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/movies/7-interesting-facts-about-roger-moore]