

Another DUI was from a wreck in which she lost three fingers. A DUI with her children in the car resulted in a loss of custody of her children. Tatum describes an environment with rampant drug abuse, unsanitary conditions, beatings at the hands of her mother’s sixteen-year-old boyfriend, and being locked in the garage for so long that she and her brother resorted to eating dog food. Still getting acting roles, her personal life suffered from substance abuse, she moved the family to a run-down ranch, where she had the misguided idea of providing care for troubled youths. Moore’s alcohol and drug use escalated after the divorce. The court awarded custody of the children to Moore. In early 1966, the couple separated, with their divorce became final in 1967. She continued acting but became affected by depression. Moore’s career seemed too slow, and amphetamines and alcohol became more present in her life. O’Neal’s career exploded that year when he landed a role on the nighttime soap opera Peyton Place. Ryan O’Neal, daughter Tatum, and Moore In 1963, Moore married her third husband, actor Ryan O’Neal, and months later, delivered their first child, Tatum. There she met a producer from Universal Studios at a cocktail party, and her career path was set into motion. Winning a local beauty contest led her to decide to move to Hollywood. Not long after, she enrolled in Agnes Scott College, near Atlanta. At 16, Joanna married and quickly divorced another teenager, Willis Moore. In her 2004 book “A Paper Life,” her daughter, Tatum, recalls rumors that a member of Joanna’s adoptive family had molested her. Click here to read about James Gregory, the funniest man in America. Dorothy was placed for adoption and soon placed with a local family, who changed her name to Joanna.

Dorothy was sent to live with her grandmother until she became too feeble to care for her. He passed a year later from his injuries. When she was seven years old, her family was involved in a serious car accident that killed her mother and younger sister and seriously wounded her father. Her name change was not as is often seen in Hollywood, attempting to create a more marketable moniker hers was from tragedy.

Joanna Moore was born as Dorothy Joanne Cook in Americus, GA, in 1934. Many may not know the challenging path Moore had to travel before her arrival on our screens and the horrific life that followed. She co-starred with the most successful entertainer in history. She had over 80 film and television credits and was once married to Hollywood’s number one heartthrob. Even though she only appeared on four episodes in 1962, many fans still consider her a favorite of all of Andy’s love interests. One of the most fondly remembered roles is Peggy McMillan, a girlfriend of Andy’s, played by actress Joanna Moore. Dialogue lines and characters from the show have become part of the fabric of popular culture. Over six decades after the show debuted, it is still popular in syndication.
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Moore on the Andy Griffith Show You’d be hard-pressed to find a TV show more beloved and enduring than the Andy Griffith Show.
