▁was ▁in ▁w art ime ▁musical s ▁such ▁as ▁Show ▁Business ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁classic ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁movie ▁serial ▁Buck ▁Rog ers , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁played ▁Wil ma ▁De ering , ▁the ▁only ▁female ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁serial . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Moore ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Si oux ▁City , ▁Iowa , ▁but ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁away ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁aged ▁six ▁months ▁and ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁form ative ▁years ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁She ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁sib lings , ▁both ▁sister s . ▁A ▁singer , ▁she ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁with ▁CBS ▁radio . ▁While ▁working ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁musical ▁series ▁she ▁im pressed ▁a ▁sc out ▁from ▁Universal ▁Studios ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁them . ▁Among ▁the ▁stars ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁was ▁W . ▁C . ▁Field s ▁in ▁You ▁Can ' t ▁Che at ▁an ▁Hon est ▁Man ▁( 1 9 3 9 ). ▁She ▁appeared ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁By ▁Jup iter . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 4 5 , ▁Moore ▁star red ▁with ▁Dennis ▁O ' Ke efe ▁on ▁Hollywood ▁Myst ery ▁Time ▁on ▁ABC ▁radio . ▁ ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁films ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁but ▁made ▁sp or adic ▁appearances ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁dec ades . ▁She ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁US O ▁tour ▁with ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁and ▁the ▁Nicholas ▁Brothers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 .