Talk:Mickey Moore

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Name change

Roman Spinner has changed the name of this page to its form as used on 2014 Oscar night by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mickey Moore. Most of his life he was credited as Michael Moore (including all of his films as director), or Michael D. Moore or D. Michael Moore. Mickey wasn't even spelled the same - he seems to have been credited as Micky as often as Mickey.

The more encyclopedic name is Michael D. Moore. The form as used on Oscar night by the Academy is not definitive or authoritative, especially when the IMDb still uses Michael D. Moore. This change should not have been made without discussion. It should be changed back, along with the associated re-directs and Navbox. An also known as Mickey Moore can then be added to the lead. - Gothicfilm (talk) 22:53, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, Michael D. Moore is probably the right name to use, since Mickey Moore was only for his days as a child actor. But really, let's focus on the important question: How come there's only one reliable source in this article and how can we find more? Luckily, we can use some of the stuff from his own website: http://www.mickymoore.com/ :) Other good sources: 1 2 OscarL 23:33, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1. It should be noted that in his entire lengthy career as child / juvenile actor, prop man, assistant director / second unit director, director and associate producer, he received billing as "Michael D. Moore" only twenty-one times (twice in 1953, thrice in 1954, thrice in 1955, once in 1956, thrice in 1957, twice in 1958, four TV episodes in 1967, once in 1973, once in 1976 and once in 1977), fourteen of those as assistant director, two as second unit director and five as director.

2. His billing as child / juvenile actor in 26 films, between 1919 and 1927, was "Mickey", except for one unconfirmed (in 1921), one unbilled (in 1925) and one "Micky" (in 1927's The King of Kings).

3. His work as prop man did not receive billing.

4. In the 88 films on which he worked as assistant director / second unit director, only 16 billed him as "Michael D." The remaining 72 films gave him no billing or billed him as "D. Michael", "Michael", "Mickey" or "Micky".

5. Among his 13 credits as director, only 5 (four episodes of the TV series Hondo and a barely-released blaxploitation feature, Mister Deathman) billed him as "Michael D." In the remaining 8 titles, his billing is "Michael".

6. His two credits as associate producer bill him as "D. Michael" (in 1973) and as "Michael" (in 1981).

7. Per his pen name and in the website, linked in the above posting, he self-identified as "Micky" and, whenever he was interviewed for documentaries, his name was always given as "Mickey" or "Micky".

8. The name "Michael D." was billed in a minority of instances (21 times) and, despite its use in IMDb, does not represent his most prevalent identity. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 00:52, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nearly seven-and-a-half years after the above exchange, it may be added that the mention in point 1 ("four TV episodes in 1967... and once in 1977"), which is repeated in point 5 ("four episodes of the TV series Hondo and a barely-released blaxploitation feature, Mister Deathman"), can be updated in that Hondo (TV series) and Mister Deathman are now available for review and confirm that the billing in all 13 of Moore's directorial credits is, in fact, "Michael Moore", not "Michael D. Moore". Point 8 would now state, "The name "Michael D." was billed in a minority of instances (16 times)..." and even that number may be reduced upon further research. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 14:26, 26 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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