Found success as a real estate businesswoman after her film career ended.
Made headlines in the 1950s when she announced her future candidacy for
Governor of Louisiana. She never did run for Governor yet many
reference books and sources claim she did.
Cleo Moore died on October 25, 1973, less than a week away from what would have been her 49th birthday on October 31. Following her sudden death, she was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
Had three sisters: Mara Lea, Voni Moore and Jonnie Moore.