# Perry Moore
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{{short description|Film producer}}
{{Infobox writer
|name = Perry Moore
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|birth_name = William Perry Moore IV
|birth_date = {{birth date|1971|11|04}}
|birth_place = [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia), U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|02|17|1971|11|04}}
|death_place = [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
|alma_mater = [Norfolk Academy](/source/Norfolk_Academy)
[University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia)
|period = Modern
|occupation = Film producer, novelist
|genre = [Fantasy](/source/Fantasy_literature)
[Children's literature](/source/Children's_literature)
|movement =
|notableworks = ''[Hero](/source/Hero_(novel))''
Executive producer of ''[The Chronicles of Narnia](/source/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(film_series))''
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|partner = Hunter Hill (1993-2011)
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'''William Perry Moore IV''' (November 4, 1971[[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/books/19moore.html Hevesi, Dennis. "Perry Moore, Author of Book About Gay Superhero, Dies at 39." ''New York Times.'' February 18, 2011.]] – February 17, 2011),[[http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/02/18/2011-02-18_narnia_producer_dead_in_soho_home.html Weichselbaum, Simone and Kemp, Joe. "'Narnia' Executive Producer Perry Moore Found Dead in SoHo Home After Apparent Overdose." ''New York Daily News.'' February 18, 2011].] widely known as '''Perry Moore''', was an American author, screenwriter, and film director. He was an executive producer of ''[The Chronicles of Narnia](/source/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(film_series))'' film series and the author of ''[Hero](/source/Hero_(novel))'', an award-winning novel about a gay teenage superhero.
==Early life==
Born on November 4, 1971, in [Richmond](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia), Virginia, to Nancy Norris Moore and William Perry Moore III,[[http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2010/02/10/interview-with-perry-moore/ Bertolotti, Nancy. "Interview With Perry Moore." Young Adult Library Services Association. February 10, 2010.]] a [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War) veteran and [Bronze Star](/source/Bronze_Star_Medal) recipient.[Nir, Sarah Maslin. "Meet Perry Moore, Caped Crusader for Gay Superheroes." ''[The Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times).'' May 2, 2008.] with two sisters, Jane and Elizabeth,[[http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-moore-death-feb18,0,1493435.story "Virginia Beach Native and 'Narnia' Producer, Perry Moore, Found Dead at 39." WTKR-TV. February 18, 2011.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222050013/http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-moore-death-feb18,0,1493435.story |date=February 22, 2011 }} Accessed February 18, 2011.][{{Cite web |url=http://www.norfolkacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&tn=Notable+Alumnus+Returns+to+Norfolk+Academy&nid=537982&ptid=113659&sdb=False&pf=pcrw&mode=0&vcm=False |title="Notable Alumnus Returns to Norfolk Academy." Norfolk Academy. February 10, 2006. |access-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221200628/http://www.norfolkacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&tn=Notable+Alumnus+Returns+to+Norfolk+Academy&nid=537982&ptid=113659&sdb=False&pf=pcrw&mode=0&vcm=False |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=dead }}] He graduated from the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) in 1994,[[http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=6675 "Virginia Film Festival to Welcome Actors Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity For Opening Night Screening Of 'Lake City'." Press release. University of Virginia. October 7, 2008.] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120805204247/http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=6675 |date=August 5, 2012 }}] and while in college [intern](/source/intern)ed at the [Virginia Film Festival](/source/Virginia_Film_Festival).[[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104054159/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1628145/Perry-Moore "Perry Moore." All Movie Guide. No date.] Accessed February 18, 2011.] then joined [Walden Media](/source/Walden_Media) (a media production company created by conservative billionaire [Phillip Anschutz](/source/Phillip_Anschutz) to produce family-friendly movies, documentaries, and television programs).[Leonard, Devin. "The Passion of Philip Anschutz." ''[Fortune](/source/Fortune_(magazine)).'' April 16, 2006.] He was the executive in charge of production for the film ''I Am David,'' an adaptation of the [Anne Holm](/source/Anne_Holm) novel ''North to Freedom.''[O'Connor, Colleen. "God or Fantasy?" ''Denver Post.'' November 20, 2005.] Moore spent several years seeking the movie rights to the seven novels by [C. S. Lewis](/source/C._S._Lewis) which comprise the Narnia books. His persistence proved critical for Walden Media in winning the rights; an obituary in ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'' called his role "instrumental".[[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118032560 Thielman, Sam. "'Narnia' Producer Found Dead in NYC." ''Variety.'' February 18, 2011.]] As the ''[New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' reported in 2005: "At the beginning of 2001, Perry Moore embarked on a forbidding quest. Mr. Moore, an executive with an untested movie company called Walden Media, dispatched an impassioned letter to the chief executive of the C. S. Lewis Company, seeking movie rights to the much-loved ''Chronicles of Narnia'' fantasy novels."[[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/movies/06manl.html Manly, Loren. "The Stepson, the Billionaire and the Walt Disney Co." ''New York Times.'' November 6, 2005.]] After a meeting of executives, a handshake sealed the deal for the rights.["Review: ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''." ''Variety.'' December 7, 2010; "Review: ''The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''." ''Variety.'' May 9, 2008.]
He co-wrote and co-directed (with [life partner](/source/life_partner) Hunter Hill) the 2008 film ''[Lake City](/source/Lake_City_(film))'', a drama that tells the story of a mother ([Sissy Spacek](/source/Sissy_Spacek)) and son ([Troy Garity](/source/Troy_Garity)) who reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them apart.[Hartl, John. "Trip Home Turns Into Murky Reunion in ''Lake City''." ''Seattle Times.'' December 11, 2008.] He also co-produced (again with Hill) a [Spike Jonze](/source/Spike_Jonze)-directed 2010 documentary (''Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak'') about children's book author and illustrator [Maurice Sendak](/source/Maurice_Sendak).[Gandert, Sean. "Spike Jonze Working on Maurice Sendak Documentary." ''[Paste](/source/Paste_(magazine)).'' December 10, 2008.]
In early 2010, Moore said he and Hill were planning to co-direct a feature film to star actress [Julianne Moore](/source/Julianne_Moore).[Moore, Perry. ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Official Illustrated Movie Companion.'' San Francisco: HarperCollins, 2005.] The book was on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list in December 2005 and January 2006.[Gustines, George Gene. "A Novelist's Superhero Is Out to Right Wrongs." ''New York Times.'' September 3, 2007.] In May 2008, ''Hero'' won a [Lambda Literary Award](/source/Lambda_Literary_Award) as the best LGBT Children's/Young Adult novel of the past year.[[http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/current_winners-2007.html "Lambda Literary Awards Announce Winners." Press release. Lambda Literary Foundation. May 29, 2008.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926025952/http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/current_winners-2007.html |date=September 26, 2008 }}] In 2008, Moore was in talks with veteran comic book writer [Stan Lee](/source/Stan_Lee) about producing a television series based on the book.[[https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/05/is_americas_first_gay_superher.html Marcus, Bennett. "Is America's First Gay Superhero Coming to TV?" ''New York Magazine.'' May 22, 2008.]] Moore began writing a sequel to ''Hero'' in 2009.[[http://perrymoorestories.com/content/interview.asp "Author Interview." PerryMooreStories.com. No date.] Accessed July 28, 2009.] Moore's father said that in early 2011 his son was working on turning ''Hero'' into a movie on the [Starz](/source/Starz_(TV_channel)) cable television channel.["An Unsecret Identity." ''Newsweek.'' August 13, 2007.] He lived in New York City with life partner Hunter Hill, a writer for ''[Paper](/source/Paper_(magazine))'' magazine. Moore was also a Christian and spoke publicly about his faith.[[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/02/19/us/AP-US-Obit-Narnia-Producer.html "Co-Producer of 'Narnia' Films Dies at 39 in NYC." ''Associated Press.'' February 19, 2011.]] his death was subsequently attributed to a lethal combination of [benzodiazepine](/source/benzodiazepine), [methadone](/source/methadone), and [morphine](/source/morphine).[[http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/family-lifetime-partner-late-chronicles-narnia-producer-wrangle-apartment-article-1.1233469 Ross, Barbara. "Family and Lifetime Partner of Late 'Chronicles of Narnia' Producer Perry Moore in Epic Real Estate Battle Over Manhattan Home." ''New York Daily News.'' January 4, 2013.] Accessed 2013-08-24.]
Having died unmarried and intestate, Moore's parents inherited his estate, including his share of a Manhattan residence, co-purchased with partner Hunter Hill in 2008. In 2012, Moore's parents asked the court of jurisdiction to require Hill, who remained in possession of the home, to either pay the estate's share of the estimated value or liquidate the asset.