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Marcia Moore (May 22, 1928 – January 14, 1979) was an American writer, astrologer and yoga teacher brought to national attention in 1965 through Jess Stearn's book Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation. Moore disappeared in 1979, and although her remains were found in 1981, the cause and circumstances of her death are still unknown.
Biography
Early life
Moore was born Marcia (pronounced mar-SEE-uh) Sheldon Moore, in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 22, 1928, the only daughter of Robert L. Moore, founder of the Sheraton Hotel chain, and Eleanor Turner Moore, who was an artist, illustrator and esotericist. She had three brothers: writer Robert (Robin) Moore, John S. Moore, and William K. Moore. Robin Moore wrote The Green Berets (1965) and The French Connection (1969) among other books.
In 1947 she married Simons L. Roof, an aspiring writer, and in 1950 the couple moved from Cambridge to Concord. They had three children. In 1955, the family left for an extended trip to India, where they studied Hindu and esoteric religions. They returned to the United States in the fall of 1957.
Moore finished her studies at Radcliffe College in 1960. Her senior thesis was published under the title Astrology Today: A Socio-Psychological Survey.
Disappearance and death
In the winter of 1979, at age 50, Moore disappeared. Her remains were found two years later in the woods near her Washington home. The cause of her death remains unresolved.
Personal life
Moore married four times. Her first husband was Simons Roof, with whom she had three children, Louisa (Loulie) in 1948, Christopher in 1951, and Jonathan (Jonny) in 1953. The couple divorced in 1961, and she married Louis S. Acker in 1962. She later married Mark Douglas and moved to Maine, where the couple published a series of books on yoga. In the late 1970s, she married Howard Alltounian, M.D. (1937–2006) and they moved to Washington, near Seattle.
Legacy
Moore's personal papers, the Marcia S. Moore Collection, 1948–1999 (Bulk 1948–1964), were given to Concord Library by her son Christopher Roof in May 2009. Christoper also died mysteriously. His body was found by a hunter in the woods of Maine on November 4, 2010, and was not identified until September 20, 2021. The circumstances around and cause of his death are still unknown.
