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Dolores Moran

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dolores Moran (January 27, 1924 – February 5, 1982) was an American film actress and model. Moran's brief career as a film actress began in 1942 with some uncredited roles in such films as Yankee Doodle Dandy. By 1943 she had become a popular pin-up girl and appeared on the cover of such magazines as Yank. She was given supporting roles in films such as Old Acquaintance (1943) with Bette Davis and Warner Bros. attempted to increase interest in her, promoting her along with Lauren Bacall as a new screen personality when they co-starred with Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944). The film made a star of Bacall, but Moran languished and her subsequent films did little to further her career, this probably had something to do with Howard Hawk's decision to marginalise Moran in order to boost the screen presence of Bacall, excising some of Moran's scenes. The Horn Blows at Midnight gave her a leading role with Jack Benny and Alexis Smith but her film appearances after this were sporadic, and she suffered ill health that reduced her ability to work. Her film career ended in 1954 with a featured role in the John Payne and Lizabeth Scott western film Silver Lode. She was married to the film producer Benedict E. Bogeaus in Salome, Arizona, in 1946. Their son, Brett Benedict, born August 30, 1948, in Hollywood, later became a successful businessman. They divorced in 1962, he died of a heart attack in 1968. Moran had an affair with director Howard Hawks while filming To Have and Have Not, which Hawks undertook mainly as revenge for his rejection by Bacall in favour of Bogart. In 1982, Dolores Moran died of cancer. She was survived by her son, sister, and mother. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dolores Moran, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jan 27, 1924 In Stockton, California, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
18
First Appeared:
In the movie The Ghost Breakers 1940-06-21
Latest Project:
Movie Silver Lode 1954-07-23
Known For
Poster of Johnny One-Eye
Poster of Mr. Noisy
Poster of Too Young to Know
Poster of Three Cheers for the Girls
Filmography
Movie Silver Lode Dolly 1954-07-23
Movie Count the Hours! Paula Mitchener 1953-04-01
Series Dangerous Assignment Unknown 1952-01-01
Series Mr. & Mrs. North Unknown 1952-10-03
Movie Johnny One-Eye Lily White 1950-05-05
Movie Christmas Eve Jean Bradford 1947-10-31
Movie Without Reservations Dolores Moran (uncredited) 1946-05-13
Movie Mr. Noisy Nurse Shapely (uncredited) 1946-03-22
Movie The Man I Love Gloria O'Connor 1946-12-26
Movie To Have and Have Not Mme. Hellene de Bursac 1945-01-20
Movie Too Young to Know Patsy O'Brien 1945-12-01
Movie The Horn Blows at Midnight Violinist / Fran Blackstone 1945-04-28
Movie Hollywood Canteen Self 1944-12-15
Movie Old Acquaintance Deirdre Drake 1943-11-27
Movie The Hard Way Young Blonde (Uncredited) 1943-01-13
Movie Three Cheers for the Girls Blonde Chorus Girl (uncredited) 1943-05-08
Movie Yankee Doodle Dandy The Pippirino (uncredited) 1942-05-29
Movie The Ghost Breakers Las Palmas Patron (uncredited) 1940-06-21