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Dolores Moran
Pinup photo of Moran in Yank, the Army Weekly (1944)
Born
Dolores Jean Moran[1]

(1926-01-27)January 27, 1926
Stockton, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 1982(1982-02-05) (aged 56)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Resting placeWestwood Memorial Park
OccupationActress
Years active1942–1954
SpouseBenedict Bogeaus (1946–1962)
Children1
Dolores Moran with husband Benedict Bogeaus, ca. 1950s

Dolores Moran (born Dolores Jean Moran; January 27, 1926 – February 5, 1982) was an American film actress and model.

Film career

In 1942, aged 16, Dolores, originally named Jacqueline, the daughter of James G. Moran and his wife, Esther Moran (jewess) [1] was signed by Warner Bros. to a seven-year contract, with her parents' permission.[2]

Moran's brief career as a film actress began with uncredited roles in such films as Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as "the Pippirino", with whom George blows off a date to go with Mary). By 1943, she had become a pin-up girl appearing on the cover of such magazines as Yank. She was given supporting roles in films, such as Old Acquaintance (1943) with Bette Davis.[3]

Warner Bros. attempted to increase interest in her, promoting her along with Lauren Bacall as a new screen personality when Bacall was cast alongside Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944). The film made a star of Bacall, but Moran languished, and subsequent films did little to further her career.[4]

The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) 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.[citation needed]

Personal life

She was married to the film producer Benedict 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.[5]

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 favor of Bogart, and she had an affair with actor Mickey Rooney in 1943 after he divorced Ava Gardner.[citation needed]

Death

In 1982, Dolores Moran died of cancer, aged 56.

Filmography

Year Title Role Studio Director Notes
1942 Winning Your Wings Blonde at Dance War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry John Huston Uncredited
Yankee Doodle Dandy The Pipperino Warner Bros. Michael Curtiz Uncredited
1943 The Hard Way Young Blonde Warner Bros. Vincent Sherman Uncredited
Three Cheers for the Girls Blonde Chorus Girl Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley, Jean Negulesco (segment "Framing Story"), Uncredited
Old Acquaintance Deirdre Drake Warner Bros. Vincent Sherman
1944 The Last Ride Molly Stevens Warner Bros. D. Ross Lederman Uncredited
To Have and Have Not Mme. Hellene de Bursac Warner Bros. Howard Hawks
Hollywood Canteen Herself Warner Bros. Delmer Daves
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight Violinist / Fran Blackstone Warner Bros. Raoul Walsh
Too Young to Know Patsy O'Brien Warner Bros. Frederick De Cordova
1946 Without Reservations Herself RKO Mervyn LeRoy
1947 The Man I Love Gloria O'Connor Warner Bros. Raoul Walsh
Christmas Eve Jean Bradford United Artists Edwin L. Marin
1950 Johnny One-Eye Lily White United Artists Robert Florey
1953 Count the Hours Paula Mitchener RKO Don Siegel
1954 Silver Lode Dolly RKO Allan Dwan (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b "Jacqueline G Moran, Born 01/27/1926 in California - CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org.
  2. ^ "Man She Doesn't Remember Leaves Fortune to Actress". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Texas, Amarillo. Associated Press. December 18, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Dolores Moran". IMDb. Retrieved January 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Dolores Moran". IMDb. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Willis, John (1969). Screen World: 1969. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 232. ISBN 9780819603104. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

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