Dolores Moran

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

Early years Moran was born in Stockton, California, the daughter of James G. Moran and Esther Moran (née Whitton),

Film career In 1942, aged 16, Moran, was signed by Warner Bros. to a seven-year contract, with her parents' permission. Her acting debut came in Old Acquaintance (1943).

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 out 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.

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.

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.

Personal life Moran married film producer Benedict Bogeaus in Salome, Arizona in August 1946. They had a son, Brett. The couple divorced in 1962.

In 1968, Moran was the recipient of a bequest valued at $300,000 . Anthony Ponce, an apricot grower, bequeathed the bulk of his estate to her because he appreciated her kindness over 25 years earlier when she worked as a carhop at a drive-in. Ponce's will directed that $6,000 go to his nephew and five nieces, with the rest to go to Moran. The nieces and nephew contested the will, but courts ruled it valid.

Filmography Year Title Role Studio Director Notes1942 Winning Your Wings Blonde at Dance War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry John Huston Uncredited Yankee Doodle Dandy The Pippirino Warner Bros. Michael Curtiz Uncredited1943 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)