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Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress.
(July 15, 1990) ''New York Times''


Early life

Moran was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Roger Dowling and Gladys Evans Dowling. When Moran was one year old, her father died in an automobile accident. A few years later, her mother married Dr. Timothy Moran. She suffered a second loss at age 9, when her stepfather (whom she later described as "my dearest person in the world next to mother") died from influenza. She attended Seton Hill Academy in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1921, when Lois was 12, she and her mother moved to Paris, France, with funding provided by Lois's great-aunt.


Stage

Moran's stage activities included singing and dancing at the Paris National Opera when she was 13 years old. Her Broadway credits include '' Of Thee I Sing'' (1931) and ''This Is New York'' (1930).


Film

Moran's film career began when she made her first film in Paris at age 14. She is probably best known for her role as Laurel Dallas, daughter of the title character, in the 1925 film '' Stella Dallas'', which was her Hollywood film debut. She appeared in early sound movies such as '' Behind That Curtain'' (1929), and some musical movies, such as ''A Song of Kentucky'' (1929), '' Words and Music'' (1929), and '' Mammy'' (1930). She then moved to Broadway, where she appeared in the play ''This Is New York'' (1930), and the musicals '' Of Thee I Sing'' (1933) and ''Let 'Em Eat Cake'' (1934).


Television

Moran also had a co-starring role in the short-lived TV series '' Waterfront'' (1954–1955). It starred Preston Foster as Capt. John Herrick and Moran as his wife May Herrick.


Personal life

In 1927, she had a short affair with writer F. Scott Fitzgerald who had just moved with his wife to Hollywood in order to write a flapper comedy for
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. Moran became a temporary muse for the author and he rewrote Rosemary Hoyt, one of the central characters in '' Tender is the Night'', (who had been a male in earlier drafts) to closely mirror her. In 1935, she married Clarence M. Young, assistant
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, temporarily retiring from her acting career. They had one son, Timothy, and remained together until Young's death in 1973.


Death

Moran died at a nursing home in
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after suffering from cancer. She was cremated, and her ashes were scattered in the Red Rock country in Arizona. She was survived by her son Timothy.


Selected filmography

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La Galerie des monstres ''La Galerie des monstres'' ("the gallery of monsters") is a 1924 French drama film directed by Jaque Catelain, set against the background of a circus in Spain. It was produced by Cinégraphic, the production company of Marcel L'Herbier. Plot I ...
'' (1924) * '' Stella Dallas'' (1925) * ''
Feu Mathias Pascal ''Feu Mathias Pascal'' (''The late Matthias Pascal'') is a 1925 French silent film written and directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It was the first film adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal''. Background Since seeing a Paris ...
'' (1925) * ''
Just Suppose ''Just Suppose'' is a 1926 American silent drama film produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess with distribution through First National Pictures. Kenneth Webb directed Barthelmess and young Lois Moran star. The film is based on the 1920 Bro ...
'' (1926) * ''
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'' (1926) * '' Padlocked'' (1926) * ''
Prince of Tempters ''Prince of Tempters'' is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lois Moran, Ben Lyon and Lya De Putti. It is based on the 1924 novel '' The Ex-Duke'' by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film wa ...
'' (1926) * ''
God Gave Me Twenty Cents ''God Gave Me Twenty Cents'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by Elizabeth Meehan and John Russell. The film stars Lois Moran, Lya De Putti, Jack Mulhall, William Collier, Jr., Adrienne D'Ambricourt ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Whirlwind of Youth ''The Whirlwind of Youth'' is a 1927 American silent romance film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Lois Moran, Vera Voronina, Donald Keith and Alyce Mills.Anderson p.162 Cast * Lois Moran as Nancy Hawthorne * Vera Voronina as Heloise ...
'' (1927) * '' The Music Master'' (1927) * ''
Publicity Madness ''Publicity Madness'' is a lost 1927 American comedy film directed by Albert Ray and written by Andrew Bennison and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe, E. J. Ratcliffe, James Gordon, Arthur Housman and Byron Munson. T ...
'' (1927) * '' Don't Marry'' (1928) * ''
Love Hungry ''Love Hungry'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and written by Randall Faye and Frances Agnew. The film stars Lois Moran, Lawrence Gray, Marjorie Beebe, Edythe Chapman, James Neill and John Patrick. The film was relea ...
'' (1928) * '' Blindfold'' (1928) * '' Words and Music'' (1929) * ''
Joy Street ''Joy Street'' is a 1929 American film directed by Raymond Cannon and starring Lois Moran, Nick Stuart and Rex Bell.Kohner p.347 It was made by the Fox Film Corporation using the studio's Movietone system to record music and sound effects. C ...
'' (1929) * '' Making the Grade'' (1929) * ''
True Heaven ''True Heaven'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by James Tinling, written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Dwight Cummins, and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, Phillips Smalley, Oscar Apfel, Duke Martin, and André Cheron. It was releas ...
'' (1929) * '' The Dancers'' (1930) * ''
Not Damaged ''Not Damaged'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Chandler Sprague and written by Harold R. Atteridge and Frank Gay. The film stars Lois Moran, Walter Byron, Robert Ames, Inez Courtney, George Corcoran and Rhoda Cross. The fi ...
'' (1930) * '' Under Suspicion'' (1930) * ''
Men in Her Life ''Men in Her Life'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Lois Moran, Charles Bickford and Victor Varconi. It was based on a 1930 novel by Warner Fabian (Samuel Hopkins Adams)."AT THE PALACE 'Men in ...
'' (1931) * ''
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'' (1931) * ''
West of Broadway ''West of Broadway'' is a lost 1926 American silent romantic comedy Western film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Priscilla Dean. It was released through Producers Distributing Corporation. The film was based on the short story "New Yor ...
'' (1931) * ''
Alice in the Cities ''Alice in the Cities'' (german: Alice in den Städten) is a 1974 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It is the first part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy", which also includes '' The Wrong Move'' (1975) and ''Kings of the Road'' (1976). T ...
'' (1974)


References


External links

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