Dolores Moran

Born: 1924-01-27

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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To Have and Have Not

as Mme. Hellene de Bursac
Released: 1945-01-20

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance...

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

as The Pippirino (uncredited)
Released: 1942-05-29

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George...

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Silver Lode

as Dolly
Released: 1954-07-23

Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted...

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Old Acquaintance

as Deirdre Drake
Released: 1943-11-27

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

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The Ghost Breakers

as Las Palmas Patron (uncredited)
Released: 1940-06-21

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion...

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Hollywood Canteen

as Self
Released: 1944-12-15

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and...

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Without Reservations

as Dolores Moran (uncredited)
Released: 1946-05-13

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...

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Christmas Eve

as Jean Bradford
Released: 1947-10-31

The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can...

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The Hard Way

as Young Blonde (Uncredited)
Released: 1943-01-13

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their...

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Count the Hours!

as Paula Mitchener
Released: 1953-04-01

A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.

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Johnny One-Eye

as Lily White
Released: 1950-05-05

Johnny One-Eye was adapted from one of Damon Runyon's lesser-known stories. Martin Martin and...

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Too Young to Know

as Patsy O'Brien
Released: 1945-12-01

A returning GI searches for the wife who left him and gave away their son.

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The Man I Love

as Gloria O'Connor
Released: 1946-12-26

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister,...

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The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Violinist / Fran Blackstone
Released: 1945-04-28

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael,...

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Mr. Noisy

as Nurse Shapely (uncredited)
Released: 1946-03-22

This All-Star Comedy (production number 7437, and a remake of 1940's "The Heckler" with Charley...

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Three Cheers for the Girls

as Blonde Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1943-05-08

This short film showcases six production numbers from various Warner Bros. musicals.

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Mr. & Mrs. North

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-10-03

Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October...

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Dangerous Assignment

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-01-01

A U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star...

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