Dolores Moran

• Name — Dolores Moran • Born — 27 January 1926 • Birthplace — Stockton, California, U.S. • Died — 5 February 1982 • Place of death — Woodland Hills, California, U.S. • Birth Name — Dolores Jean Moran • Children — 1 son • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1942–1954 • Illustration — Dolores Moran with husband Benedict Bogeaus, ca. 1950s

Moran was born in Stockton, California, the daughter of James G. Moran and Esther Moran (née Whitton), and attended elementary and secondary schools there. She won the Northern California Oratorical Contest and starred in school plays.

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.

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.

In 1982, Moran died of cancer, aged 56.

• 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 Pippirino — 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)

The authorities additionally record the heading Dolores Jean Moran. Her recorded language was English. She married Benedict Bogeaus.

Dolores Moran is recorded as actress and model.