Summary
Peggy Moran (born Mary Jeanette Moran, October 23, 1918 – October 24, 2002) was an American film actress who appeared in films between 1938 and 1943.
Peggy Moran | |
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 Moran in Spring Parade (1940) | |
| Born | Mary Jeanette Moran October 23, 1918 Clinton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2002 (aged 84) Camarillo, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1938–1943 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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Early years edit
Born in Clinton, Iowa, Moran was the daughter of Earl Moran, an artist who specialized in pin-ups for calendars and magazines. Her mother was a dancer before marriage, giving up her career for her family.[1] She and her mother moved west after Moran's 1937 high school graduation.[2]
Career edit
Moran's film career began at Warner Bros. in the late 1930s.[3] She starred in a number of B movies, including The Mummy's Hand (1940), Slightly Tempted (1940), Horror Island (1941), Treat 'Em Rough (1942), and King of the Cowboys (1943), and played smaller parts in A pictures, such as the "first cigarette girl" in Ninotchka (1939). After marrying director Henry Koster on October 30, 1942,[2] a bust of Moran was featured in every picture her husband directed. After her marriage, Moran retired from acting and appeared in only one other film; a documentary made in 2000.[4]
Personal life edit
Koster and Moran had two sons. After Koster retired in 1966, the couple traveled extensively until his death in 1988.[5]
Death edit
On October 24, 2002, only one day after her 84th birthday, Moran died of complications from injuries she had suffered in a car accident on August 26, 2002. She was cremated and her ashes were scattered at sea.[6]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Golddigger | Alternative title: The Gay Impostors |
| Boy Meets Girl | New York operator | Uncredited | |
| Secrets of an Actress | Actress Waiting to See Carstairs | Uncredited | |
| Campus Cinderella | Co-Ed | Uncredited | |
| Girls' School | Myra | ||
| The Sisters | Girl | Uncredited | |
| 1939 | Rhythm of the Saddle | Maurine McClune | |
| King of the Underworld | Young Man's Wife | Scenes deleted | |
| Zenobia | Party Guest | Uncredited Alternative title: Elephants Never Forget | |
| Winter Carnival | Viola | ||
| Ninotchka | First Cigarette Girl | Uncredited | |
| Little Accident | Tall Girl | Uncredited | |
| First Love | Girl at School | Uncredited | |
| The Big Guy | Joan Lawson | Alternative title: Warden of the Big House | |
| 1940 | West of Carson City | Millie Harkins | |
| Oh Johnny, How You Can Love | Kelly Archer | ||
| Danger on Wheels | Pat O'Shea | ||
| Alias the Deacon | Phyllis | Alternative title: The Hillbilly Deacon | |
| Hot Steel | Babe Morrison | ||
| I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby | Linda Carroll | ||
| Argentine Nights | Peggy | ||
| The Mummy's Hand | Marta Solvani | ||
| Spring Parade | Irene | ||
| Slightly Tempted | Judy Ross | ||
| One Night in the Tropics | Mickey Fitzgerald | ||
| Trail of the Vigilantes | Barbara Thornton | ||
| 1941 | Double Date | Penny Kirkland | |
| Horror Island | Wendy Creighton | ||
| Hello, Sucker | Rosalie Watson | ||
| Flying Cadets | Kitty Randall | ||
| 1942 | Treat 'Em Rough | Betty Newman | |
| There's One Born Every Minute | Helen Barbara Twine | ||
| Drums of the Congo | Enid Waldron | ||
| The Mummy's Tomb | Uncredited | ||
| Seven Sweethearts | Albert "Al" Van Maaster | Alternative title: Tulip Time | |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys | Judy Mason |
References edit
- ^ Mank, Gregory William (2005). Women in Horror Films, 1940s. McFarland. pp. 37–47. ISBN 9780786423354. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Feramisco, Thomas M. (2003). The Mummy Unwrapped: Scenes Left on Universal's Cutting Room Floor. McFarland. pp. 149–150. ISBN 9780786437344. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452071. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Peggy Moran". telegraph.co.uk. October 29, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ Vallance, Tom (November 4, 2002). "Peggy Moran". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (October 31, 2002). "Peggy Moran, 84; Horror Film Scream Queen". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
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