Peggy Moran
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October 23, 1918
Peggy Moran | |
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.jpg) 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 |
| Father | Earl Moran |
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.
Born Marie Jeanette Moran on October 23, 1918, in Clinton, Iowa,[1] Moran was the daughter of Earl Moran, an artist specializing in pin-ups for calendars and magazines, and dancer Louise Scott, formerly a member of the Denishawn Dance Company.[2][3]
Moran's family moved to Hollywood when she was 5.[4][2][3] She attended the Micheltorina School and John Marshall High School,[5][6][7][8] graduating in 1937.[3]
Career
Moran's film career began at Warner Bros. in the late 1930s.[9] 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 29, 1942,[10][11][12] 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.[13] The existing bust did not fit the period of one film, so Koster had a new bust made at a cost of $4000. Films also used "silhouettes, cameos, paintings, and even photographs" of Moran.[14]
Personal life
Koster and Moran had two sons. After Koster retired in 1966, the couple traveled extensively until his death in 1988.[2]
Death
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.[15]
