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.
Early years Born Marie Jeanette Moran on October 23, 1918, in Clinton, Iowa,Thomassini, Christine (2003). Magill's Cinema Annual. Gale Research International. p. 553. . 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.
Moran's family moved to Hollywood when she was 5. She attended the Micheltorina School and John Marshall High School,"Queen and Gallant Escort". Los Angeles Evening Express. June 5, 1931. p. 7. Retrieved September 8, 2024."H. H. S. Artist Wins Chest Poster Prize". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. November 10, 1936. p. 16. Retrieved September 8, 2024."'Lady Luck' Smiles on Acting Tyro". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. January 26, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved September 8, 2024."Marshall High Holds Alumni Dance This Week". Lincoln Heights Bulletin-News. December 4, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved September 8, 2024. graduating in 1937.
Career Moran's film career began at Warner Bros. in the late 1930s. 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,Associated Press (November 3, 1942). "Peggy Moran, Actress, Wed". The Minneapolis Star. p. 8. Retrieved September 8, 2024. 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. 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.
Personal life Koster and Moran had two sons. After Koster retired in 1966, the couple traveled extensively until his death in 1988.
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.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1938Gold Diggers in ParisGolddiggerAlternative title: The Gay ImpostorsBoy Meets GirlNew York OperatorUncreditedSecrets of an ActressActress UncreditedCampus CinderellaCo-Ed UncreditedGirls' SchoolMyraThe SistersGirlUncredited1939Rhythm of the SaddleMaurine McClune King of the UnderworldYoung Man's Wife Scenes deletedZenobiaParty GuestUncreditedAlternative title: Elephants Never Forget Winter CarnivalViolaNinotchkaFirst Cigarette Girl UncreditedLittle AccidentTall GirlUncreditedFirst LoveGirl at School UncreditedThe Big GuyJoan Lawson Alternative title: Warden of the Big House1940West of Carson CityMillie Harkins Oh Johnny, How You Can LoveKelly Archer Danger on WheelsPat O'Shea Alias the DeaconPhyllis Alternative title: The Hillbilly DeaconHot SteelBabe Morrison I Can't Give You Anything but Love, BabyLinda Carroll Argentine NightsPeggyThe Mummy's HandMarta Solvani Spring ParadeIreneSlightly TemptedJudy RossOne Night in the TropicsMickey Fitzgerald Trail of the VigilantesBarbara Thornton 1941Double DatePenny Kirkland Horror IslandWendy CreightonHello, SuckerRosalie Watson Flying CadetsKitty Randall 1942Treat 'Em RoughBetty Newman There's One Born Every MinuteHelen Barbara Twine Drums of the CongoEnid Waldron The Mummy's TombMarta Solvani BanningUncreditedSeven SweetheartsAlbert "Al" Van Maaster Alternative title: Tulip Time1943King of the CowboysJudy Mason
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Interview About The Mummy's Hand