Dolores Moran

Dolores Moran January 27 1924 February 5 1982 was an American film actress and model Morans 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 pinup 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 costarred 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 Hawks decision to marginalise Moran in order to boost the screen presence of Bacall excising some of Morans 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia