- Lois Moran
:"For other people with the same surname, see
Moran ."Lois Moran (March 1 ,1909 -July 13 ,1990 ) was an American filmactress . She was born Lois Darlington Dowlin inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania , and died inSedona, Arizona .Short career
Her career began in 1921, and Moran appeared in a couple of silent movies in the early 1920s. She is probably best known for her role, as Laurel Dallas, daughter of the title role in the 1925 film "Stella Dallas". She appeared in early sound movies such as "Behind That Curtain" (1929), and some musical movies, such as "A Song of Kentucky" (1929), "Words and Music" (1929), and "Mammy" (1930). Like many actors and actresses from the
silent film era, she did not make a successful transition to the talkies.She also had a brief affair with writer
F. Scott Fitzgerald while he was married toZelda Fitzgerald . He once remarked that she was "The most beautiful girl in Hollywood". She was also an inspiration for the character of Rosemary Hoyt in Fitzgerald's novel "Tender is the Night " (1934).In 1935, she married Clarence M. Young,
Secretary of Commerce , and retired from Hollywood.Moran also had a co-starring role in the short-lived TV show "Waterfront" (1954-1955). The show starred
Preston Foster as Capt. John Herrick, and Moran as his wife May Herrick.External links
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*Find A Grave|id=8827299
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