1. When Lois Moran was one year old, her father died in an automobile accident.
10 Facts About Lois Moran
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Lois Moran suffered a second loss at age nine, when her stepfather died from influenza.
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In 1921, when Lois Moran was 12, she and her mother moved to Paris, France, with funding provided by Lois Moran's great-aunt.
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Lois Moran is probably best known for her role as Laurel Dallas, daughter of the title character, in the 1925 film Stella Dallas, which was her Hollywood film debut.
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Lois Moran appeared in early sound movies, such as Behind That Curtain, and some musical movies, such as A Song of Kentucky, Words and Music, and Mammy.
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Lois Moran then moved to Broadway, where she appeared in the play This Is New York and the musicals Of Thee I Sing and Let 'Em Eat Cake.
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Lois Moran had a co-starring role in the short-lived TV series Waterfront.
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Lois Moran became a temporary muse for the author, and he rewrote Rosemary Hoyt, one of the central characters in Tender is the Night, to closely mirror her.
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Lois Moran died at a nursing home in Sedona, Arizona, after suffering from cancer.
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Lois Moran was cremated, and her ashes were scattered in the Red Rock country in Arizona.