Jackie Moran
Jackie Moran (born January 26, 1923 in Mattoon , Illinois as John E. Moran , † September 20, 1990 in Greenfield , Massachusetts ) was an American child and youth actor.
life and career
Jackie Moran was discovered by the silent film legend Mary Pickford , who convinced his mother to go to Hollywood with him. He quickly got some good supporting roles, for example as the adopted child of Gladys George in the drama The Second Mother from 1936. He often played cheeky boys, including one of his best roles as Huckleberry Finn in Tom's Adventures (1938) based on the book by Mark Twain . The lavish color film was produced by David O. Selznick . A year later, Moran had a small supporting role in another Selznick production: In Gone with the Wind he played Phil Meade, the son of Dr. Meade ( Harry Davenport ). In the following years Moran got leading roles in a few smaller productions, which were primarily intended for young audiences. In several films he formed a youthful screen couple with Marcia Mae Jones . In the musical film Song of the Open Road from 1944 he played and sang the Oscar-nominated song Too Much in Love .
In 1946 he ended his acting career after receiving only supporting roles in B-films. In total, he was seen in around 35 films. According to his obituary in the New York Times , he later worked as a screenwriter and public relations work for the Catholic Church in Chicago. In 1984 Jackie Moran moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts, where he wrote Six Step House . He died of cancer in Greenfield Municipal Hospital at the age of 67.
Jackie Moran is often confused with the same actor who in the 1960s in two Exploitationfilmen of Russ Meyer occurred.
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: The Second Mother (Valiant Is the Word for Carrie)
- 1937: Outcast
- 1937: Michael O'Halloran
- 1938: Mad About Music
- 1938: Tom's adventures (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
- 1939: Meet Dr. Christian
- 1939: Gone with the Wind (Gone with the Wind)
- 1940: Anne of Windy Poplars
- 1940: The Old Swimmin 'Hole
- 1943: Nobody's Darling
- 1944: Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
- 1944: Since You Went Away (Since You Went Away)
- 1944: Janie
- 1944: Song of the Open Road
- 1945: There Goes Kelly
- 1946: Junior Prom
Web links
- Jackie Moran in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jackie Moran | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
- ^ Obituary in the New York Times
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moran, Jackie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moran, John E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mattoon , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1990 |
| Place of death | Greenfield , Massachusetts , United States |