Lois Moran

Moran was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Roger Dowling and Gladys Evans Dowling. When Moran was one year old, her father died in an automobile accident. A few years later, her mother married Dr. Timothy Moran. She suffered a second loss at age nine, when her stepfather (whom she later described as "my dearest person in the world next to mother") died from influenza. She attended Seton Hill Academy in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1921, when Lois was 12, she and her mother moved to Paris, France, with funding provided by Lois's great-aunt. Moran's stage activities included singing and dancing at the Paris National Opera when she was 13 years old. Her Broadway credits include Of Thee I Sing (1931) and This Is New York (1930). Moran's film career began when she made her first film in Paris at age 14.