Polly Moran

Actor: Polly Moran

Born: Jun 28, 1883 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: Jan 25, 1952 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '20s-'30s
Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: Hollywood Party, The Callahans and the Murphys, Le Plombier Amoureux
First Major Screen Credit: The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)

Biography

American comedienne Polly Moran left the vaudeville circuit (which in her case included Europe and South Africa) in 1914 for a job at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. Polly took to broad, vulgar slapstick with ease, remaining with Sennett into the '20s. Her best work in that decade commenced after Polly signed with MGM, where she was teamed with legendary Broadway musical comedy star Marie Dressler in an earthy domestic comedy The Callahans and the Murphys (1927). MGM decided to build up Polly and Marie as a team in such talkies as Chasing Rainbows (1930) Caught Short(1930) and Politics (1932). Nowhere near as brilliant a performer as Dressler, Polly Moran nonetheless had her own roughneck charm, her parts fluctuating between low-class servants and pretentious "nouveau riche" dowagers. After Marie Dressler's death in 1934, Polly Moran's star waned, and by 1936 she was languishing in inexpensive two-reel comedies at Columbia Pictures. Her days of prominence had passed, and Polly would have to be content with B-pictures and bit roles for most of the rest of her career; nonetheless, she maintained a hyperactive social life, throwing some of Hollywood's rowdiest (and most talked about) parties. A good small part in Adam's Rib(1949) led to a new screen career for Polly Moran, unfortunately cut short by her death in 1952. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Polly Moran

Born	Pauline Theresa Moran June 28, 1883(1883-06-28) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 25, 1952 (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other name(s)	Pauline Moran
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913–1950

Polly Moran (June 28, 1883 – January 25, 1952) was an American actress and comedian.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Moran started out in vaudeville, and toured all over the world including Europe and South Africa. She left vaudeville in 1914 after signing for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios. She proved effective at slapstick and remained with Sennett for several years until she was signed by MGM. She partnered with the famous Broadway star Marie Dressler in The Callahans and the Murphys (1927), and the two went on to appear in several films together such as Chasing Rainbows (1930) and Caught Short (1930). After Dressler's death in 1934 Moran's career declined, and she only starred in low budget comedies or B-movies, though she still maintained an active Hollywood social life, throwing large and well-publicized parties.

Moran made a comeback after starring in Adam's Rib (1949). She died of cardiovascular disease in 1952.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard.

Selected filmography

Their Social Splash (1915)
The Pullman Bride (1917)
The Scarlet Letter (1926)
The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)
London After Midnight (1927)
The Enemy (1927)
Bringing Up Father (1928)
The Unholy Night (1929)
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
Caught Short (1930)
Paid (1930)
Reducing (1931)
Politics (1931)
Prosperity (1932)
Red River Range (1938)
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Petticoat Politics (1941)
Red Light (1949)
Adam's Rib (1949)
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)

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Persondata
NAME	Moran, Polly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	June 28, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH	January 25, 1952
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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