Jack Moran

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Jack Moran (January 26, 1925 – 1991), also known as John E. Moran, first attracted attention through the fine quality of his voice while singing in a church choir. Later, his mother was persuaded by Mary Pickford to take him to Hollywood for a screen test. He then appeared with great success in numerous films including Fire Fighter, Mother Carey's Chickens, Haunted House, Gone with the Wind, Mad About Music, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Becoming a screenwriter for B movies in the 1950s, Jack also fronted a band in Hollywood as a drummer (several of his bandmates went on to join Stan Kenton's orchestra). In the 1960s, Jack continued as a film writer, working extensively with Russ Meyer, notably on the films Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Good Morning and... Goodbye!, Common Law Cabin, and Wild Gals of the Naked West. He also played small roles in the latter two films. Jack moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts, in 1984, and wrote a novel, Six Step House. Jack died in Greenfield in 1991, of lung cancer. As requested in his will, Jack's ashes were scattered on the backstretch of the Del Mar Racetrack, a Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Del Mar, California.