Erin O'Brien-Moore, a captivating actress, began to gain recognition on the Broadway stage prior to being signed by Warner Bros. in the mid-1930s.
She played second leads opposite numerous top stars on the lot, including Donald Cook in Ring Around the Moon (1936),Humphrey Bogart in Black Legion (1937),and Paul Muni in The Life of Emile Zola (1937),in which Erin portrayed Nana, the pitiful streetwalker, who served as an unexpected source of inspiration to Zola in writing a novel detailing the corruption of society.
Tragedy struck in 1939 when Erin was seriously burned in a restaurant fire, a devastating event that would have a lasting impact on her life.
It took years of painful rehabilitation and reconstructive surgery for Erin to recover from her injuries, but she persevered and eventually returned to her profession, valiantly.
Film roles again became available to Erin in the 1950s, albeit in smaller capacities, as a character actress. Some of her more notable films include Destination Moon (1950),The Family Secret (1951),The Long Gray Line (1955),and Peyton Place (1957).
On television, Erin played Charlie Ruggles' wife in the series The Ruggles (1949) and spent three seasons as Nurse Choate on Peyton Place (1964).
Erin was once married to stage critic Mark Barron and retired from acting before the end of the decade.
Sadly, Erin passed away from cancer in 1979, bringing an end to her remarkable life and career.
