http://m.tmz.com/2017/04/22/happy-days-star-erin-moran-dead/

Very sad news indeed. More to follow from others.

Oh no! :(

Had a big crush on Erin back in the day. RIP.

:( tragic. RIP Erin Moran.

:( R.I.P.

aww no Joanie :(:(

:rip: Erin

Erin Moran and Suzanne Crough both died in their fifties yet were the youngest of their original casts. No justice.

Dear God. How awful. :(

Ron Howard

https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fnews%2Ferin-moran-dead-happy-days-star-dies-at-56-996584

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/erin-moran-remembered-happy-days-stars-ron-howard/story?id=46963377

Erin Moran remembered by 'Happy Days' co-stars Ron Howard, Henry Winkler and others in Hollywood

Following the death Saturday of Erin Moran at age 56, her former co-stars and colleagues took to social media to pay tribute to the iconic "Happy Days" and "Joanie Loves Chachi" actress.

Her death was confirmed by the Harrison County Sheriff's Department in Indiana, which said in a statement, "On April 22, 2017 at approximately 4:07 p.m., the Harrison County Dispatch received a 911 call that referenced an unresponsive female. Upon the arrival of first responders, it was determined that Erin Marie Moran Fleischmann was deceased and an autopsy is pending."

Moran was cast in 1974 in the sitcom "Happy Days" as Joanie Cunningham, the younger sister of high school student Richie Cunningham, played by Ron Howard.

"Such sad sad news," Howard tweeted. "RIP Erin. I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv screens."

Henry Winkler, who played family friend Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli, tweeted, "OH Erin... now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on earth ...Rest In It serenely now.. too soon."

Actor Willie Ames, who were child stars on "Gunsmoke" in 1971 and also appeared alongside Moran's former TV husband Scott Baio, tweeted, "I've known Erin Moran since childhood doing "GunSmoke". More recently as a troubled soul. So saddened to hear of her passing. RIP ERIN xo."

Don Most, who starred alongside Moran as Ralph Malph on "Happy Days," tweeted, "So incredibly sad to hear about Erin. A wonderful, sweet, caring, talented woman.I can't really comprehend this right now. Very painful loss."

Below, others in Hollywood who took to social media to remember the California native:

aww no Joanie :(:(

:rip: Erin

Poor Joanie, she went too soon

Sad day.

She was on one of the most popular tv shows of the 70's and ended up living in a trailer park with alcohol and drug problems.

From what I understand other cast members tried to help her a few times, but she did not want their help.

RIP Erin.

Had a big crush on Erin back in the day. RIP.

Likewise. :(

:rip: Erin.

I grew up in the '70s and like many others at times had crushes on Erin.

The only solace to take is that she will be remembered, and the hope that she rests peacefully.

We haven't completely lost Joanie as Susan Neher from the pilot is still with us. I imagine Susan is not too happy with people forgetting that Erin was not the only Joanie Cunningham.

RIP Shortcake!

I imagine Susan is not too happy with people forgetting that Erin was not the only Joanie Cunningham.

I doubt she's spent the last 43 + years dwelling on it. This quote from Susan (now Suzanna) seems to confirm that.

A former child actor and long-time volunteer
herself, Suzanna says, “I’ve had the coolest life ever.”

Full article (http://files.ctctcdn.com/6da5be5c001/420d8cf5-9ae1-434b-aebc-8e09b719e1a2.pdf)

:rip:

I am so so sad about this. RIP Erin <3.

There was something so radiant about Moran's smile and her whole personality. I know we shouldn't assume or project anything from the people we see on TV, because we ultimately don't know much about them, but she just seemed so bright and full of life.

I know she had a rough time during the later part of her life, and I'm sorry for that. Like many others, I crushed on Erin during Happy Days and thought she could have really done so much more, she was that talented.

Ehh....another rough one.

:rip:

We haven't completely lost Joanie as Susan Neher from the pilot is still with us. I imagine Susan is not too happy with people forgetting that Erin was not the only Joanie Cunningham.

No offense, but this thread isn't really about the character of Joanie Cunningham. It's for memorials to Erin Moran, who portrayed the character and who WAS the character in the hearts and minds of the whole world.

No offense, but this thread isn't really about the character of Joanie Cunningham. It's for memorials to Erin Moran, who portrayed the character and who WAS the character in the hearts and minds of the whole world.

Thank you!

I know she had a rough time during the later part of her life, and I'm sorry for that.

I think her later years were a manifestation of not only the post-fame downward spiral that happens to many child stars, but also trauma in her early years. Take a look at her sad admission in this video, for the two minutes starting at 6:00.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXeZzVdIw6U

I hope there was some joy in her life at some point, but it seems she had a tough ride for a large part of it. I'm feeling so sad for her.

Thank you!



I think her later years were a manifestation of not only the post-fame downward spiral that happens to many child stars, but also trauma in her early years. Take a look at her sad admission in this video, for the two minutes starting at 6:00.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXeZzVdIw6U

I hope there was some joy in her life at some point, but it seems she had a tough ride for a large part of it. I'm feeling so sad for her.

I really don't know how Stern lives with himself. Not one ounce of sincerity about him as he makes a huge joke out of these poor souls revealing their tormented lives. Yes, they chose to do so, but that doesn't mean his attitude or demeanor was morally OK.

Anyway, didn't mean to divert. RIP Erin.

I knew that she was going through problems in her later life, but I was still surprised to hear that she died. Sad.

I don't know if it's widely known, it's known among the horror community, that her older brother, Tony Moran, played Michael Myers (unmasked) in the original Halloween. I met him at a sci-fi convention around Summer 2006 and asked him about her. He told me that he wasn't in contact with her.




http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/Autographs-Album/Photos/TonyMoran.jpg

http://deadline.com/2017/04/erin-moran-paul-petersen-we-did-our-best-1202075721/

Erin Moran: “We Did Our Best”, Says Child Actor Advocate Paul Petersen
by Greg Evans
April 23, 2017 10:24am


AP

“Abandonment was not the issue,” says former child actor Paul Petersen about Erin Moran, the troubled Happy Days actress who died at 56 yesterday. “Don’t doubt for a moment that we tried.”



In a lengthy message posted this morning on the Facebook page of A Minor Consideration, the non-profit organization dedicated to the legal and human rights of juvenile performers, the group’s founder Petersen said that at least a half-dozen former child actors reached out to Moran in the past week. “Erin had friends and she knew it,” writes Petersen, who starred in ’50s sitcom The Donna Reed Show.

The message, titled “We Pulled Our Weight With Erin” (read it below) was the second Facebook Petersen wrote for Moran, following one that announced her death last night.

Petersen paints a sad portrait of Moran’s final days, writing, “The perversity of human frailty is at the root of this loss, not failure. We did our best with the resources available to us, but it was a very dark room. Some don’t find the light switch in time.”

Moran’s body was removed from a trailer park residence by Indiana police yesterday afternoon. She’d been living in the trailer with her husband and mother-in-law, and tabloid reports for years have documented her battles with substance abuse and financial problems.

Some of her Happy Days costars weighed in last night, and today various former child actors added their remembrances, including her Joanie Loves Chachi costar Scott Baio, Todd Bridges, Willie Aames, Maureen McCormick, Lisa Whelchel and Bewitched‘s Erin Murphy. (See their tweets below).

Petersen didn’t specify which “formers” reached out to Moran recently, but writes that “From Paris to London, from New York to LA, our members were in there pitching, doing what they could to help.”

Last night, Petersen wrote, “She was so far away in Indiana. The help she ran from was right here, as close as a call. Those of us who knew her pain and remember it so well must tonight rededicate ourselves to the task of making sure that none of our brethren pass away unremarked or feel unloved.”

Here is Petersen’s most recent message, in full:

We Pulled Our Weight With Erin
I am proud of our efforts over the years to help Erin Moran whose troubles were many and complex. Don’t doubt for a moment that we tried…sincerely tried through time and treasure…to give comfort to one of our own.
At least a half-dozen “formers” were actively reaching out to Erin in the last week of her life. These aren’t publicity photos her friends are posting, but family portraits. From Paris to London, from New York to LA, our members were in there pitching, doing what they could to help. Do not doubt that for a minute.
Erin had friends and she knew it. Abandonment was not the issue. The perversity of human frailty is at the root of this loss, not failure. We did our best with the resources available to us, but it was a very dark room. Some don’t find the light switch in time.
Paul Petersen

Last night, Petersen wrote:

Erin Moran Has Passed
It hurts to even write these words. An entire community of former kid actors is not only taking note, but will long remember this kind-hearted soul who soldiered on until at age 56 she was done.
She was so far away in Indiana. The help she ran from was right here, as close as a call. Those of us who knew her pain and remember it so well must tonight rededicate ourselves to the task of making sure that none of our brethren pass away unremarked or feel unloved.
Erin Moran lived and she mattered. Her talent and beauty were on display. Fame won young can be a cruel mistress, often outlasting the person within the purpose. Dearest Erin, you will be remembered by all those with the humility to understand what it means to say, “There but for the Grace of God go I.”
Paul Petersen, just one voice for A Minor Consideration

Today, child actors expressed their condolences. Here are tweets from Baio, McCormick (The Brady Bunch), Murphy (Bewitched), Willie Aames (Eight is Enough), Todd Bridges (Diff’rent Strokes) and Lisa Whelchel (The Facts of Life).

As a child of the 70's I grew up watching Erin grow up on Happy Days. Her passing is really hitting me hard. I think Henry Winkler said it best in his tweet, "too soon". I can only hope that she's finally found the peace that she seems never to have found in life.

I really don't know how Stern lives with himself. Not one ounce of sincerity about him as he makes a huge joke out of these poor souls revealing their tormented lives. Yes, they chose to do so, but that doesn't mean his attitude or demeanor was morally OK.

I hear what you're saying and I ask the same thing. Yes, she and others chose to go on his show. Erin even chose to make that horrible revelation about rape on his show. I can only assume mental illness played a role in her decision. None of us can understand the mental impact of growing up a celebrity, then having that yanked away from you. And the abuse she apparently experienced WHILE at the height of her fame. Rape by a family member, OMG! In her world she needed her family more than anything to navigate her fame, and at least this one member of her family failed her.

As for her choosing to do Stern's show, she may have been at a point where there was no one she could trust anyway, and also needing some kind of public exposure (no matter how negative) in hopes of jump-starting her career. And Stern exploited her weakness and desperation, just as he did with Dana Plato. Dana Plato also went on the Stern show and was abused horribly by people calling in, which some people believe may have been set up by Stern's staff. Even if they were not plants, Stern's people did nothing to filter out those callers and Dana ended up in tears and the very next day she was dead. (That tragic show is also on Youtube.) Perhaps Howard Stern has some remorse over these decisions, but if so I've never heard about it.

Sorry she had a bad life. RIP Moran!!

R.I.P., Erin.

RIP Erin.

:rip:

I was shocked to hear the news. :(

It sounds like she died from stage four cancer from what the news is saying about the autopsy reports ��

She was only a few weeks younger than I.
I actually was not a big fan of Happy Days when I was a teenager. It seemed that most other kids and teens back then, were. Somehow I could not identify, so-to-speak, with the characters who were from the 1950s.
One guy in the high school class I attended kept imitating Fonzie and giving the thumbs up and saying "Heyyyy." I thought it was silly.

But, I was more familiar with Erin Moran from TV shows she appeared in when she was a pre-teen and I think I confused her with Lisa Gerritsen at times. I eventually came to realize that they are different actors, even though it seemed they could be related. (Gerritsen was actually 3 years older). Also, since I was young ( as was Erin Moran) when I saw her on TV, I think there was a time I wondered if Moran played the little girl in the movie "Hand In Hand" which is a movie most younger people today, probably don't know about. Of course, I thought Erin Moran was a good actor and I enjoyed her roles in the TV shows she appeared in. She had the appearance of a freckled faced little girl and it was instrumental to the genuineness that came across when she played a part.

It is sad that her last days were filled with torment to the point where a lot of other child stars tried to reach out to her as a "Child-actor's club" so-to-speak, so as to communicate to her as only people who have been through what she went through, can.

And yes, before her was Dana Plato, who died at a much younger age, and before Dana Plato, was Anissa Jones, who died at age 18.

However Erin brought many of us happiness through her acting.

RIP

It sounds like she died from stage four cancer from what the news is saying about the autopsy reports ��

Link (http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/erin-moran-cause-of-death-cancer-coroner-happy-days-1202393681/)

Erin Moran, known for playing Joanie Cunningham on “Happy Days,” most likely died of stage-four cancer, Variety has confirmed.

The cause of death was released on Monday in a joint statement from the Harrison County Coroner’s office and sheriff’s department.


“A joint investigation into Mrs. Moran’s death was conducted by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the Harrison County Coroner’s office,” the statement reads. “A subsequent autopsy revealed that Mrs. Moran likely succumbed to complications of stage 4 cancer. Standard toxicology tests were performed and the results are pending however no illegal narcotics were found at the residence.”


The California-born actress, who also starred in the “Happy Days” spinoff “Joanie Loves Chachi,” had reportedly fallen on hard times in recent years. Moran’s untimely death on Saturday at age 56 was followed by an outpouring of support from the entertainment community, including her “Happy Days” co-stars.

Henry Winkler wrote in a statement, “I will always remember Erin with her sweet smile that greeted me on the very first day I walked onto the set of ‘Happy Days’ in 1974. She was only nine years old. For the next 10 years that smile never faded. Unfortunately yesterday it did. My condolences go out to her family. She will always be locked in my heart.”

Scott Baio, who appeared with Moran on both series, shared his condolences on Twitter: “Many people remember Erin for her contagious smile, warm heart, and animal loving soul. I always hoped she could find peace in her life. God has you now, Erin,” he wrote.

Moran’s other TV credits included “The Love Boat,” “Murder, She Wrote” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.” She most recently appeared on VH1’s reality show “Celebrity Fit Club” in 2008 and the low-budget film “Not Another B Movie” in 2010.

R.I.P Erin.

So sad she passed away.

Sad to learn Erin has passed away. I didn't know she lived in southern Indiana, that's where I live, the distance from where she lived and where I live is probably about 25 miles or so.

I had a crush on Erin growing up back in the day and now I'm crushed the she's gone.

http://people.com/tv/erin-moran-happy-days-costar-anson-williams-talks-throat-cancer/


Erin Moran's Happy Days Costar Anson Williams Reveals She Was Unable to Speak Due to Throat Cancer: 'We All Kept Quiet Out of Respect'

By Kara Warner


“It’s hard to wrap your arms around it,” says Moran’s Happy Days costar and longtime friend Anson Williams. “She was having treatment for throat cancer, so I was contacting her husband and her and she seemed to be fighting it, really doing well. I was just shocked when I got the call she had passed. I had no idea it was that bad.”

Williams was among a close-knit group of people who knew about the 56-year-old actress’s condition, for which she was receiving radiation and chemo treatments

“She kept very quiet,” he says. “We all kept quiet too, out of respect for Erin. She couldn’t speak, but her texts were very [positive].”

The actor and TV director, who played Potsie Weber on Happy Days, met Moran began before anyone else on the show and suggested she come in to read for the role of Joanie Cunningham.

“A lot of people don’t know this but after the first Happy Days pilot which didn’t sell, I went back to playing the concerned boyfriend parts and I was working with Kay Lenz on a Hallmark Hall of Fame special around 1973,” he recalls. “Erin Moran played her younger sister. She was so adorable and so good, when they called for the second pilot of Happy Days, they were looking for a different Joanie and I recommended Erin. They brought her in and she got the part.”

Williams, 67, hopes people remember Moran for the smiling, bright light that she was and played on TV.

“Erin always brought light into a room,” says Williams. “She always gave before she took, she was a very kind, generous person, but going through her own demons. Most of the time when I’d see Erin it would be an event, something kind of special, it would be a couple of days and quality time.”

The actor has high praise for for Moran’s second husband Steve Fleischmann “She found a good guy in

Link (https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=scott%20baio)

Erin and I met 4/22/1992 and parted ways 4/22/2017. We were planning to go to
Thunder Over Louisville to celebrate.
She was feeling fine on our anniversary
11-23-2016. Maybe four or five days after we got back Erin woke up and had about a dime size blood stain on her pillowcase. She said
I think i bit my tongue. A couple days go by and
there's a bigger spot of blood. We get like 4 days into December, there's more blood. I get a flashlight and say let me look.
It was not her tongue it was her tonsil on the left side. I thought it was tonsillitis.
So we went to an ENT who said they wanted to biopsy it. It came back squamous cell carcinoma. She started radiation and chemo. Five days a week radiation and chemo only on Thursdays. We did that the whole time. It got so bad so fast. By the
middle of February, Erin could no longer speak
or eat or drink. She had a feeding tube implant and i feed her 6 to 8 times a day. She was still happy, she was active, she texted people on her phone all day. On the 21st she was having trouble
breathing. She woke up on the 22nd, she was not 100%.
She needed Kleenex, so i went to the store and came
back. She was there watching T.V in bed. I
laid down next to her held her right hand in my
left. I feel asleep woke up about a hour later
still holding her hand and she was gone, she was
just gone.. Norton Cancer Institute never said how bad it was.. The coroner told me it was really really bad. It had spread to her spleen, she had alot of fluid in her lungs and part of her brain was
infected. The coroner said even if she was in the hospital being pumped full of antibiotics she still would not of made it. He said it was the best that she was with me and went in her sleep.
So that's it.
PLEASE feel free to send the above to Any and ALL
news outlets The press has been relentless. they knock on the door constantly. Thank you Harrison County Sheriff's I Called last night and they came out ran them off got up this morning
they were all back sheriffs ran them all off again. the last time two cop cars ran off the last ones right before it got dark. we will see what tomorrow brings....
PEACE my friends.

^ Very sad, cancer claims so many lives, young, old, famous and not so famous.
May she rest in peace.

Link (https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=scott%20baio)

Erin and I met 4/22/1992 and parted ways 4/22/2017. We were planning to go to
Thunder Over Louisville to celebrate.
She was feeling fine on our anniversary
11-23-2016. Maybe four or five days after we got back Erin woke up and had about a dime size blood stain on her pillowcase. She said
I think i bit my tongue. A couple days go by and
there's a bigger spot of blood. We get like 4 days into December, there's more blood. I get a flashlight and say let me look.
It was not her tongue it was her tonsil on the left side. I thought it was tonsillitis.
So we went to an ENT who said they wanted to biopsy it. It came back squamous cell carcinoma. She started radiation and chemo. Five days a week radiation and chemo only on Thursdays. We did that the whole time. It got so bad so fast. By the
middle of February, Erin could no longer speak
or eat or drink. She had a feeding tube implant and i feed her 6 to 8 times a day. She was still happy, she was active, she texted people on her phone all day. On the 21st she was having trouble
breathing. She woke up on the 22nd, she was not 100%.
She needed Kleenex, so i went to the store and came
back. She was there watching T.V in bed. I
laid down next to her held her right hand in my
left. I feel asleep woke up about a hour later
still holding her hand and she was gone, she was
just gone.. Norton Cancer Institute never said how bad it was.. The coroner told me it was really really bad. It had spread to her spleen, she had alot of fluid in her lungs and part of her brain was
infected. The coroner said even if she was in the hospital being pumped full of antibiotics she still would not of made it. He said it was the best that she was with me and went in her sleep.
So that's it.
PLEASE feel free to send the above to Any and ALL
news outlets The press has been relentless. they knock on the door constantly. Thank you Harrison County Sheriff's I Called last night and they came out ran them off got up this morning
they were all back sheriffs ran them all off again. the last time two cop cars ran off the last ones right before it got dark. we will see what tomorrow brings....
PEACE my friends.



Is this supposed to be the real account of Erin Moran's death?

It is not that she was just found "unresponsive" ?

Apparently if she had cancer, either it was so last-minute as far as her and her family finding out about it that the news did not get out before it claimed her, or she and her family kept it secret until her death.

Is this supposed to be the real account of Erin Moran's death?

It is not that she was just found "unresponsive" ?

Apparently if she had cancer, either it was so last-minute as far as her and her family finding out about it that the news did not get out before it claimed her, or she and her family kept it secret until her death.

Yes, it is a letter from her husband. She wanted it to be kept secret and only a few friends knew she was sick. From what I've read/heard the only HD cast members that knew were Anson and Cathy (Silvers).

The New York Post has an interview with her husband (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Morans-Husband-Reveals-She-Died-of-Throat-Cancer-in-Heartfelt-Post-420397693.html), who said that she had been having a sore throat that wouldn't go away. She woke up one morning in November, and there was a small spot of blood on her pillowcase (the size of a dime). She assumed she'd bitten her cheek. A week or two later t happened again, her husband checked her throat and said it looked as though she had tonsillitis. she was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma and put on immediate chemo and radiation simultaneously.

On the day she died (http://pagesix.com/2017/04/25/erin-moran-died-watching-tv-husband-says/), she was resting in bed watching TV and just stopped breathing.

I'm sorry to hear about Erin Moran's death. I've enjoy watching her on "Happy Days". Here is the interview about Erin's last days.

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/04/26/happy-days-star-erin-morans-final-days-southern-indiana/100931430/

The New York Post has an interview with her husband (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Morans-Husband-Reveals-She-Died-of-Throat-Cancer-in-Heartfelt-Post-420397693.html), who said that she had been having a sore throat that wouldn't go away. She woke up one morning in November, and there was a small spot of blood on her pillowcase (the size of a dime). She assumed she'd bitten her cheek. A week or two later t happened again, her husband checked her throat and said it looked as though she had tonsillitis. she was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma and put on [B]immediate chemo and radiation simultaneously[B].


95% of the time stage 4 cancer is NOT curable. The cancer treatment is what kills you. It killed my Dad very quickly. The doctors know this, but they prescribe it anyway. People are nothing more than cash-cows for the health/medical industry. It's disgusting.

She was very beautiful in happy days. I wish someone had helped her when she was younger..

http://www.nickiswift.com/61667/really-happened-erin-moran/

Her acting career ended after Happy Days

Moran got her big start in acting as the recurring character Jenny Jones in Daktari (1966-69), but, at the time, she was far from achieving celebrity status. After securing a number of guest spots on shows like The F.B.I. (1965-74) and The Don Rickles Show (1972), Moran finally got her big break in the iconic TV sitcom Happy Days playing Joanie Cunningham, the younger sister of Ron Howard's character. She even took on a leading role in the program's spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-83), but the show was unfortunately canceled after just one season.

After Happy Days wrapped, Moran went on to play small parts in shows like The Love Boat (1977-87), Murder She Wrote (1984-96), and Diagnosis Murder (1993-2001), but she never landed another big break. In fact, a quick look at her acting record shows a sharp decline in roles after her time as Joanie. Her last known acting gig was as Mrs. Klien in the little-known 2010 comedy Not Another B Movie. Never having locked down another long-standing role, it seems clear that Moran didn't quit Hollywood, but rather Hollywood quit her.

She reportedly had money issues

As to be expected, with her days as an actress behind her, Moran took a major hit in terms of her finances. So much so, that she was, as the Daily Mail reported, "broke and homeless" at some point in the recent years before her early death. Moran's California home reportedly went into foreclosure in August of 2010, forcing her and second husband Steve Fleischmann, whom she married in 1993, to move into his elderly mother's mobile home. But in fall 2012, she was allegedly kicked out and subsequently took shelter in motel rooms.

However, Moran did receive a bit of luck financially in July 2012. After she and three of her former Happy Days castmates filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against CBS, the broadcast company that owned the show, they were each awarded $65,000 in a settlement. But, given her living situation, it's likely Moran quickly spent her cash—though on what we can't be sure.

She struggled with alcoholism

According to The National Inquirer, Moran was kicked out of her mother-in-law's mobile home because of her "nonstop partying." Radar Online backed these claims, adding that Moran tried sneaking back into her mother-in-law's home one night, resulting in a drunken brawl between the two women—with Fleischmann's mother reportedly threatening to call 911.

Moran also made news for partying in at least one motel parking lot. One source revealed that Moran allegedly joined a group in the parking lot of an Indiana motel, hanging out with them for a few hours on her way to the bar. But, according to the source, Moran already seemed like she'd been drinking. "She seemed like she was a little off, it was hard to tell if it was just alcohol," the insider told Radar Online. "She didn't do any drugs or talk about them in front of us."

The source continued, "She was definitely a little kooky and acted weird, saying odd things, and even offered to give me a back rub!"

Drug abuse was suspected

While the party goers at the motel parking lot may not have seen Moran doing any drugs, that doesn't necessarily mean she was clean. After she died, many news sources, including The Mirror, believed that she'd passed following a heroin overdose—as she'd been reportedly addicted to drugs for years.

During an interview on The Bernie & Sid Show (via Variety), actor Scott Baio, who played Chachi on Happy Days, told the radio hosts that he was "not completely shocked" by his former on-screen love's death. "I'm OK, a little shocked but not completely shocked that this happened," Baio stated. "My thing is, I feel bad because her whole life, she was troubled, could never find what made her happy and content."

"For me," he added, "you do drugs or drink, you're gonna die. I'm sorry if that's cold, but God gave you a brain, gave you the will to live and thrive and you gotta take care of yourself."

Friends claim she refused help

In the weeks before Moran's death, the nonprofit A Minor Consideration, which seeks to assist child stars with both legal and human rights protections, reportedly reached out to the star—but she didn't want their help. "Don't doubt for a moment that we tried…sincerely tried through time and treasure…to give comfort to one of our own," the group's founder Paul Petersen wrote on the organization's Facebook page. "At least a half-dozen 'formers' were actively reaching out to Erin in the last week of her life."

"Erin had friends and she knew it," the post continued. "Abandonment was not the issue."

Likewise, Henry Winkler, who famously played The Fonz alongside Moran on Happy Days, reportedly tried to help the actress as well. According to reports, Winkler wanted to get Moran back onto the acting scene and, in 2012, he attempted to get her a part on Arrested Development (2003-06, 2013), on which both he and Baio had recurring roles and which Moran's TV brother, Howard, co-produced and narrated. But since Moran never made her debut on the cult-favorite show, a deal was apparently never made.

On Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show (via The National Inquirer), Winkler commented on Moran's career. "I hope that she is able to come to terms with the fact that she has greatness in her and goes on," he said.

Her death shocked everyone

On April 22, 2017, Indiana police received a 911 call at 4 p.m., reporting an "unresponsive female." EMTs soon arrived on the scene and discovered Moran, already dead. The cause of death was not initially known. However, many news outlets cited Moran's reported history of partying, poor finances, and previous homelessness as potential reasons for her passing.

Soon after news of her death broke, many of Moran's friends and former castmates took to social media to relay their grief. Erin Murphy, who played Tabitha on Bewitched (1964-72), was one of the first celebrities to confirm Moran's sudden death. "So sad to share that my friend Erin Moran has passed away," she tweeted. "Rest In Peace, sweet girl."

On Twitter, Howard wrote, "Such sad sad news. RIP Erin. I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv screens." Winkler, on the other hand, tweeted, "OH Erin… now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on earth …Rest In It serenely now.. too soon."

Don Most, who played Ralph Malph on Happy Days, also tweeted, "So incredibly sad to hear about Erin. A wonderful, sweet, caring, talented woman. I can't really comprehend this right now. Very painful loss."

Autopsy results revealed the real cause of death

While Baio certainly seemed confident that Moran's passing was due to drug and alcohol abuse, that simply wasn't the case. After an autopsy was performed, it was discovered that Moran likely died of complications from stage 4 cancer. A statement from Harrison County Sheriff's Department noted that, while the results of standard toxicology tests are still pending, "no illegal narcotics were found at the residence."

Baio soon backtracked on his earlier comments, attempting to clarify his statements by explaining that he had no idea that Moran had been diagnosed with cancer. "Please stop assuming the worse [sic] in me. I'm a compassionate person," Baio said in a Facebook post, trying to defend himself against the wave of hate that'd been sent his way on social media. "I'm very heartbroken over her passing, especially since it was cancer."

Her husband shared a heartbreaking letter

On April 25, 2017, just a few days after Moran's death, Baio shared an open letter penned by Moran's husband on Facebook, detailing the actress' battle with cancer. The star had apparently started coughing up blood in her sleep in November of 2016, and later sought medical help sometime during the following month. After receiving a diagnosis of "squamous cell carcinoma," Moran started receiving weekly chemotherapy treatments as well as radiation treatments five times a week. But, unfortunately, Moran succumbed to her illness quickly. "By the middle of February, Erin could no longer speak or eat or drink," Fleischmann wrote. "She had a feeding tube implant and i feed [sic] her 6 to 8 times a day."

"On the 21st she was having trouble breathing [sic]," he continued. "She woke up on the 22nd, she was not 100%. … She was there watching TV in bed. I laid [sic] down next to her held her right hand in my left. I feel [sic] asleep woke up about a [sic] hour later still holding her hand and she was gone, she was just gone."

Moran kept her sickness secret from her family

In an interview with The Sun, Moran's brother Tony admits that neither he nor their other siblings knew of the Happy Days star's cancer diagnosis. As such, they were completely caught off-guard when news outlets began reporting of her passing. "I didn't even realize she was sick, never mind dying," he told the paper on April 30, 2017. "When I found out, I bawled like a baby. I couldn't believe she was gone."

Tony had hardly seen his sister in recent years, but, after spotting photos of her in a magazine, he worried about her well-being. "Looking at that photo of her ravaged face, I felt sick to my stomach. She looked like she was about to die," he said. Tony, who also noted that their violent father and pill-addicted mother caused them to lead unhappy childhoods, suspected that her death was connected to a history of substance abuse, adding that, "Erin was a tortured soul who never recovered after Happy Days. Hollywood chewed her up and spat her out."

She will be missed

While she may have stepped away from the public eye years ago, Moran will be missed by many who remember her as an actress whose time in the spotlight ended far too soon. Several actors, many of whom never even shared the small screen with her, offered their condolences regarding Moran's passing on social media.

"So saddened and heartbroken for the passing of Erin Moran," The Brady Bunch (1969-74) actress Maureen McCormick tweeted. "My heartfelt condolences to all her friends and family."

"R.I.P. Erin Moran…a very kind-hearted lady. Gone too soon!" Elvira (real name Cassandra Peterson) wrote.

"She was my first official crush," former SNL (1975-) star Chris Kattan tweeted out. "You will be missed Erin Moran. RIP."

Rest in peace, Erin. We'll miss you.

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Some of the cast members reunited at Marion Ross' house to celebrate Erin's life.

Link (http://people.com/celebrity/erin-moran-happy-days-costars-gather-celebrate-late-actress-life/)

Love this photo of all of them!

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She was 23/24 when Happy Days ended and just couldn't fit in beyond that. To give you some proper perspective, she (with all due respect) wasn't hot enough to be the ingenue. On the contrary, she wasn't fat enough for the quirky best friend. Also, she was too famous to be a character actress and she was still too young to be plausible as the mom. And at the end of the day. she wasn't good enough to transcend those issues. In the end, her bigger issues were likely that she had drug issues and she wasn't that a good actress to begin with.

please try to be respectful and stay on topic in this thread - this is not the place for a critique on Erin as a person or an actor.

They deserved to be remembered! Outrage as Erin Moran and Harry Dean Stanton are left out of the Emmys In Memoriam segment (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4895346/Erin-Moran-Harry-Dean-Stanton-left-Emmys.html)

As pointed out repeatedly, who gets a place in the montage is NOT who "deserves" to be in it, but who is *well known*, particularly to younger viewers who are craved by advertisers.

Happy Days went off the air over thirty years ago and old tv shows largely appeal to old people. Moran was relatively obscure at the time of her death.

Twin Peaks was a "cult" show and Stanton was largely unknown to non-genre fans.

As pointed out repeatedly, who gets a place in the montage is NOT who "deserves" to be in it, but who is *well known*, particularly to younger viewers who are craved by advertisers.

Happy Days went off the air over thirty years ago and old tv shows largely appeal to old people. Moran was relatively obscure at the time of her death.

Twin Peaks was a "cult" show and Stanton was largely unknown to non-genre fans.

I don't know exactly where you are getting your info, but it's deeply flawed. A quick glance at the official emmys website's memorial page shows it includes MANY people who are not currently on TV and are not as well known to younger viewers, including Harry Dean Stanton!

No, this isn't the list of people in the montage, but I've seen many examples of them including older stars who haven't been on TV for a while. Under your logic, when Carroll O'Connor died they wouldn't have included him in the montage because he hadn't had a hit show for years and wasn't well known by teenagers.

They screwed up this year, plain and simple.

Sam Shepard also got left out of the montage.

Very sad :(

Where is Chachi and Potsie in the picture?

Where is Chachi and Potsie in the picture?

Chachi (Scott Baio) is the guy on the far left and Potsie (Anson Williams) is the guy in glasses with dark hair.

Chachi (Scott Baio) is the guy on the far left and Potsie (Anson Williams) is the guy in glasses with dark hair.

Is Ralph in the picture? What about Fonzie?

Is Ralph in the picture? What about Fonzie?

Ralph (Don Most) is on the far right. You have to scroll to the right to see him. Fonzie (Henry Winkler) isn't in the picture.

Ralph (Don Most) is on the far right. You have to scroll to the right to see him. Fonzie (Henry Winkler) isn't in the picture.

Why didn't Fonzie appear?

Love this photo of all of them!

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Who’s the other woman in the picture besides Marion Ross?

Who’s the other woman in the picture besides Marion Ross?

Cathy Silvers (played Jenny Piccolo in the later seasons)

Radio Interviewer SID ROSENBERG defended his interview with SCOTT BAIO :

"IN DEFENSE OF SCOTT, I DID ASK HIM WHY HE THOUGHT CHILDHOOD ACTORS
OF THE 1970'S STRUGGLED SO MUCH WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
AND HE INCLUDED ERIN MORAN IN THE CONVERSATION.

TRUTH IS THE WHOLE MEDIA HAD HER DYING FROM AN O.D.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE ALL THOUGHT WAS THE CAUSE WHEN SCOTT CAME ON.

TOO EASY TO JUMP ON HIM AFTER WE FOUND OUT WHY SHE PASSED.
I KNOW HE CARED FOR HER AND WAS BOTH FRUSTRATED AND UPSET."

The most important quoted statement from SCOTT BAIO's radio interview
concerning the tragic death of ERIN MORAN is the following :

"I AM SADDENED BY WHAT HAPPENED AND I DON'T KNOW
IF IT WAS DRUGS THAT KILLED HER."

1. SCOTT BAIO NEVER SAID THAT ERIN MORAN DIED FROM DRUGS.

2. SID ROSENBERG DID NOT ASK SCOTT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF ERIN MORAN'S DEATH.

Radio Interviewer SID ROSENBERG defended his interview with SCOTT BAIO :

"IN DEFENSE OF SCOTT, I DID ASK HIM WHY HE THOUGHT CHILDHOOD ACTORS
OF THE 1970'S STRUGGLED SO MUCH WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
AND HE INCLUDED ERIN MORAN IN THE CONVERSATION.

TRUTH IS THE WHOLE MEDIA HAD HER DYING FROM AN O.D.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE ALL THOUGHT WAS THE CAUSE WHEN SCOTT CAME ON.

TOO EASY TO JUMP ON HIM AFTER WE FOUND OUT WHY SHE PASSED.
I KNOW HE CARED FOR HER AND WAS BOTH FRUSTRATED AND UPSET."

The most important quoted statement from SCOTT BAIO's radio interview
concerning the tragic death of ERIN MORAN is the following :

"I AM SADDENED BY WHAT HAPPENED AND I DON'T KNOW
IF IT WAS DRUGS THAT KILLED HER."

1. SCOTT BAIO NEVER SAID THAT ERIN MORAN DIED FROM DRUGS.

2. SID ROSENBERG DID NOT ASK SCOTT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF ERIN MORAN'S DEATH.


Scott Baio is an outspoken Republican so there are people - and especially people in the media - that are out to get him. That is the reality in the world today.

Henry Winkler's Tweet about her was very heartfelt and sweet. I can see how much he loved her.

Quite surprising.

In the aftermath of Erin Moran's own false statements about being
allegedly molested by Mr. Winkler and/or several other male cast members
when she was interviewed on either Howard Stern's radio show
or Maury Povich's television program several years ago.

Luckily, she ultimately backtracked on her defamatory lies and finally confessed that
it was actually her own family who abused her.

Henry Winkler and the cast of Happy Days are truly good people who didn't deserve that.

Erin was a troubled soul with some definite undiagnosed mental health issues which is why Winkler, Howard etc. forgave her.

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00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Early Success and the Downward Spiral
01:37 - Financial Turmoil and Homelessness
02:54 - Erin Moran's Final Years
04:13 - The Untimely End
05:10 - Outro