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ERIN MORAN'HAPPY DAYS' STAR DEAD AT 56


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 4/22/2017 5:37 PM PDT

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Erin Moran who famously played Joanie Cunningham on "Happy Days" and its spinoff "Joanie Loves Chachi" has died ... TMZ has learned.

We're told authorities in Indiana got a call just after 4 PM ET Saturday from someone reporting an "unresponsive female."  EMT's arrived and found Erin Moran's body ... she was already dead.  

Moran shot to spotlight in the early 70s when she was cast on "Happy Days" as Joanie, the younger sister of Ron Howard's character. She continued the role in 1982 alongside Scott Baio in "Joanie Loves Chachi" but the show only lasted one season.

0422-erin-moran-happy-days-joanie-chachi-getty-3.jpgErin had a tough time after her "Happy Days" stardom ... a combination of drinking and bizarre behavior that eventually landed her in a trailer park in Indiana. She had run out of money and was reportedly kicked out of the mobile home she shared with husband Steve Fleischmann.

0422-erin-moran-splash-2015.jpgThrough her career, Moran also landed roles on "Murder, She Wrote," "Desperation Boulevard," and "Celebrity Fit Club."

An autopsy is pending.

She was 56.

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It is sad.

So many child stars wind up so totally screwed up.

That was before child labor laws and protections were in place for the few kids who spent every day for weeks shooting.

They didn't get the needed social interaction.

Instead they sometimes got a tutor, or, they go ripped off for their earnings, like Gare Coleman.

We can only hope better safeguards are in place today.

Yeah, I admit, I had a crush on her.

Same as every other teen in America at the time.

R.I.P. Erin

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Sorry to hear... As a youngman I used to enjoy the show  which aired here in Italy for several years ( still does).RIP

Erin Moran, actor who played Joanie Cunningham in Happy Days, dies at 56

Moran, who played Ron Howard’s Richie Cunningham character’s sister in sitcom set in 1950s, had endured numerous struggles in recent years

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Sunday 23 April 2017 08.02 BST

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Erin Moran, who played Joanie Cunningham in Happy Days, has died aged 56.
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