Erin Moran Had Advanced Cancer

But authorities don't specify which kind the 'Happy Days' star had
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Apr 24, 2017 11:29 AM CDT
Erin Moran Had Advanced Cancer
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2008 file photo, Erin Moran arrives at the Fox Reality Channel Really Awards in Los Angeles. Moran, the former child star who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcoms "Happy Days" and "Joanie Loves Chachi," has died at age 56. Police in Harrison County, Indiana said that she...   (Matt Sayles)

Authorities say former Happy Days star Erin Moran likely died from cancer at her southern Indiana home, reports the AP. A statement released Monday by the Harrison County Sheriff's Department says an autopsy revealed the 56-year-old actress had stage-four cancer, but doesn't specify what type. The department says Moran died Saturday in the rural community of New Salisbury, about 20 miles northwest of Louisville, Kentucky. Officials say that standard toxicology test results are pending but that no illegal narcotics were found at the home. (Former child stars mourned her death.)

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