Erin Moran Would Have Just Turned 62 — She Allegedly Died Homeless & Couldn't Speak, Eat or Drink in the End

• "Happy Days" actress Erin Moran spent her last days homeless

• She was married to Walmart employee Steve Fleishmann

• Friends of the actress said they tried to help, but "she refused help."

Erin Moran would have turned 62 on October 18. Moran started gracing our screens from a young age. She bagged her first acting gig in a television commercial. But at 14 years old, the actor played Richie Cunningham's baby sister, Joanie Cunningham, on ABC's "Happy Days".

"Happy Days" was not the only big series that Moran was a part of; she also regularly appeared on "Daktari" and made guest appearances on TV series such as "The Waltons," "Family Affairs," "My Three Sons," "The Smith Family," "The F.B.I.," and more.

As a child star, things looked good for Moran, but as life continued, there were heavy obstacles that the actor had to overcome.

Erin Moran's Life after Her Acting Career Died

After a booming childhood acting career, Moran struggled to transition to adult roles. Even though she made appearances in a few TV shows, the jobs were scarce, and she eventually moved from Hollywood to Indiana after her house was foreclosed.

The financial constraints started getting tighter for the child star. As reported by the Daily Mail, Moran spent the last days of her life "homeless and broke". The "Happy Days" star was reportedly kicked out of the trailer home she shared with her husband, Steve Fleishmann, and his mother.

The couple reportedly lived there after spending $65,000 from their house settlement. However, the reason behind Moran being homeless was allegedly due to the troubled relationship she had with her mother-in-law.

According to the Daily Mail, Moran arrived home one night from a night of drinking, and Fleishmann's mother was said to have been fed up with the actor's behavior.

The two women reportedly stood outside their shared trailer home while shouting and insulting one another. After the incident, Maron was rumored to be homeless and hopped from one motel to another.

The actor's alcohol abuse and financial situation worried many of her friends and former co-stars but advocate Paul Peterson, who was also a child actor, said they did all they could to help Moran overcome her issues.

Peterson said friends of the actress reached out to her in the last week of her life. Even before that, the advocate revealed that they used the resources close to them to give her a hand, but she "ran from help."

However, Peterson acknowledged that Moran had complex issues and that a way forward might have looked impossible for her.

Henry Winkler, also a part of the "Happy Days" cast, reportedly reached out to Moran to become part of his show "Arrested Development" after discovering she was homeless.

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But at 56 years old the actress died. Reports stated that Moran had been found dead in her Indiana trailer home due to a heroin overdose. However, the police report said there first needed to be a postpartum confirm the cause of death.

Another one of Moran's co-stars Scott Baio, reportedly said in an interview that he was not shocked that the actress would die from an overdose; however, there were questions about what truthfully killed Moran, and the results were shocking.

The Reason behind Erin Moran's Death

Initial reports of the 56-year-old's death stated that Moran died from a heroin overdose; however, Nicki Swift revealed that the actress's autopsy confirmed that she died from stage 4 cancer.

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Moran spent her last days with her husband of 24 years, Fleishermann. But before the actress met Fleishermann, she was married to Rocky Ferguson.

According to En-Newsner, the former couple had a private but turbulent relationship. Moran even spoke about her time with Ferguson and confessed he wanted to control her.

The actress revealed that Ferguson wanted to dictate what she wore because he did not want people to recognize her. "He wanted me to lie in who I was and if anyone recognized me to say no I was not," she said.

The end of their unhealthy relationship came in 1993, but that same year Moran found her forever love at an unexpected place.

Moran and Fleishmann met at Walmart, which was his place of work. The pair reportedly first met in April of 1993 and fell in love instantly.

By November of the same year, Moran and Fleishmann had tied the knot. They never had children, and their relationship was reportedly predicted to not last, but they proved the masses wrong and stayed married till Moran's death.

After Baio boldly said that he was not surprised that Maron died from an overdose, and followed that with, "And, for me, you do drugs or drink, you're gonna die...", he found himself in a difficult situation and was forced to defend his initial comment.

The actor apologized and reasoned that he was unaware of Moran's diagnosis, but if he had known, he would have "kept his mouth shut."

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Nonetheless, Maron was a celebrated actress in the 70s and 80's and was a part of many childhoods, so her fans and co-workers paid tribute and looked back at the moments they shared with the actress.

Winkler paid his tributes after Moran's death and said, "OH Erin, now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on earth, Rest In It serenely now, too soon.'

Ron Howard also shared a sweet message, "I'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs, and lighting up tv screens."