Maureen O'Hara

Maureen FitzSimons (17 August 1920 until 24 October 2015) was an Irish actress, singer and actor who gained fame in Hollywood during the 1940s through 1960s. Her redhead-like nature has made her a favorite choice for her strong and intelligent heroines in Westerns and adventure movies. Charles Laughton, an actor who first noticed her star potential, brought her to Hollywood. In numerous instances she also worked alongside John Ford, longtime friend John Wayne and John Ford. O'Hara was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a Catholic family, and aspired to become an actress at an early age. At the age of 10, she began her training at the Rathmines Theatre Company and the Abbey Theatre. Screen tests were given to her, but it wasn't a great success. Charles Laughton, however recognized the potential in her and offered her the opportunity to be a part of his production Alfred Hitchcock’s Jamaica Inn (1939). RKO Pictures gave her a contract. From then, she proceeded to have a long and very successful career and was given the title "the Queen of Technicolor". Her movies comprise How Green Was My Valley (1941), her first film with John Ford, The Black Swan (1942), The Spanish Main (1945), Sinbad the Sailor (47) as well as the classic Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Comanche Territory (1950). O'Hara directed her first film alongside John Wayne, the actor who is closely associated in Rio Grande (1950). This was followed by The Quiet Man (1952), The Wings of Eagles (1957), McLintock! (1963), Big Jake (1971). Wayne was so strong in her relationship with O'Hara, that some believed they were in a relationship. She became more motherly as she got older, appearing in films such as The Deadly Companions (1961) and The Parent Trap(61) and The Rare Breed (1966). She left the industry in 1971, however, she returned 20 years later alongside John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991).

 





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