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Maureen O'Hara
From her first appearances on the stage and screen, Maureen O'Hara (b. 1920) commanded attention with her striking beauty, radiant red hair, and impassioned portrayals of spirited heroines. Whether she was being rescued from the gallows by Charles Laughton (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1939), falling in love with Walter Pidgeon against a coal-blackened sky (How Green Was My Valley, 1941), learning to believe in miracles with Natalie Wood (Miracle on 34th Street, 1947), or matching wits with John Wayne (The Quiet Man, 1952), she charmed audiences with her powerful presence and easy confidence. Maureen O'Hara is the first book-length biography of the screen legend hailed as the "Queen of Technicolor." Following the star from her childhood in Dublin to the height of fame in Hollywood, film critic Aubrey Malone draws on new information from the Irish Film Institute, production notes from films, and details from historical film journals, newspapers, and fan maga
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Maureen O'Hara
Irish-American actress (1920–2015)
This article is about the actress and singer. For the financial economist, see Maureen O'Hara (financial economist).
Maureen O'Hara | |
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O'Hara in 1947 | |
| Born | Maureen FitzSimons (1920-08-17)17 August 1920 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 24 October 2015(2015-10-24) (aged 95) Boise, Idaho, US |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
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| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music |
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| Works | Filmography |
| Spouses | George H. Brown (m. 1939; annul.Tooltip annulled 1941)William Houston Price (m. 1941; div. 1953) |
| Children | 1 |
Maureen O'Hara (née FitzSimons; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish-born naturalized American actress who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s.[1] She was a natu
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