Maureen O'Hara in her role as Mary Kate Denneher in "The Quiet Man" |
O'Hara was born Maureen FitzSimons in Ranelagh, Ireland, a suburb of Dublin, where her mother was an accomplished contralto and her father ran a business and was part owner of a soccer team, according to her biography on the Internet Movie Database. She was one of six children. O'Hara starred in films with leading men such as Tyrone Power in 1942's "The Black Swan," Douglas Fairbanks in 1947's "Sinbad the Sailor," Sir Alec Guinness in 1960's "Our Man In Havana," as well as John Payne, Rex Harrison, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Brian Keith and John Wayne.
O'Hara and Wayne made "The Quiet Man" in 1952, directed by Ford. O'Hara was a favorite of Ford, who cast her in five films, including "How Green Was My Valley" in 1941. The film won five Academy Awards, thought not by O'Hara. O'Hara and Wayne held great chemistry on the screen, and Ford also directed them in 1950's "Rio Grande" and 1957's "The Wings of Eagles." A passionate redhead with green eyes and "peaches and cream complexion," O'Hara played heroines and became known as the "Queen of Technicolor."
"The Quiet Man" poster, my favorite movie |
Maureen O'Hara in recent years. |
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