Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons 17 August 1920 - 24 October 2015) was an Irish actor and singer who achieved success in Hollywood throughout the 1940s to  1960s. Naturally redheaded, she was well-known for her role as the likable and passionate heroines. Her roles were often in Westerns or in adventure films. Charles Laughton, an actor who was the first to see her star-making potential, brought her to Hollywood. Numerous times, she also worked with John Ford, longtime friend John Wayne and John Ford. O'Hara was born and was raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a Catholic family, and aspired to become an actress from a very young age. She studied with the Rathmines Theatre Company from the age of 10 and attended the Abbey Theatre beginning at 14 years old. Screen test was offered to her, but the result was not satisfactory. 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). She moved to Hollywood that same year to join him in the film The Hunchback of Notre Dame which was then awarded an acting contract by RKO Pictures. She went on to have a lengthy, highly successful career, and was dubbed "the Queen of Technicolor". Her films include How Green Was My Valley (1941) the first collaboration with John Ford, The Black Swan (1942), The Spanish Main (1945), Sinbad the Sailor (47) The Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Comanche Territory (1950). O'Hara first appeared in Rio Grande (1950), alongside John Wayne (the actor with whom she is most associated). The following films followed: The Quiet Man (1952), The Wings of Eagles (1957), McLintock! (1963) as well as Big Jake (1971). Wayne was so good in her relationship with O'Hara, that many believed they were in a marriage. In the 1960s, O'Hara more and more changed roles to motherly ones as she aged, appearing in films such as The Deadly Companions (1961), The Parent Trap (1961) as well as The Rare Breed (1966). O'Hara resigned from the film industry in 1971 but returned 20 years later to appear with John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991).

 





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