Maureen O'Hara

Maureen FitzSimons (17 August 1920 to 24 October 2015) was an Irish actor, singer and performer who gained fame in Hollywood during the 1940s through 1960s. Her natural redhead was who was famous for her passion-driven yet sensible heroines in Westerns and adventure films. Her star-making potential was first noticed by the actor Charles Laughton, who brought her to Hollywood and, on numerous occasions, she worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne. O'Hara was born in Dublin, Ireland and was raised Catholic. She set out from the age of 10 to become an actor. She was trained by the Rathmines Theatre Company from the age of 10 and attended the Abbey Theatre as young as the age of 14. Screen test was offered to her, however it was not satisfactory. Charles Laughton, however was able to see potential and made arrangements for her to star with him in Alfred Hitchcock’s Jamaica Inn (1939). RKO Pictures offered her a contract. She also relocated to Hollywood in 1939 to appear alongside him in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She had an extensive, lucrative career, earning her the title "the Queen of Technicolor". Her films include How Green Was My Valley (1941) and her first film with John Ford, The Black Swan (1942), The Spanish Main (1945), Sinbad the Sailor (47) The Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as well as Comanche Territory (1950). O'Hara played in Rio Grande (1950) as O'Hara along with John Wayne, her most close friend. The Quiet Man (1952), The Wings of Eagles (57), and McLintock were the next films. (1963), and Big Jake (1971). It was evident how well she bonded with Wayne that many assumed that they were either married or together. O'Hara became more maternal as she aged, appearing in films like The Deadly Companions (1961) and The Parent Trap(61) and The Rare Breed (1966). In 1971, O'Hara announced her retirement from the film industry. However, she returned twenty years later to appear alongside John Candy in Only the Lonely (1991).

 





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