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Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara (known originally as Maureen 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. She was a natural redhead who was often cast in westerns and adventure films. She worked with director John Ford and long-time friend John Wayne on numerous projects. O'Hara was born and raised in a Catholic family in Dublin, Ireland and aspired to become an actress from a very young age. She trained with the Rathmines Theatre Company from the age of 10 and at the Abbey Theatre from the age of 14. Charles Laughton saw potential in her and arranged for her to co-star with him in Alfred Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn in 1939. She moved to Hollywood the same year to appear with him in the production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, subsequently establishing a successful film career and acquiring the nickname "the Queen of Technicolor". O'Hara appeared in films such as How Green Was My Valley (1941), Rio Grande (1950), The Quiet Man (1952) and McLintock! (1963). A naturalized U.S. citizen from 1946, O'Hara was married three times and had one daughter, Bronwyn.
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Given Name: Maureen FitzSimons
Born: Dublin, Ireland
Citizenship: Ireland, United States
Birthday: August 17, 1920
Occupations: Actress, singer
Years Active: 1938-1971, 1991-2000
Children: 1
Spouses: George H. Brown, Will Price, Charles F. Blair Jr.
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Movies Featuring Maureen O'Hara
McLintock!
The Quiet Man
The Parent Trap
Big Jake
Miracle on 34th Street
How Green Was My Valley
Only the Lonely
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Passions: America’s Greatest Love Stories
Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
The Rare Breed
Spencer’s Mountain
War Arrow
The Magnificent Matador
Immortal Sergeant
Sitting Pretty
The Spanish Main
Father Was a Fullback
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Against All Flags
The Foxes of Harrow
They Met in Argentina
Sentimental Journey
The Christmas Box
The Fallen Sparrow
Directed by John Ford
This Land Is Mine
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Kangaroo
The Long Gray Line
The Deadly Companions
Dance, Girl, Dance
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
The Red, White and Blue Line
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year
Lisbon
The Forbidden Street
Flame of Araby
The Wings of Eagles
To the Shores of Tripoli
Bagdad
A Bill of Divorcement
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Rio Grande
Jamaica Inn
Sinbad the Sailor
A Woman’s Secret
Tripoli
The Homestretch
Buffalo Bill
Cab to Canada
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Red Pony
The Redhead from Wyoming
Do You Love Me
Our Man in Havana
Malaga
Career Timeline
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1955
The Magnificent Matador
Karen Harrison
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Lady Godiva
The Long Gray Line
Mary O'Donnell
The Red, White and Blue Line
Self
1949
Father Was a Fullback
Elizabeth Cooper
The Forbidden Street
Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
Bagdad
Princess Marjan
A Woman’s Secret
Marian Washburn
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