Hollywood legend Maureen O’Hara dies at 95

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Hollywood legend Maureen O’Hara dies at 95



BOISE: -- Irish-American actress Maureen O’Hara, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading ladies of the 1940s and 1950s, has died at the age of 95.

O’Hara passed away peacefully at her home in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by family members and listening to “her favourite music” from the 1952 film “The Quiet Man,” said Johnny Nicoletti, her manager and co-author of O’Hara’s memoir “‘Tis Herself’.”

The flame-haired actress starred in more than 50 films including ‘The Quiet Man’, ‘How Green Was My Valley” and ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ – bringing a fiery temperament, sharp tongue and strong-willed manner to her roles.

She starred opposite some of the top leading men of the screen including Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and notably John Wayne, with whom she had intense on-screen chemistry.

Despite being one of the most recognisable leading women in American cinema for decades and delivering numerous memorable performances, she was never nominated for an Oscar.

In 2014, however, she was given an honorary Oscar for career achievement and showed she still had her fiery temperament at age 94 by protesting when her acceptance speech was cut short and she was rolled offstage in her wheelchair.

The screen legend, born near Dublin in 1920 as Maureen Fitzsimons, married three times.

Her third husband was aviator Charles Blair, whom she wed in 1968. When Blair was killed in a plane crash in 1978, she took his post as head of a Caribbean commuter airline.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-10-26

[jjJJ1133]

What a classy lady and wonderful actress.

Wish Hollywood had more actresses like her in today's films but I think that's a foregone era.

[khwaibah]

May she rest in peace. She will never be forgotten.

[soalbundy]

May she rest in peace. She will never be forgotten.

of course she will be, everybody gets forgotten and she isn't resting she is dead.

[elgordo38]

Hey Soalbundy she was a great lady and deserves better than your callous comment. Show a little respect. She put us on swashbuckling pirate ships with the likes of Errol Flynn and Paul Henreid. She entertained us with that great movie "The Quiet Man" (which should have won numerous Oscars the casting was terrific right down to Barry Fitzgerald) I have seen it numerous times and never stopped loving it and there are not to many movies I can say that about. She played opposite John Wayne in a total of 5 movies. She played John Candy's mother in "Only the Lonely" doing a great job at age 75. At age 94 Hollywood finally broke down and gave her a Oscar for life time achievement and then gave her the bums rush off of the stage what a disgrace. The so called choosing of Oscar winners leaves a lot to be desired. Talking about a bums rush your comments kind of remind of that. Your comment was not very dignified but it taught me a valuable lesson. At least I am a compassionate person and not someone like you trying elbow everyone off of the table of life. We are all comrades on space ship Earth lets try and show a little well you know think a little on the subject you will come up with an answer start with milk of human kindness for starters. New Years is fast approaching and now is your time to think about your New Years resolutions. Loved you Maureen RIP.