Post by Loupy on Oct 24, 2015 12:30:41 GMT -7
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Sadly today I report that...
Maureen O’Hara dies at age 95
From: www.irishtimes.com/
The actor Maureen O’Hara, famed for her flaming red hair and her role in The Quiet Man, has died aged 95.
Her family confirmed in a statement that she passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho on Saturday morning surrounded by family.
Born in Ranelagh, Dublin in 1920, O’Hara was the eldest of six children in the Fitzsimons family. The Abbey Theatre-trained actor became a naturalized US citizen in 1946 and held dual Irish-US citizenship.
Her early films included My Irish Molly and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but it was for director John Ford’s The Quiet Man (1952), in which she starred opposite John Wayne, that she will be best remembered.
The family said that as an actor, O’Hara brought “unyielding strength and sudden sensitivity to every role she played”.
“Her characters were feisty and fearless, just as she was in real life. She was also proudly Irish and spent her entire lifetime sharing her heritage and the wonderful culture of the Emerald Isle with the world. Later in life, she became the first woman president of a commercially scheduled airline in the United States. ”
She had, they added, remained a champion of the arts, aviation and all things Irish throughout her life and never lost her joy and wonder of these pursuits.
“As much as Maureen cherished her privacy, she always appreciated the expressions of good will from people around the world and from all walks of life. She especially loved it when children recognized her from her role in Miracle on 34th Street and asked her: ‘Are you the lady who knows Santa Claus?’ She always answered: ‘Yes I am. What would you like me to tell him?’”
“While we mourn the loss of a very wonderful woman, we also celebrate her remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world, especially in Ireland, to work hard to make their dreams come true and to always have the courage to stand up for themselves.
Her manager said that Ms O’Hara had “a wicked sense of humor and never took her good fortunes for granted.” “She was a classy, warm, feisty, funny woman and she was always so proudly Irish,” he said.
“She and John Wayne [her co-star in The Quiet Man] used to always have a saying, ‘We are a couple of Rolls Royces and mileage never hurt a Rolls.’ She also used to say, ‘Old age is tough, especially when you are so young.”
RIP beautiful lady. You will be greatly missed.
Sadly today I report that...
Maureen O’Hara dies at age 95
From: www.irishtimes.com/
The actor Maureen O’Hara, famed for her flaming red hair and her role in The Quiet Man, has died aged 95.
Her family confirmed in a statement that she passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho on Saturday morning surrounded by family.
Born in Ranelagh, Dublin in 1920, O’Hara was the eldest of six children in the Fitzsimons family. The Abbey Theatre-trained actor became a naturalized US citizen in 1946 and held dual Irish-US citizenship.
Her early films included My Irish Molly and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, but it was for director John Ford’s The Quiet Man (1952), in which she starred opposite John Wayne, that she will be best remembered.
The family said that as an actor, O’Hara brought “unyielding strength and sudden sensitivity to every role she played”.
“Her characters were feisty and fearless, just as she was in real life. She was also proudly Irish and spent her entire lifetime sharing her heritage and the wonderful culture of the Emerald Isle with the world. Later in life, she became the first woman president of a commercially scheduled airline in the United States. ”
She had, they added, remained a champion of the arts, aviation and all things Irish throughout her life and never lost her joy and wonder of these pursuits.
“As much as Maureen cherished her privacy, she always appreciated the expressions of good will from people around the world and from all walks of life. She especially loved it when children recognized her from her role in Miracle on 34th Street and asked her: ‘Are you the lady who knows Santa Claus?’ She always answered: ‘Yes I am. What would you like me to tell him?’”
“While we mourn the loss of a very wonderful woman, we also celebrate her remarkable life and hope that it serves as an example to young people around the world, especially in Ireland, to work hard to make their dreams come true and to always have the courage to stand up for themselves.
Her manager said that Ms O’Hara had “a wicked sense of humor and never took her good fortunes for granted.” “She was a classy, warm, feisty, funny woman and she was always so proudly Irish,” he said.
“She and John Wayne [her co-star in The Quiet Man] used to always have a saying, ‘We are a couple of Rolls Royces and mileage never hurt a Rolls.’ She also used to say, ‘Old age is tough, especially when you are so young.”
RIP beautiful lady. You will be greatly missed.
Thank you for the hundreds of hours of fabulous movies that I and millions of others have watched over the years. Now, go dance with your hubby and say Hi to Mr. Wayne for all of us.
