Maureen O'Hara
Acting
Biography
Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons, August 17, 1920 - died October 24, 2015) was a native Irish and naturalized American actress and singer, and a natural redhead, who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was known for playing fiercely passionate heroines with a highly sensible attitude. She often worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne. She was one of the longest-lived stars from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood.
Born: August 17, 1920
Place of Birth: Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Everything But the Truth
Upset with the prevarications of the adult world, Willie launches a truth-telling campaign at school, with the blessings of his pretty teacher Joan Madison.
John Candy: I Like Me
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
Dreaming the Quiet Man’ includes interviews with aficionados of Ford like, Martin, Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovicz, Jim Sheridan, William Dowling, and Joe McBride. There is mesmeric archive and rare photographs of the making of the film. The main location of the documentary is Ford’s ancestral homeland of Connemara, on the west coat of Ireland, where his parents were born. We meet Ford’s cousins, the Feeney’s who tell the story of Ford’s parent’s departure from Ireland after the Great Famine and the young Ford’s return to Ireland in 1922 to visit his cousins the Thornton’s and saw their house being burned down by the infamous Black and Tans. Ford, under the pretense of scouting locations for a movie, gave money to the IRA. We travel to Portland Maine where Ford grew up and went on to become a director in the first bloom of Hollywood. The boy made it good but Ireland was always on his mind.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
The Last Dance
A retired school teacher is reminded of her past after she befriends with one of her former students, Todd Cope.
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
The Quiet Man
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Helen Parker
as Self (archive footage)
as Katherine
as Mary Parkin
as Self
as Rose Muldoon
as Ruth Tiflin
as Self (1992)
as Martha McCandles
as Elsie Waltz
as Martha Price
as Moira
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
as Olivia Spencer
as Peggy Hobbs
as Kit Tilden
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
as Beatrice Severn
as Mrs. Miniver
as Self - Hostess
as Self - Host
as Min Wead
as Joan Madison
as Self
as Sylvia Merrill
as Lady Godiva
as Self
as Karen Harrison
as Mary O'Donnell
as Joanna Dana
as Elaine Corwin
as Kate Maxwell
as Spitfire Stevens
as Mary Kate Danaher
as Dell McGuire
as Claire - daughter of Athos
as Susanna Cibber
as Princess Tanya
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
as Gräfin D'Arneau
as Katie Howard
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Princess Marjan
as Elizabeth Cooper
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
as Marian Washburn
as Self
as Tacey King
as Odalie D'Arceneaux
as Doris Walker
as Leslie Hale Wallace
as Shireen
as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
as Julie Beck Weatherly
as Contessa Francesca
as Louisa Frederici
as Self - Presenter
as Toni Donne
as Louise Martin
as Valentine Lee
as Lady Margaret Denby
as Mary Carter
as Carolyn Bainbridge
as Angharad Morgan
as Lolita O'Shea
as Judy O'Brien
as Sydney Fairfield
as Esmeralda
as Mary Yellan
as Eileen O'Shea
as Secretary