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Maureen O'Hara [1920-2015] Irish

Rank: 104
Actress

Maureen O'Hara was an Irish actress and singer. The famously redheaded O'Hara was known for her beauty and playing fiercely passionate but sensible heroines, often in westerns and adventure films.

Age, Birthday, Death, Family, Humor, Peace, Saint Patrick's Day

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In the beginning it was all black and white.		101
I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart.		102
John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time.	Birthday, Death	103
My whole life was foretold to me. An old Romany gypsy read my fortune.		104
How could you have had such a wonderful life as me if there wasn't a God directing?		105
I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.	Family	106
I'm terrified about the day that I enter the gates of heaven and God says to me, just a minute.		107
Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.		108
I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.	Age	109
Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.		110
My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.	Peace	111
Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.	Saint Patrick's Day	112
The studio thought I was crazy to perform all of my own fencing stunts, but I loved it.		113
Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them.		114
How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?		115
I didn't let anyone push me into things I didn't want to do where my career was concerned. So why did I crumble when it came to men?		116
I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter.		117
I'm really honestly terrified about how much I should tell and how much I should still keep secret.		118
There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.		119
After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully.		120
As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.		121
Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.		122
God has a most wicked sense of humor.	Humor	123
Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain.		124
I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.		125
I really wanted to be an opera soprano.		126
The Parent Trap wouldn't have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills.		201
The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.		202
I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why.		203
Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me.		204
I am like many of the women I have played onscreen.		205
I don't remember having a crush on a boy when I was a girl. I don't even remember my first kiss.		206
I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.		207
I have never lost my faith in God.		208
I saw myself as Joan of Arc.		209
John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived.		210
Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack.		211
Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do.		212
The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men.		213
The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.		214
When How Green Was My Valley finally wrapped, I thought John Ford was a walking god.		215
When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face.		216
When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.		217

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