Let’s Wish Maureen O’Hara a Very Happy 90th Birthday
A True Hollywood Legend
Beloved film star Maureen O’Hara turns ninety on Tuesday, Aug 17, and as HUGE FANS, we wanted to wish her a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. You’re invited to leave your own warm wishes for the Irish movie star in the comments below.
A Bit About Maureen O’Hara
John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in the Quiet Man
Maureen O’Hara was born Maureen FitzSimons on August 17, 1920, and grew up near Dublin. She joined the Abbey Theatre when she was fourteen, and her first major film role was in “Jamaica Inn” in 1939, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. O’Hara relocated to the United States where director John Ford cast her in “How Green Was My Valley” in 1941. Ten years later, Ford cast her alongside John Wayne in “The Quiet Man,” a film that became an instant classic among Irish-Americans.
Other notable films starring O’Hara include… “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947), “Rio Grande” (1950), “The Parent Trap” (1961), “McLintock!” (1963) and “Only the Lonely” (1991).
She referred to her third husband, Charles F. Blair, Jr., as the love of her life. Celebrating his pioneering history in transatlantic aviation, O’Hara has been intimately involved in the development Foynes Flying Boat Museum in County Limerick. The premiere destination focuses on the Shannon Estuary’s role as the first transatlantic airport and the birthplace of Irish coffee.
Today, O’Hara splits her time between Glengarriff, County Cork, Arizona and the Virgin Islands.
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More About Maureen O’Hara
- Magnificent Maureen – from the Irish Independent – Aug 14, 2010
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara
- www.squidoo.com/Ohara-Maureen
- www.moharamagazine.com
- A List of Maureen O’Hara Films
More About the Foynes Flying Boat Museum
- www.flyingboatmuseum.com
- Dolphin Watching and Sites Along Ireland’s Shannon Estuary
- Our Visit to the Foynes Flying Boat Museum and Knockpatrick Gardens
- Podcast #20: The Shannon Estuary
Happy Birthday!
Fans are invited to leave comments below.
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Happy 90th Birthday, Maureen! Here’s to 90 more!
Love you both in movies & music! You’re the star of ALL of the counties of Ireland! Much love & gratitude for all the wonderful moments of entertainment you’ve given us through the years! (The Quiet Man will always be my favorite.)
One of my favorites- Happy Happy Birthday Maureen!
Have a fantastic birthday! Just saw McClintock yesterday, but Quiet Man is still my favorite
gotta love her…
Happy birthday to a super sexy redhead! Oh, and a great actress, as well!
Lá breithlá shona duit! Sláinte saol fada chugat, a ghrá mo chroí, Gina Malloy ~
DEFINITELY “Quiet Man”! You’re an icon Maureen! Happy Birthday!
Lá breithlá shona duit! Sláinte saol fada chugat, a ghrá mo chroí ~ Malloy
Happy 90th Maureen….and best wishes on your special day……
Liam
wishing you a lovely time on the day itself, Maureen, and all the best in the days and years that lie ahead. thanks for the fine work and inspiration.
Happy birthday to yooooooooou! Happy birthday to yoooooooou! Happy birthday, dear Mauuuuuuuureeeeeeeeeeen! Happy birthday to yooooooooooou! o/~ Lá breithlá shona duit!
she is a good friend of a friend.
Happy 90th birthday Maureen! Thank you for all the wonderful work you have done. You’ve always been my favorite actress of all time with your Irish sassiness! You’re a beautiful lady and I admire you so much. Hope you have a super fantastic birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAUREEN! TRULY THE BEST ACTRESS EVER!! GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU WELL AND HAPPY.. WITH MANY HAPPY RETURNS!
Wishing all the best for you, Maureen! God Bless!
Happy Birthday to my favorite actress!!! You are truly a great lady, and gorgeous! May God bless you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Maureen!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Happy Birthday, Maureen!!! I hope you have a fantastic birthday!!
Lá breithlá shona duit! May your day be filled with much joy, laughter, love and light. You deserve these things and so much more for all of the times you have made an audience smile, moved them to tears or held them spellbound.
Happy 90th Birthday!! I just love to watch your movies
Happy Birthday to the most wonderfull woman, You been such a inspiration to me and I’m sure others, I hope you live for very long time…
Proud to be Irish
A Very, Very Happy Birthday to one of the most talented ladies to ever grace the silver screen. Happy Birthday, Maureen!
JennJust finished watching her in “The Quiet Man” on TCM. Simply wonderful.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!AND MANY MORE.Thank you for all of your great works, i can not think of one of your films i do not like.Your are a grand lady and make many of we Irish Americans proud! my only regret is that i have never gotten to met you , Be well Love from Iowa Beibhinn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Nz9B1XFio
There was a great interview with this fiesty woman on Irish television last week to commemorate her birthday. Watch it here
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0816/nationwide_av.html
I wish you a very Happy Birthday ! My brother Dave and I love to watch your movies. Diana
You are still beautiful! You are on my list of people that I’d like to have dinner with!! I hope your birthday was a wonderful one! I can’t think of enough wonderful adjectives to describe you!
Hello Maureen,
Today, in Brazil, I was watching your film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame on the TCM channel and decided to Google your name and saw that you had a notable birthday in August. I offer you my sincere, belated birthday wishes. I hope that it was a wonderful day for you. Thank you for all the joy that you have given to so many people during your screen career.
happy 90th birthday maureen from maureen walker.
Many happy returns of the day Maureen. Like thousands of others I have enjoyed your films over the years.
I wish you good health and happiness for today and all your days.
Blessings, Maureen (nee O’Hara)
Happy Birthday Maureen,loved all ur movies.God bless u.xxx
Dear Ms. O’hara, Have loved your movies since I first saw you in the ’50s. especially with my favorite American, John Wayne. You were the best movie duo of all time and still enjoy watching both of you on screen. May you have a wonderful Birthday and may God grant you many more. With love and respect, John.
I sort of figured that I would be a day late and a dollar short but I really want to wish you the very best in all of the coming years .
Happy “90th” Maureen & yes, many more. I love to watch anything that you star in. You can be so funny. When you started with John Wayne, You reminded me of Lucille Ball. You are one of my very favorite actresses. When you come on tv, my husband says; ya better hurry, your Maureen Ohara is on.
A very loyal fan, Patricia
she was just fantastic in tarzan all the tarzan films,