Actress Maureen O'Hara Dies at 95
Source: E Online
Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara has died. She was 95.
The Parent Trap star's family confirmed to The Irish Times that she passed away from natural causes in her sleep on Saturday.
The FitzSimons family (O'Hara was born Maureen FitzSimons) issued a statement, saying, "Maureen was our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life listening to music from her favorite movie, The Quiet Man."
Per the Irish Times, the family praised O'Hara, who received an honorary Academy Award in 2014, for having brought "unyielding strength and sudden sensitivity to every role she played."
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Another film legend passes.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)I got where I liked them too, truth be told.
sarisataka
(18,770 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,458 posts)There have been a bunch of 90+ers out there.
Condolences to her family and best wishes to her fans!
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)Historic NY
(37,453 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)He could not get enough of her.
forest444
(5,902 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,623 posts)Actor Maureen OHara dies aged 95
Family confirms Quiet Man star passed away peacefully today in her sleep
Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 17:30
The actor Maureen OHara, 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, OHara was the eldest of six children in the Fitzsimons family. The Abbey Theatre-trained actor became a naturalised US citizen in 1946 and held dual Irish-US citizenship.
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http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/actor-maureen-o-hara-dies-aged-95-1.2405089
Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)She and The Duke had great chemistry when they shared the screen.
RIP
BooScout
(10,406 posts)It's one of my favorite films. RIP Maureen.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Her first movie.
gademocrat7
(10,669 posts)Rest In Peace.
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(7,505 posts)O'Sullivan, Mia Farrows mother. She died in 1998, age of 87.
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Rond Vidar
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(14,947 posts)I loved her in every film she made, especially The Quiet Man.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)We have a whole list. Our holidays wouldn't be the same without the original with O'Hara in it. We keep a list and check them off...
I know, we don't have a life...