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Maureen O'Hara

Irish-American actress (1920–2015)

This article is about the actress and singer. For the financial economist, see Maureen O'Hara (financial economist).

Maureen O'Hara
O'Hara in 1947
Born	Maureen FitzSimons (1920-08-17)17 August 1920 Dublin, Ireland
Died	24 October 2015(2015-10-24) (aged 95) Boise, Idaho, US
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Citizenship
Alma mater	Guildhall School of Music
Occupations
Years active
Works	Filmography
Spouses	George H. Brown (m. 1939; annul.Tooltip annulled 1941) William Houston Price (m. 1941; div. 1953)
Children	1

Maureen O'Hara (née FitzSimons; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish-born naturalized American actress who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was a natural redhead who was known for playing passionate but sensible heroines, often in Westerns and adventure films. She worked with director John Ford and long-time friend John Wayne on numerous projects.

O'Hara was born into a Catholic family and raised in Dublin, Ireland. She aspired to become an actress from a very young age. She trained with the Rathmines Theatre Company from the age of 10 and at the Abbey Theatre from the age of 14. She was given a screen test, which was deemed unsatisfactory, but Charles Laughton saw potential in her, and arranged for her to co-star with him in Alfred Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn in 1939. Laughton insisted that she change her last name from FitzSimons against her wishes, and she became "O'Hara". She moved to Hollywood the same year to appear with him in the production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and was given a contract by RKO Pictures. From there, she went on to enjoy a long and highly successful career, and acquired the nickname "the Queen of T

Maureen O'Hara: The Biography

September 12, 2020

Maureen FitzSimons was born in Dublin, Ireland on August 17, 1920. By the time of her twentieth birthday, she had been discovered by screen great Charles Laughton, renamed Maureen O'Hara, and, as they say: "the rest is history". Author Aubrey Malone gives readers a glimpse of Maureen's life, both on-screen and in her personal world, in "Maureen O'Hara: The Biography". Cinema buffs will enjoy the author's attention to details in his descriptions of Maureen's films, costars, and the undeniable lure of show business. The FitzSimons family was extremely close--a blend of musical theatricality and athleticism. Maureen was a tomboy, always strong and adventurous, but she had also inherited her mother's musicality--she had a lovely singing voice. Appearing alongside her mentor, Charles Laughton, in "The Hunchback of Notre dame" was an invaluable learning experience for the young actress, and it was the beginning of her long career as an indelible screen presence. A statuesque beauty with glorious red hair and a delightful accent, she was also an action film star capable of poignant performances in dramas and family films such as "Miracle on 34th street" and "The Parent Trap". It was her great on-screen chemistry and lifelong friendship with John Wayne that brought out the best in both of the stars. Their acting pairing in "The Quiet Man" is one of the best screen duos of all-time. In her private life, Maureen did not find romantic happiness until her third marriage. Aviator Charles Blair had been a longtime friend of Maureen and her family, and when when both of their life circumstances changed, that friendship turned to love. She helped him run his air boat company, and they remained contentedly married for ten years until his tragic death in a plane crash. After her husband's death, she took over the running of their business and became the first woman president of a commercial airline. One of the things that Maure

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Dr. Maureen O'Hara is Professor of Psychology, National University, La Jolla, CA, President, International Futures Forum-US, President, Meridian Institute for Governance, Leadership, Learning and the Future and President Emerita, Saybrook University, San Francisco. Maureen is a a boundary shifter. She was born into a British working class family and began her career as a research biologist. After moving to the US she changed fields completing her doctorate in human development and psychology with American psychologist Dr. Carl R. Rogers. She went on to work with Rogers for 20 years helping develop the Person-Centered Approach to psychotherapy and large group process and training psychotherapists and counselors world -wide. From 1977 to 1987 she trained psychotherapists in person-centered gestalt therapy in Brazil in collaboration with Brazilian psychologists. After 1987 her work began to focus on larger scale issue of social change, leadership, taking on a futures orientation. As a founding member of the International Futures Forum she has worked in an international and interdisciplinary community of practice to explore the psychological implication of frame changing transformations underway. Her more recent work has explored the psychological impact of large scale cultural shifts and global threats; the dark side of virtue driven organizations; the cultural role of higher education accreditation, the limitations of “subjective well being measures” such as “happy planet indices” and “gross national happiness” measures as alternatives for GDP. Maureen is a life- long educator and is a frequent speaker and consultant nationally and internationally on the interpenetration of culture and psyche. Honors include the Donald N. Michael Award, Carl Rogers Award from APA, Distinguished Clinician, California Association for Marriage and family Therapy, and Scholar of the Year at National University. Maureen was elected President of