R.I.P.
Maureen O'Hara
1920 - 2015
Known for her roles in the timeless classics
Miracle On 34th Street and
The Parent Trap, as well as for her many appearances opposite Western star John Wayne, silver screen icon Maureen O'Hara possessed an angelic and arresting beauty and a passion for her art.
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O'Hara also has a place in Hollywood history as one of the first major stars to win a legal case against industry tabloids. In the late 1950s, Confidential magazine roiled Hollywood by printing scurrilous stories about Liberace, Dorothy Dandridge and many others. The tabloid headlined “It was the Hottest Show in Town when Maureen O'Hara Cuddled in Row 35” and went on to print that the actress was having a steamy real-life scene with a Latin lover in Grauman's Chinese Theatre as “Ben-Hur” played on the screen. Recruited by actor and future U.S. Sen. George Murphy to take on the tabloid, several entertainers filed suit. Others dropped out, but O'Hara pursued the litigation, proving through her passport stamp that she was in Spain on the night in question, shooting the film “Fire Over Africa.” Confidential was found guilty of conspiring to publish obscenity and libel, and went out of business.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/entert...hara-obituary/
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituar...025-story.html
Maureen O'Hara will be missed by so many fans, old and young. Her classic films are the staples of countless childhoods across the world, and her natural, graceful beauty will continue to captivate generations.
