Enigma. 1,533 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hollywood legend Irish born actress Maureen O'Hara dies at 95. She starred in "Miracle on 34th Street", "The Parent Trap" with Haley Mills, as well as many movies with John Wayne including "The Quiet Man." Her last major film role was as John Candy's Mother in "Only The Lonely." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Loved her in How Green Was My Valley. RIP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 How sad to hear this, one of my favourite actresses. RIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 R. I. P. Maureen O'Hara.....a fine and proud lady to the end. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 They're all leaving.... RIP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parmitage 127 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Ah yes Maureen O'Hara what a Film Star she made many great films and will be fondly remembered. I remember her at the Oscars when John Wayne received his she was in tears for him. I am so lucky that she sent me her autograph. Best wishes Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 So sad to hear of the passing of Maureen O'Hara. She had been married to WW2 fighter pilot and Pan American Airways pilot Charles Blair, and lost him when his flying-boat crashed in the Caribbean. In 1951 he flew a Mustang from America non-stop over the North Pole to London Heathrow in records time for a piston engine aircraft (7 hours 48 minutes)at an average speed of 446 mph. The record still stands. Before he made the return journey, from Norway, he flew the aircraft up to Hucknall for a check-over. In January 1981 a model replica of the aircraft was installed on the terrace of the Queen's Building at Heathrow by Pan Am to commemorate the event, and the ceremony was attended by Maureen. I dealt with Pan Am with my job in the RB211 Service Department at Derby and so wangled an invitation to the ceremony. When she and her husband had stayed in London they stayed with Ronnie Harker, the ex-Hucknall test pilot who was the instigator of putting the Merlin engine in the Mustang, back in 1942. I knew Ronnie. He couldn't get to the ceremony as he was in New Zealand. I got to talk to Maureen after the ceremony was over and reminded her of mutual acquaintance with Ronnie. I took with me a photograph of the aircraft at Hucknall having a ground run. She kindly signed it (I didn't ask her to)and I have this lovely memento of her. She was a lovely, soft-spoken, red-haired, green-eyed person; a lady in every respect. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 A fine lady. RIP. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 One of those film actresses we all recognised and knew. Not many of the old greats left now. RIP. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 So sad to hear about Maureen O'Hara, she sounds a lovely lady Chulla! She made some wonderful films, RIP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 #7. Nice post Chulla ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Lovelly lady, born the same year as my mother and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, starred in some great films - May she Rest in Peace.........Xxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hear, hear Blondie. We have lost a true great from the golden age. I was only watching ' The Quiet Man ' on Saturday afternoon ( one of my all time favourite films...) and was thinking how stunning she looked. If anyone can get hold of a copy read 'Tis Herself, her autobiography, it is a great Hollywood memoir...RIP Maureen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Film stars like Maureen O'Hara made it a magical age for the film industry. Great stories, great actors/actresses and great directors made great films. R.I.P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 So Chulla, if that shot is at Hucknall, those are the old slag heaps of Hucknall No.2. pit in the background? (Or is it No.1? I can never remember.) Anyway, we used to sit on those heaps to watch the air displays, or sometimes just to wait in the hope that something would skim barely above us to land. Great pic! Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 The day of the ceremony had awful weather with thick fog. After the unveiling we went to a private room for drinks and eats. I got talking to a lovely quiet chap, who worked in the control tower at Dublin Airport. He was a friend of Maureen, and when she visited Ireland she would contact him and he made all of the arrangements for her on this side of the Atlantic. She had her own place in Ireland and he would see that everything was ready for her. We hear so much negative about the Irish, and there are those that deserve it. But many are lovely people, and I like to think that I have met two of them. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I make no apology for posting this. We all love a lovely smile and I want to show you what I think is the nicest. It is on the face of actress Maureen O'Hara, who sadly died not long ago. It is not only the teeth that makes a smile, it also the mouth. Many people have a nice smile but the overall impression - the shape of the mouth and line of the lips, which contribute greatly to the final effect, is not evident. Marilyn Monroe and many other film stars noted for their beauty had nice smiles, but not beautiful smiles. Look at this recording of Maureen O'Hara being interviewed on US TV when she was 76 years old, and just look at that wonderful mouth and the smile it surrounds. And to think, that mouth once conversed with me. Sigh! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Crikey Chulla, calm it, you'll be having a coronary at this rate! Yes, you're quite correct about mouths. I like full lips, not just a little slit, and nice teeth too. There's always more to a woman than the obvious. I'm definitely not a boob man, but look further. Hair, eyes, legs, posture, deportment, Yes , even down to the way they walk. Blimey, I'm at it now, I'd better go and stand in the rain for a moment. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Join Chulla for a cold shower FLY ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Dad always said he liked 'A well turned ankle' never did find out what he meant ......................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Slim and curvaceous. Not shaped like an old milk bottle. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 ^^^^^^^^^^Must be like me dad then can't stand tree trunks lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 RIP Maureen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'll bet the tree trunks and mik bottles etc, can't stand the beer bellied, bum and testicle scratching, bone idle slobs either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 ^^^^^^^^^^^ Strange how they seem to get together Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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