This is Your Life: Maureen O'Hara

March 27, 1957 Ralph Edwards surprises actress Maureen O'Hara at the Academy Awards ceremony.

[@thejupiter1744]

She graced this earth for 95 years. Gone but never forgotten.

[@Irish780]

As a Irishman she represented my country with class and distinction, may she rest in peace.

[@johngleeson4512]

Well said

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

O'Hara played such degrading roles.

[@blondie6549]

@@JamesRichards-mj9kw😮

[@Spiderman7Bob7]

Maureen O'hara was one of the loveliest movie stars of 'The Golden Age of Hollywood'. She was one of a kind. God rest her Irish soul. Never never was a sweet Irish soul like her out there and there never will be.

[@paulwilson2133]

I'm English but love Ireland and the people and this lady never forgot her roots or family and friends

[@johngleeson4512]

Thank you that's true

[@jtb1245]

😎👍🇮🇪

[@kimgrattage6049]

Slainte! Maureen, a true Irish Angel greatly missed. I loved her films, especially with The Duke, John Wayne, very entertaining and enjoyable. The chemistry between them was electric. Both now in Heaven together forever more. RIP to our movie legends.

[@vickyswindoll686]

She was such a beautiful woman and great actress!

[@sheristewart3940]

My favorite movie actress of all time! RIP Miss O'Hara! They don't make 'em like that any more. She was a lady with morals.

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

She was a racist.

[@sharonhughes1538]

I loved her so much. A LADY

[@prof.m.ottozeeejcdecs9998]

She had it all, beauty, wits, and lots of great humor...

[@rosemaryramirez1780]

SHE IS SO HUMBLE, HER PARENTS AND SIBBLINGS ARE ALL VERY ATTRACTIVE, I REALLY ENJOYED THIS...THEY SHOULD BRING THIS SHOW BACK, ITS VERY INTERESTING....

[@christinelennon1110]

Such a lovely family

[@MyREDTAIL]

The most Beautiful Woman & Actress in Hollywood, When God made her, He threw away the mold, There is only one of her, May she RIP & is missed by all of her Fans.

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

Yes, I still miss her.

[@blondie6549]

❤

[@mickeybitsko9856]

"If the left eyebrow goes up, look out she'll swing!" LOL A delightful tribute to a wonderful actress and a lovely, feisty Irish lass.

[@ksgraham3477]

She seems a fun person. Very natural. I've always loved her.

[@ThePearlofeire]

Wonderful to hear all the Irish accents!(:

[@moviemonk1000]

There are no words for Maureen O "hara The complete package

[@jmadratz]

And what a package! nudge nudge, wink wink

[@hansedvard2623]

What an absolutely gorgeous woman she was..........I was lucky enough to see her once. It was in the foyer of the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, and she was wearing a pale full length mink coat with a green scarf on her beautiful red hair. You couldn't help but fall in love with her.

[@jmacdonald3146]

The most famous and beautiful Irish lady .🇮🇪

[@marybranicki3354]

What a GRAND LADY !! I am a flight attendant and had her on one of my flights years ago and it was a joy and honor serving her….

[@warrenpaine]

One of the greatest ambassadors Ireland ever had. Rest in peace.

[@rudymatteo6819]

instablaster...

[@missapk]

I love the natural and warm teasing\laughter w her whole family. I've always loved her in her movies; so glad I stumbled on this view to get a feel for her personality.

[@cobbytown2416]

I love that stardom didn't seem to change her. She's just the most gracious and beautiful actress that ever lived. I first saw her in miracle on 34th Street. It wasn't until years later that I saw her in all those westerns she did. She's just miraculous. What a Talented and Beautiful lady.

[@jameshutchins6077]

One of the great female actors of the 20th century.

[@orlaemmett5987]

So very proud and lovely to see - what a strong woman in a time when they were not considered so. Wonderful strong Dublin family behind her too. RIP Maureen xxx

[@theresabollman8061]

I remember this night so well, I was 11 yrs old. Mom and I watched it on TV, and my silly mom was surprised at Maureen's large shoes. Mom thought she was the only one with large feet, and this made my mother so happy...she adored Miss O'Hara.

[@barbaraobach]

One of the greatest movie stars ever and down to earth, she put her fame in it's proper place, and never lost sight of what was most important , gorgeous inside and out

[@reinacoffee8557]

Hollywood's most adorable and beautiful Irish Queen. Outstanding actress in "How Green Was My Valley". 95 years and never lost her angelic beauty.!!!

[@aethelwulf8753]

Oh what a beautiful doll. she is definitely one of my favorite actresses ever, before my time but seen so many movies with her radiating through them and being pretty funny through most of it. A real nice Colleen.

[@DroneGirl1]

She is a fabulous Irish a very proud of being Irish actress! Love her! :) Love her movies! :)

[@sweetfaith2011]

She sounds so sweet and down to earth.

[@markhight8711]

My favorite actress ever.

[@SethKash]

Just a lovely, real Star. Saw her on a TCM show before she passed over and she was just as feisty as a dear lady could be. Did not suffer fools lightly. Also her love for the U.S. is well documented.

[@mohanicus]

one of the most beautiful women ever.

[@captainnice9698]

Just imagine how beautiful she would look if this were in color !!!!

[@synappticuser1493]

The host thought it was his life. 🤣🤣🤣

[@rlatwood5092]

She was beautiful with or without color

[@kimclayton2860]

Now that she passed at the young age of 95 (wow that is a lot of life) I do admire her. She was a beautiful and talented lady and I think that red hair was no lie. She was fiery in real life; per the interviews I watched. She never apologized for ideas or her heritage to Ireland and I think sends feminists into a spiral....good because nothing more unfeminine are the feminists. She was her own person; walked away from Hollywood when was darn good and ready and was the FIRST woman to run a commercial airline. She was extremely intelligent and didn't need a man but she preferred having her husband, esp. her second husband by her side. She was imperfect as all of us are but if there ladies for young ladies to admire she is a farrr better example than the stuff we see today where the top gals sell themselves out in videos for money wearing less clothes than hookers...they are NOT the idols young gals should admire... Ms. OHara was. She had class!!!!!!!!

[@Irish780]

Very very well said. You are completely correct

[@angelaseremet2910]

When was she born?

[@floswason8776]

Well said

[@nawkir]

Absolutely drop dead gorgeous

[@jimballard1895]

she was and is my favorite actress - beauty and grace, fire and ice !

[@lizzyvance]

You explained why she is my favorite actress. Maureen is the best.

[@user-ch7wn5fk8d]

Very well spoken Jim

[@midnightmilkman1]

She was a stunning beauty, class glamorous & talent ...may she rest in peace

[@theolamp5312]

One of the most beautiful women of all time (maybe not the sexiest, but she had a bit of that in her also). And, she was so talented. Performances that will survive the test of time. We always talk about "The Quiet Man" But, she had moments in "The long Gray Line" that broke my heart. When the Academy gave her an Honorary Oscar, they should have also apologized for ignoring her accomplishments for so many years. Best wishes to the fans, friends & family of Ms FitzSimons. She has been such a gift to Ireland. To all those who care, May the sun always shine on your faces & the wind always blow at your backs. Love, Ted

[@tls4022]

I think she’s all that and sexy

[@jtb1245]

I visited the home that she had in cork / Ireland today 🇮🇪… what a beautiful place ❤️🇮🇪❤️… she was a real touch of class ⭐️⭐️❤️⭐️⭐️

[@enniscorthylad]

This is a fabulous clip. It captures her easy going and natural personality.

[@NotUrBiz]

One of my all-time favorites...lovely woman. Rest well.

[@kathyh4804]

Maureen O’Hara has such grace and elegance! If only the “stars” of today had class like that! Maybe I would see a movie ! However I choose to only watch pre 1960 film where there was great acting, great directing without swearing, blatant sex and they actually had a plot

[@theresabollman8061]

I'm 73 now and was 11 yrs old then. I still remember that night and how lovely and beautiful she was.

[@busty6984]

Maureen is a legend

[@cmf4321]

I loved her in her youth. She was beautiful and I loved watching her in movies. Unfortunately, when people die at 95, they are completely forgotten and dismissed. Most people don't care. If someone remembers her, it's because we go back to her youth by watching videos like this. Living a long life has absolutely NO rewards. Just old age, old stories, caregivers, nursing homes, family visiting once in awhile, etc. That's the prize. Pray you don't live a long life.

[@Celisar1]

At what age would you prefer to die then? That would be interesting to know!

[@themadfarmer5207]

Yes. There is very little dignity in old age. The wheelchair, carers, not much but memories of youth to cling to... She was one of the lucky ones who appears to have had a relatively healthy life

[@beachboys3326]

​@@themadfarmer5207 Sadly this is true for a lot of folks. 😔

[@travelshomeandabroad3221]

Very miserable comment dude. In the end GODS WITH HER OK GOT IT !!!

[@mikemarley2389]

Such a classy Lady.I loved all of her movies.

[@allisoncroft3143]

Beautiful Natural Honest Confident Talented ... I believe MAUREEN O'HARA is the best woman God ever created .

[@ljh45s]

She was the best, of all times, may she rest in peace,

[@edwinrivera8449]

As beautiful as she was she had the temper a drunk sailor. But always feminine. The Parent Trap was always my favorite Walt Disney movie. She was drop dead gorges in that comedy.

[@lizcole3975]

I agree her and Brian Keith were great in that film Disney

[@nocolorsjim]

one of my Fathers favorite actors,mine also..hard to believe this was from 57 years ago..enjoyed every movie of hers that I've ever seen!!

[@steviegr36]

Rest in peace, Beautiful lady....

[@jaytaylor7740]

She seemed so nervous at the beginning. Have loved her since seeing her for the first time in "The Parent Trap."

[@lilsteve68]

my fav Irish Lass wow such a talent

[@DroneGirl1]

Agree love her true lady! :) Greetings from Ireland! :)

[@unknownsoldier265]

what a beautiful lady Maureen was then and still is to this day .

[@christineduffy9926]

Just come across this and she was a Beautiful actress love the quite man she made so many great 🎥 she never for got wear she came from eternal rest grant her O Perpetual Light Shine Upon Her May She And All The Faithful Departed, Through You Mercy And Grace, Rest in Peace, Amen 🍀

[@evastanford2249]

Beautiful, so very talented

[@orchardist6559]

More than a Star, a beautiful person.

[@paulwilson2133]

Beautiful lady and a wonderful family I love watching all her movies I wish I had know the love of a family like this xxx Debbie and family

[@Celluloidwatcher]

Lovely, talented, feisty. Maureen O'Hara represented those traits, and then some. One of my all-time favorites of Golden Age Hollywood. May she rest in peace, beauty, and honor. Thank you so much for what you did for the movies, and the world. It made life brighter.

[@akumar7366]

A great episode, wonderful actress, I love Irish people and Ireland, a big bonus was seeing Charles Laughton.

[@rice3y]

So respectful when addressing the parents

[@sineadmcardle4842]

Absolutely beautiful woman

[@jalowe1957]

Finally, Maureen O'Hara is being honored with an honorary Oscar later this year. Why she never got nominated in the first place despite a great body of work is beyond anyone's comprehension.

[@426Samuel]

Personally I think it was because of the people she was acting with. When she was in a movie like say with John Wayne, it was a John Wayne movie etc. I think even she realized that she was the back up actor for any film she was in. She was the talented window dressing. If you have been able to study her career thru video and print , you'll begin to see her own views of this to be true. The Quiet Man was the one in my humble opinion that she should have gotten an Oscar. But like I said, it was a John Wayne movie. I think some power brokers in Hollywood had a deep seeded anger toward Wayne for political reasons and she got ignored in the process. The Hunchback of Notre dame show cased her beauty and fiery acting abilities, but of course you know the rest of that story.

[@grafter8337]

Sam Britt This was certainly the case in John Ford movies. John Wayne got all the accolades and unfortunately the likes of Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond and Barry Fitzgerald were all scene-stealers. Maureen deserved more for lighting up the screen.

[@426Samuel]

pertinax To be honest, I think she was the movie.

[@DroneGirl1]

Sure isn't it always like that..? She should have been honoured years ago while young! Well at last she has got the Oscar! :)

[@whoseyourdaddyful]

John Arthur Lowe Because the academay is full of leftists dopes

[@joanpellillo2981]

Glad she was Honored - A wonderful Actress - one of my Favorites....

[@Colsoloact-po9wv]

Hmmm live TV then was so hard to do! Love these This is your lifes of the golden age of Hollywood!

[@steed3902]

Elegance personified!

[@CJBlanda]

the great gift Ireland gave the USA; Maureen O:Hara

[@DroneGirl1]

For sure did! :) What a true Lady! :)

[@frankd.brennan6520]

Timeless classy. The g.o.a.t. my dad's favorite. Absolutely an angel

[@paulroos8658]

Man! I would love to hear that banshhee story

[@hoofcarepublishing]

I'm so glad I found this. So sad to hear of her death.

[@sunofgod480]

The original Irish lass is now heaven's lass, and very well deserved...r.i. eternal p...you did good.

[@georgefoster1241]

+Sun Of God There is no heaven. Heaven and hell exist only in one's lifetime.

[@sunofgod480]

george fish There is a heaven. I've seen it. Your REAL existence is spiritual. The physical "life" you are experiencing now is just an illusional (albeit quite challenging) blip.

[@georgefoster1241]

Sun Of God I hear LSD has that effect on people but I never got into the drug scene. I have seen pink elephants chasing donkeys when drinking though.

[@sunofgod480]

george fish Physical life is not reality. You just stated one of the obvious proofs of this: your mind is easily fooled through your brain and five senses. Your perception of an illusory "time", "space", and "matter" are mere limitation tricks to get you to buy into the unreality of a limited physical existence. You are an unlimited, eternal spiritual entity, not a limited, terminal physical being.

[@georgefoster1241]

Sun Of God You are afraid of death. You want to believe you exist forever. It doesn't work that way. You live and you die. End of story. Your spirit only last as long as a living being thinks of you alive or dead.

[@markvicens5459]

Beautiful lady & legendary actress!

[@PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

She turned 92yrs just over a month ago now. She was brilliant in the Golden Age. I hope that all is well & wonderful with Maureen O'Hara. She's provided so much joy to decades for fans around the world.♥

[@loissheldon139]

I love Maureen O'Hara and all her movies I especially fell in love with her in The quiet Man what a beautiful country Ireland is I've often wanted to visit there but I have not been able to love your Irish Waterford Crystal. And most of all the Irish people are beautiful and very hospitable. When I listen to 7th grade we had opportunity to pick a pen pal I had chosen one from Ireland but I am so sorry I never got to write a letter.

[@kennethklosowski5661]

Maureen O'Hara (1920-2015) RIP

[@randyacuna3248]

Very few if any of today's actresses can match the incredible beauty of this woman.

[@barbiemichel]

RIP queen of the screen

[@barbiemichel]

george fish what is wrong with you?

[@johnbravo2301]

+Barbara Cupp No worries Ms Cupp George Fish is a hole not worth thinking about ..must be some 12 year old in the basement with nothing better to do ..

[@barbiemichel]

I blocked him. Just a shame that people can be mean for no other reason than getting attention.

[@kilgoretrout3875]

Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed seeing her so happy with family and friends and hearing her little stories from her past. She remains one of my most favorite actresses. A wonderful person as well as talented actress.

[@michaeldavis1609]

How did she never win a Oscar she was so beautiful. Let her talk u prat

[@theeaselrider4032]

She could do it all - sing , dance, act, she even did many of her own stunt - you wouldn't want to get in a sword fight with her! And the whole time looked stunning. Kept her personal life out of the press. And all that was back in the day when studios essentially "owned" the rights to their actresses, and yet Maureen still did it her own way. I think she was the best Hollywood ever produced in any category you care to put her. I would put it all down to her good upbringing & knowing the value of hard work. There's quite a few of todays Hollywood types could take some lessons from Maureen's career on the right way to do things.

[@mal334455]

wonderfull....and what a woman

[@ivormcnally7455]

mal334455.

[@vivaloriflamme]

Her mother is beautiful

[@kathyh4804]

Beauty and grace seemed to run in that family

[@algorel4763]

Ralph Edwards was a top Ear Ache. He never lets anyone answer a question. He needed meds! I would have told him to shut up man.

[@SophiesWorld2024]

😂

[@aceventura3241]

In The Quiet Man she really put Victor McGlaglen and John Wayne in thier places.

[@alheitzer2438]

Ace Ventura And she most definitely would've put you in your place for misspelling such a relatively easy English word: 'thier' ... bah, humbug!

[@barbarahallinan1151]

al hiberno english a chara

[@beachboys3326]

​@Al Heitzer Oh hush up and stop making a fuss over something so trivial as a simple spelling mistake. Negative nitpicker. 🙄

[@johnbravo2301]

Maureen O'Hara ..died today ..10 24 15 May she Rest In Peace and live on in the movies...

[@christopherdesimone206]

When I first saw Miss Maureen O'Hara in the movie The Quiet Man I fell in love with her, though I was just a boy. I still love her simply because she is so passionate, and so affectionate, and so gracious in all her ways.

[@joblo3940]

the most natural beeautifullist screan female ever......iieeee

[@mollycherfan4266]

Love her❤❤ R.I.P

[@maureenmcgovern6119]

I was named for this Beautiful lady!

[@rhondanorquay4568]

Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! So special! She is dearly missed!

[@barneyrubbles1670]

another great irish lass.

[@barbarahourigan8462]

Wow, how wonderful to get to see this ❤️!

[@eddancer1381]

Maureen O'Hara was a beautiful woman with red hair Ed

[@71superbee3]

RIP Maureen.

[@gloriagloria2597]

71superbee3 I'm surprise d she says she believes in this superstitious nonsense n the she says she believes in God. Of course I understand she follows Catholicism which is a false religion

[@gloriagloria2597]

I'm glad the presenter led her away from this stupid story onto something different. Tomboy is a type of early woman's Libber

[@enniscorthylad]

One of the greatest (and most under rated) stars of Hollywood's golden era. Apart from her great talents she was also one of the most beautiful women to grace the silver screen and thanks to the magic of cinema her legacy will live as long as films are shown.

[@mikewilliams258]

She wasn't at all underrated. She was fully appreciated and had an enormous fan base. Where do you get this "underrated" nonsense?

[@MichaelSmith-ui5zs]

+Mike Williams it's the "in" word these days, see it everywhere.

[@joebowen1589]

My 1st cousin Merrell Williams knew Maurene O'Hara personally & bought her Villa in Ireland on the coast in 1990s. Merrell Williams along with Wigund brought dwn the tobacco companies in 1990's & the movie The Insider was made about Williams's roll of bringing dwn big tobacco & Russell Crow played William's roll in the Insider movie. Maurene O'Hara was one of my favorite actors. She died in 2015 at age 95 & will surely be missed.

[@suzannewebb7913]

Was she born in Sligo Ireland ?

[@ronniemurtagh1786]

@@suzannewebb7913 I believe she was born in Dublin

[@msgigirogers1559]

@@ronniemurtagh1786 yes according to Wikipedia Ranelagh, Dublin is where she was born

[@michaelking9772]

Ireland's Beauty.!!!!

[@enniscorthylad]

This is really old-fashioned clip and is typical of 1950s' American TV; very corny and compared with today, made with very poor production values. However, what shines from these fuzzy black and white images is the beauty and charisma of the legendary Maureen O'Hara. She has a gift of naturalness in speaking to people that shines out and was evident in every performance she gave throughout her film career. A very rare talent that is still shining today. God Bless You.

[@jennifer86010]

Well said. Maureen O'Hara was and still remains a woman who is bigger than life, not because she was a screen legend, but because she has a very big heart...something that is lacking in subsequent generations of stars. Additionally, even though this TV show had primitive technology, notice how well Ralph Edwards interacted with and quickly interviewed each guest while keeping the show constantly moving along. Real talent, and without teleprompters or video tape machines. These broadcasts were often done live. Ralph really loved doing these shows, and he became one of Hollywood's biggest producers. I used to work across the street from his studios, and occasionally I'd bump into him in restaurants on Hollywood boulevard. 'Great guy !

[@kathleenirish1981]

Who gave thumbs down to this??? Whatever could prompt you to do such a thing??

[@davidleonard3887]

Lack of taste

[@davidleonard3887]

They are used to the classless actor's today

[@travelshomeandabroad3221]

Only trolls would give thumbs down

[@searchlight18]

I agree,he didn't let her tell about the Banshees she heard when her Grandmother died.

[@KeshHarp]

No joking about the mBann Sidhe. You hear one, someone is walking with death.

[@johngleeson4512]

@@KeshHarp that's true

[@outinsider]

My first movie star, next to Judy Garland. I remember going to my grandparents house and my Grandma Cook would pop in Miracle on 34th Street in the VHS player and we'd watch it around Christmas time, as she would give us something to do while she talked with my parents. Come St. Patrick's Day, The Quiet Man would be on television and with family, we'd watch that too. Maureen O'Hara has been apart of my life for all 28 years, and I was so glad, in her last year on Earth, she was finally recognized with an Honorary Oscar for a life's work in film. Not many stars of her generation were as lucky, as the the only other actor to get an Honorary Oscar for a life's work without a single nomination was Myrna Loy. Because she finally achieved recognition so sought after for years, her passing, though sad, was a final victory for a victorious life.

[@rosesaitta6735]

Yb

[@larrypesek8818]

Oh My! I just ran across this! What a Wonderful, Beautiful, Talented, Gracious Actress.

[@unaadair2137]

A great role model