What's My Line? - Maureen O' Hara; Martin Gabel [panel] (Dec 27, 1959)

[@galileocan]

Never EVER get tired of seeing Maureen O'Hara. I have to say she was definitely one of the most beautiful women mystery guests in the history of What's My Line.

[@519djw6]

My God, what a beauty she was! And considering her age, she certainly has my vote for gorgeous "older woman" today.

[@sagarsaxena6318]

they had a lot of beauties over the years. Debbie Reynolds,Ava Gardner,Ann Sheridan to name a few.

[@kulturekritik9665]

I loved the little wave she gave on her way off stage.

[@lisahinton9682]

@@519djw6 You're no doubt a boy, Hong, dumb, and full of ___, thinking calling someone a beautiful "older woman" is a compliment. No woman likes that phrase, child. You'll do better in life if you never use it again.

[@CCoburn3]

For my money, she was the most beautiful woman in the history of Hollywood.

[@ruthkidney3582]

I love the good manners displayed. I learn so much from this show!

[@Robert4770]

Even her handwriting was beautiful and classy. There are no real stars like this anymore

[@Jolar70]

+Robert Rauschenbach I noticed the same thing. Makes me want to "go back to the drawing board" with my own signature!

[@dennismiller227]

Stunningly beautiful, but with grace and much class.

[@dennismiller227]

Too true- sorry to say.

[@anntaylor2039]

Love Maureen O'Hara! Classic beauty and great actress! A dazzling smile and infections laugh!

[@ismailmukooza2005]

Totally agree 😊💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@michaelw24401]

I've never understood exactly what it was about Maureen O'Hara that was so captivating. Certainly she was stunningly beautiful (even her signature was gorgeous), brilliant, talented, charming, gracious, witty, vivacious... everything, but there was something more. She was simply spellbinding and I'll never be able to put my finger on it. Anytime she was in frame I never saw anything else but her.

[@powerdriller4124]

The Hunchback. She entered into the fame zone after filming the Notre Dame´s Hunch, the stark contrast of her warmy sainty beauty with the personage of Charles Laughton somewhat got deep into the minds of the viewers and made her memorable forever. By the way, that role of Esmeralda was an inch of having been given to Vivian Leigh (If she had not gotten the Scarlet O´Hara one, which could´ve happen if Selznick had been distracted or in ill-humor the day he met Vivian). The contrast would have been neuron destroyer more dramatic with Leigh, and different .... Maureen portraited goodness and sainthood, while Vivian .......

[@mtnman6557]

It's sad that nowadays (at most elementary schools) students are not even taught cursive writing anymore & that's a mistake.

[@hairyscotman]

Maureen O'Hara is the epitome of beauty and grace....perfectly lovely....

[@robertrishel3685]

100%!!! Although I do love Dorothy Killgallen’s wit👍

[@community1949]

I loved her in the original movie The Parent Trap with Haley Mills. She was just wonderful. She sure was a beautiful woman inside and out.

[@lopa2828]

I think she was wonderful in every movie she ever made

[@fireblade211]

My mother was in Maureen O'Haras class in Eccles Street convent school.

[@brookehanley3659]

fireblade211 A lovely beauty. Very humble and unaffected too.

[@savethetpc6406]

+fireblade211 Did she have any memories of her that she shared with you?

[@aliceaurelia594]

Dominian College?

[@jacquelinebell6201]

The sardine taster was fascinating! Never thought there would have been such a thing lol. She explained very well. At least she got a chance to explain too

[@rmelin13231]

She was among my favorite guests, and handled herself quite well.

[@davidduxbury7530]

Mrs Williams was a sweetheart!!❤

[@bophreyhumgart2953]

Ms. O'Hara always had such a luminous, yourthful quality that set her apart from other actresses, I think.

[@lauracollins4195]

Bophrey Humgart - Great user name! :)

[@scotnick59]

Agreed.

[@WhatsMyLine]

The downside to WML having had virtually every major celebrity on the program at one time or another is that, going forward, every time a celebrity of the era passes away, it becomes a WML-related event. As I've said in the past in similar situations, I think the best way we can honor the memory of these folks is by revisiting their performances and remembering them for the joy they brought to the world, rather than wallowing in sadness at their passing. I honestly think this is what most performers would want from the public. R.I.P., Maureen O'Hara.

[@WhatsMyLine]

***** That would have been one of the most memorable segments if it had ever happened-- even more surprising, in a way, than Eleanor Roosevelt appearing!

[@edwinfjennings2756]

What's My Line? The

[@margaretmcveigh199]

I think it's perfectly natural to experience feelings of sadness (also joy) when watching these old clips. I feel reassured by many of these public comments. It shows me that there is a wonderful community of people out there who are kind, thoughtful and sensitive. It's lovely that we are given this opportunity to honour the memory of these people in our own way.

[@pronkerpronker6708]

Mr. Daly makes me smile because he's such an alpha! Decisive, guiding with hands on to direct the gobsmacked guests to stand on the X within in camera range in the beginning of their appearance, patting men and women to put them at ease or show camaraderie. Really, he's a gem.

[@aileen694]

And I like the way John hooks his baby finger to the contestant's, to hold them in place...

[@brokenheartedmedia3865]

Ah, same, I just love him!

[@renelctorres]

Given the recent loss of Maureen O'Hara is is worthy to note that this show is almost 56 years old. These vignettes serve as a window into another era whose class and style are sadly now just artefacts of an archeology of the past. It is also interesting that Ms. O'Hara was the last surviving member of this show until her passing.

[@thescreamingelfwillcry409]

Sophia Loren!

[@sagarsaxena6318]

18:05 The panel had started an impromptu "conference",Dorothy immediately remembers the rules & backs off. Martin Gabel apologizes to John Daly & says it was his fault. Can you imagine this was just a game show? Such grace & class!

[@lopa2828]

Yes I second that

[@Grubbo]

Arlene Francis is SO good. She's like some kind of genie.

[@scottferrell630]

RIP, that great beauty, Maureen, you and the Duke are together again.

[@jeffwalsh6015]

The beautiful and talented Ms. O'Hara always made me proud of my Irish heritage.

[@thebeatnumber]

Dorothy simply glows in this edition. I think that hairstyle and those earrings really brought out the fullness of her beauty.

[@stevekru6518]

Huh?

[@thebeatnumber]

@@stevekru6518 Huh what?

[@marywebb9127]

@@thebeatnumber I agree 💯 She looks lovely here!

[@joep8787]

Hard to believe that this woman starred in "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" in 1939. If anything, she's even more beautiful 1959. I just love looking at her.

[@stevenwebb7936]

Rest in peace always, Maureen O'Hara! We loved you when we had you grace us with your beautiful presence on earth.

[@iluvmusicals21]

Even in black and white Maureen is breath-taking! Her bone structure is exquisite! Coupled with her warmth and honest personality, made her one of my favorite actresses.

[@Celisar1]

I'm stunned. By coincidence I just came across this episode again with the picture of the young Maureen O'Hara and read in disbelieve "R.I.P, Maureen O'Hara". Didn't trust my eyes first. I always liked her and admired her really exceptional beauty, even in old age, although she (according to her autobiography) had always felt that her looks had stand in her way in getting more substantial roles. Now she didn't make it to 102 as she had hoped for. Luckily her grandson and his family took lovingly care of her in her last years. May you rest in peace, Mrs. O'Hara.

[@galileocan]

R.I.P. Miss O'Hara. You were one of the very great actresses of Hollywood

[@dnhy7951]

Waal, I think she couldn't act for toffee.

[@LaurenMiklovic]

Mrs. Williams has a great Mainer accent! love this episode in particular. Really interesting guests and of course the lovely Maureen O'Hara.

[@rmelin13231]

I agree, Hazel Williams was just terrific in this episode. Love the Down East accent.

[@sabinebeyer9249]

several weeks I had the Biografie from Maureen O'Hara on my bedside table. When I started to read, she was still alive. I've always enjoyed to watch her performances and I was a bit sad as I read that she is gone. I will enjoy this years "miracle of 34th street" even more than last year in her memory (is one of my favorites beside of "Remember the night") R.I.P. Maureen O' Hara

[@mehboobkm3728]

Being an Indian, I am amazed to know that even the people who are visiting India in 2021 have the same kind of opinion about India and its people likes they did decades ago! ..... Millions of them, friendly people!

[@knoxgirl99]

Finally someone from Maine!!! I've watched every episode since like 1954 and this is the first Mainer I've seen. She was a very nice representation of my state, if a bit longwinded. :)

[@rmelin13231]

She was great! I have also been watching for a Down Easterner, and Hazel is the first one I've seen.

[@bbailey7818]

(If anyone was like me and searching for a "missing" December 20, 1959 episode, the show was pre-empted that Sunday.)

[@MyREDTAIL]

What a Beautiful Looking Woman & Actress Maureen Was, May she RIP, & Is Sadly missed by all of her Fans, who Loved Her & her Movies etc.

[@TeamRonMione133]

Just heard that Maureen has passed away. I'm absolutely heartbroken. May she rest in peace.

[@bobbywall172]

One of my favorites in my 71 yrs. I’m sure millions love her very much, class, class❤️😇🤩

[@roberttelarket4934]

Absolutely the fabulous Dorothy Kilgallen doesn’t need identification!!!

[@c0mputer]

Love that sardine taster, an excellent contestant.

[@geoffm9944]

Maureen O’Hara was a graceful, beautiful and very talented actress.

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

If people saw Maureen's early photos, her beauty is stunning & rivals any star ever seen. She was beautiful all her life, but the lesser known earlier years are amazing.

[@hcombs0104]

Good Lord! Maureen O'Hara! She's already 39 here, but still as beautiful as she was in How Green Was My Valley.

[@vegaschick4eva590]

She is my all time fav! Such grace & beauty she had!! Talented & gorgeous!! Loved all her movies with John Wayne!! ♥️

[@tamiobannon]

I like how Marty bowed to his wife and kissed her hand!

[@ilzamaria6424]

They always seemed so much in love, and so proud of each other.

[@ladybear1103ify]

Maureen has to be one of the most stunning women of all time...just dazzling!

[@karenleemallonee684]

Maureen O'Hara was absolutely breathtaking!

[@Swampzoid]

I liked the sardine lady.

[@kulturekritik9665]

She's awesome. I'm glad John let her talk about her job. I really wish they would do this more often.

[@LL-bl8hd]

Loved her old fashioned Maine accent.

[@frankie3041]

Maureen O'Hara! Absolutely stunningly gorgeous, both looks and personality. Wow!

[@lllowkee6533]

John let the panel run wild with Maureen OHara… What a beautiful sweet lady!

[@jrm8899]

I wish this was in color.....Maureen was gorgeous!

[@keithhyttinen8275]

When Maureen came out, I knew he was going to "have a conference". LOL.

[@libertyann439]

Ms Ohara's signature is a work of art. Autographs don't look like that anymore.

[@alanhumphrey4198]

I always envied John Daly being able to whisper in the ears of such beautiful women when it came to the MG segments...

[@Mollexi]

Bennett- "It's a very fishy story" John- "NO BENNETT" xD

[@mistergrandpasbakery9941]

I love that Dagwood hair cut that the Secret Service agent is sporting! 😂

[@roberttelarket4934]

What a great great great program!!!! Never again will we have this!!!!

[@TheBraveIntrovert]

Love Maureen O'Hara.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Maureen O'Hara was beautiful all her life, but I think her middle years were her most beautiful - she's almost 40 here!

[@RonGerstein]

Episode: 12/27/59 Born: 8/17/15 She was 44 years old.

[@TimLeeSongs]

I love all these episodes, but this is a particularly good one. All the panel are on form and hilarious.

[@timothycarley7348]

Maureen O' hara was a Drop Dead Gorgeous Lady in every way

[@hopicard]

Maureen O'Hara. How beautiful.

[@Yowza78]

I wonder if Maine's sardine industry is still regulated so closely. My perception is that food safety inspections have dramatically decreased over the years. (Not just in Maine, of course.)

[@VahanNisanian]

And so ends the Fabulous 50's era. Now, on the Swinging 60's era!

[@loissimmons6558]

We didn't start the fire. But we baby boomers didn't put it out, either! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3e3fX6NrJpnaMk And a parody version from my alma mater, Cornell ("We Didn't Go To Harvard"): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmi1m55njKx7ppo

[@29brendus]

Stunning woman and only born down the road from me in Dublin. She made The Quiet Man.

[@just4mygrl]

Arlene is gorgeous, Dorothy is beautiful.

[@aileen694]

Agreed. And Maureen O'Hara was exquisite! I thought this was the best Dorothy ever looked on screen, a sign of the times maybe, with better camera lighting and angles, more modern and flattering hair and makeup. Not to mention her razor sharp mind. Very enjoyable video!

[@stevekru6518]

Arlene is gorgeous. Maureen is beautiful. Sardine lady looked fine. By looks the fourth woman doesn’t

[@stevekru6518]

fit with the others

[@deboraholsen2504]

@@stevekru6518 I thought the sardine lady was beautiful and cute at the same time, and she was so poised and polite.

[@songthief9560]

Gorgeous handwriting from such a gorgeous creature, they didn't give her enough blackboard to write her ornate script on.

[@loissimmons6558]

Very many of the people signing in start too far over from the left and then run out of room on the right.

[@Aldolinozinho]

Maureen! SOOOOO gorgeous!

[@raymondappenzeller1945]

Ms. O'Hara is such a beautiful woman. I love her beauty and her red hair!

[@Skye_Writer]

"The last time you looked in the mirror, were you blonde?" HA! NEVER!

[@deboraholsen2504]

I really love Maureen O’Hara’s signature!

[@lasuvidaboy]

Miss O'Hara said she was an American. No wonder the panel had difficulty determining who she was. She certainly was a beauty.

[@guyfihi]

lasuvidaboy Once you get your citizenship you are technically an American. There is an English young lady in my hiking club who got her citizenship a month ago, so now she is American even thugh she has an accent. I don't believe Maureen said she was American by birth like some one stated below. Maureen had a total Irish accent in "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne and even spoke Irish Gaelic in that one. Slan!

[@reno1uest]

guyfihi But Bennett had tried to clarify that by stating 'by birth' but John didn't hear that.

[@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301]

guyfihi she had the accent going in Only the Lonely

[@aileen694]

Only The Lonely, a film with Miss O'hara and the highly underrated John Candy. Great movie!

[@Yowza78]

Regarding Eisenhower's trip to India in Dec. 1959, more than a million people massed to pay homage to the American president and to hear him declare peace never will be realized until all mankind is free. Nehru said it was the greatest civic reception he had ever seen at the sprawling Ram Lila Park between Old and New Delhi, and it was the largest crowd Eisenhower ever faced.

[@KristopherBel]

Thank you for posting this, how incredible that must have been.

[@oz_jones]

Thanks for context!

[@independentfilmchannel1476]

Hedy Lamarr, Madeleine Carroll, Maureen O'Hara, and Elizabeth Taylor in that order as far as the most beautiful women on screen go. You can't see the evidence in this clip but Ms O'Hara was sometimes referred to as the actress for whom Technicolor was invented. Damn good actress too, especially in The Quiet Man.

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

I've never even heard of Madeline Carroll. Lol.

[@bman342a]

Stunning

[@piustwelfth]

So youthful & beautiful, and she was nearly 40.

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

t is nice to see someone from Bangor, Maine. That's the only place of the USA I've been to. Also, I love sardines. Oh Dorothy loves them too. I just can't find a flaw in that woman.

[@lewisner]

John Daly has a very pleasant job here.

[@fenwaypark1725]

Loved her stories on the Duke and John Ford.

[@stevecook8941]

From a time when film stars had real class..........wonderful lady.

[@zachattack37]

The look on Maureen O'Hara's face is priceless at 20:04 when she was like "What?"

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Arlene: " Does it have any moving parts?" Daly: "No" Arlene: "I was still thinking of men!!" LMAO

[@randylovering24]

The last what's my line of the 1950's

[@deborahjohnson7187]

I think I need to take lessons in being that much if a gentle lady!

[@519djw6]

Ironically, this Irish beauty gave one of her best-remembered performances as a young Welshwoman, "Angharad Morgan," in "How Green Was My Valley." But that was close enough--both the Irish and the Welsh are Celts!

[@hetmanjz]

+519DJW Well, but then there's this: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-arent-true-celts-claim-2354395

[@piustwelfth]

The Welsh and Irish are both Celtic. Their language comes from the same roots.

[@SueProv]

That is one of my very favorite movies ever.

[@frankie3041]

Well done, Maureen O’Hara! You stumped the panel for much longer than usual! 👏👏

[@SRCG2773]

The secret service agent was part of the delegation of US President Dwight Eisenhower's visit to India and I may say that this was the biggest event attended by a foreign dignitary since the Delhi Durbar.

[@alexandraalberti5029]

I love Maureen O Hara

[@nunosoares2329]

Rest In Peace Maureen O'Hara. Overdue condolences to the family for your loss. 😔💐 🇮🇪

[@robroberts1473]

My goodness Maureen O'Hara was beautiful. 😊

[@Greenwillow]

I met her here in Dublin years ago when her autobiography came out. She was still stunning then. Funny I expected her to say no when asked was she American🤔

[@davidduxbury7530]

Isn't Mrs Williams the sardine taster an absolutely lovely lady!!🤗

[@RonGerstein]

She was married.

[@Dolphin-cb9sq]

True respectful movie stars.

[@magnificentfailure2390]

Dorothy breaks my heart at 4:50. :D

[@rmelin13231]

I love this comment. She definitely gives "that look" here.

[@kulturekritik9665]

"A loose spectacular!" I love Arlene.

[@jgsmile1331]

The panel seemed cool to Maureen. I wonder why. Maureen was a great actress and beauty. She was a class act and they should of been glad to have her on the program.

[@TheBraveIntrovert]

:'( RIP Maureen O'Hara

[@sandybeach123]

Maureen was gorgeous. WOW!

[@AlizeeDefan]

Amazingly she just died last week, aged 97

[@CombatDoc54]

Last week!!?? Who?

[@sallyhaid7030]

@@CombatDoc54 Maureen O'Hara

[@CombatDoc54]

@@sallyhaid7030 Oh, Okay. Sorry, I didn't see that your reply was 5 years ago. I remember when she passed. Doesn't seem like it was that long ago. She was a great lady. It's nice to have a format where we are able to see them again as they once were.

[@lisahinton9682]

@@CombatDoc54 It's not your fault people can't write in complete sentences, conveying complete thoughts. "She". Who? There were two females on the panel and two female guests. Ugh.

[@stevefowler1787]

She's gorgeous...

[@murrayaronson3753]

steve Fowler Maureen O'Hara was definitely a beautiful woman, easy on the eyes. May Miss O'Hara continue to enjoy good health and long life.

[@paulchristopher8634]

Wow what beautiful handwriting

[@laddiemeadows1156]

Maureen was so lovely.

[@RonGerstein]

Maureen O'Hara: 8/17/20 - 10/24/15, 95 years

[@robertrishel3685]

It just HAS to be episodes with Dorothy Killgallen!

[@RonGerstein]

1950 - 11/7/65

[@mrsandmom5947]

Omg one of the most beautiful woman to ever exist

[@riveranormanf.8770]

She did promote a film, the following month a very clever spy comedy ( a classic) had it's a U.S Premiere in New York on January 27th,1960 called OUR MAN IN HAVANA. 😀

[@pangaeuspress]

Mrs. Williams, Sardine Taster of the State of Maine, was the best contestant ever.

[@rmelin13231]

I'm with you there!

[@dnhy7951]

Waal, not the funniest but a very pleasant guest with a wonderful smile.