Posted on 10/24/2015 11:38:32 AM PDT by GreyFriar
Dottie West was quite a beautiful redhead, too. But none like Maureen.
Lord God, rest Thy servant with the angels.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
quel dommage
Leni
Thank you, Miss O’hara, for the fond memories.
Good summary, thank you.
Try to follow the thread detour before you pitch a hissy fit.
Without a doubt of the best looking women God ever created. RIP classy lady.
When she has finally turned into the flaming liberal she was the second half of her life Bea Arthur was not admit to being in the US military. She was apparently ashamed of it.
Lucille Ball comes to mind.
Neither of us are able to concretely state her actual motives but here are some theories
https://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/bea-arthur-why-deny-she-was-a-marine/
Lucille Ball was gorgeous. There’s a film from the 30s, “Dance, Girl, Dance,” with Lucille Ball and Maureen O’Hara. It was available on DVD from Netflix, probably still is.
Never been west of the Smokies, sadly.
But when I type in maureen ohara de into Google, auto fill gives me Maureen Ohara Debra Messing.
I think its obvious, that others connect the 2.
For me, everytime I see Messing on tv, she reminds me a lot of a girl I dated 30 years ago.
Others can think what they like. I think there are a number of significant differences.
Per Wikipedia:
John Wayne’s enduring status as an iconic American was formally recognized by the U.S. government by awarding him the two highest civilian decorations. He was recognized by the United States Congress on May 26, 1979, when he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Hollywood figures and American leaders from across the political spectrum, including Maureen O’Hara, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Mike Frankovich, Katharine Hepburn, General and Mrs. Omar Bradley, Gregory Peck, Robert Stack, James Arness, and Kirk Douglas, testified to Congress of the merit and deservedness of this award. Most notable was the testimony of Robert Aldrich, then president of the Directors Guild of America, who said:
It is important for you to know that I am a registered Democrat and, to my knowledge, share none of the political views espoused by Duke. However, whether he is ill disposed or healthy, John Wayne is far beyond the normal political sharpshooting in this community. Because of his courage, his dignity, his integrity, and because of his talents as an actor, his strength as a leader, his warmth as a human being throughout his illustrious career, he is entitled to a unique spot in our hearts and minds. In this industry, we often judge people, sometimes unfairly, by asking whether they have paid their dues. John Wayne has paid his dues over and over, and I’m proud to consider him a friend and am very much in favor of my government recognizing in some important fashion the contribution that Mr. Wayne has made.[67]
On June 9, 1980, Wayne was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter, at whose inaugural ball Wayne had appeared “as a member of the loyal opposition”, as Wayne described it in his speech to the gathering.
In 1998, Wayne was posthumously awarded the Naval Heritage Award by the US Navy Memorial Foundation for his support of the Navy and military during his film career.
In June 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) named Wayne 13th among the Greatest Male Screen Legends of Classic Hollywood cinema.
Various public locations are named in honor of Wayne, including the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, where a nine-foot bronze statue of him stands at the entrance; the John Wayne Marina[68] for which Wayne bequeathed the land, near Sequim, Washington; John Wayne Elementary School (P.S. 380) in Brooklyn, New York, which boasts a 38-foot mosaic mural commission by New York artist Knox Martin[69] entitled “John Wayne and the American Frontier”;[70] and a 100-plus-mile trail named the “John Wayne Pioneer Trail” in Washington’s Iron Horse State Park. A larger than life-size bronze statue of Wayne atop a horse was erected at the corner of La Cienega Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California, at the former offices of the Great Western Savings and Loan Corporation, for which Wayne had made a number of commercials. In the city of Maricopa, Arizona, part of Arizona State Route 347 is named John Wayne Parkway, which runs through the center of town.
In 2006, friends of Wayne’s and his former Arizona business partner, Louis Johnson, inaugurated the “Louie and the Duke Classics” events benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Foundation[71] and the American Cancer Society.[72][73] The weekend-long event each fall in Casa Grande, Arizona, includes a golf tournament, an auction of John Wayne memorabilia, and a team roping competition.[72]
Several celebrations took place on May 26, 2007, the centennial of Wayne’s birth. A celebration at the John Wayne birthplace in Winterset, Iowa, included chuck-wagon suppers, concerts by Michael Martin Murphey and Riders in the Sky, a Wild West Revue in the style of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, and a Cowboy Symposium with Wayne’s co-stars, producers, and costumer. Wayne’s films ran repetitively at the local theater. Ground was broken for the New John Wayne Birthplace Museum and Learning Center at a ceremony consisting of over 30 of Wayne’s family members, including Melinda Wayne Muñoz, Aissa, Ethan, and Marisa Wayne. Later that year, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Wayne into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.
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