Maureen O'Hara: The Biography

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249 At Sword’s Point, 81–83 august, Joseph H., 23 autry, gene, 66 Bacall, Lauren, 36, 147 Bachrach, Judy, 196–97 Baer, Buddy, 87 Bagdad, 80–81 Bainter, Fay, 25 Ball, Lucille, 22, 26–28, 36 Barker, Vere, 13 Barnes, Binnie, 56, 120 Barnes, Joanna, 150 Barrymore, John, 25 Barton, ruth, 4, 27, 102 Basinger, Jeanine: on At Sword’s Point as feminist parable, 82–83; on Do You Love Me? as sartorial polemic, 59; on harem movies as escapism from World War ii, 81 Batista, Fulgencio, 147 Battle of the Villa Fiorita, The, 164–66 Baum, Vicki, 77 Baxter, anne, 119 Bellamy, ralph, 27 Bennett, Constance, 21 Bennett, Joan, 54 Bertolucci, Bernardo, 176 Big Jake, 171–72 Bill of Divorcement, A, 25–26 Bishop, William, 115 Black Swan, The, 42–44, 56, 84 index “MOH” refers to Maureen O’Hara. abbey Theater, 11–12, 136 Acting Irish in Hollywood, 27 Admirable Crichton, The, 20 Against All Flags: critical reception of, 84; errol Flynn’s absenteeism on set, 114; Flynn’s excessive drinking, 113; improvisational talent of MOH, 114; MOH fears seduction by Flynn, 113; MOH upstages Flynn in action scenes, 113 Alamo, The, 172 albee, edward, 161 allen, Lewis, 83 allgood, Sara, 33, 36 allyson, June, 139 aloysius, Father, 159 american Cinema Foundation, 186 ames, Stephen, 71–72 amis, Martin, 198 anderson, Lindsay: on The Quiet Man, 101; on Rio Grande, 91–92; on The Wings of Eagles, 132 andrews, Dana, 76–77 antilles air Boats, 169 Argentina Nights, 29 armstrong, Maggie, 108, 204 arzner, Dorothy, 26–27 association of Motion picture producers, 143 250 Index Blair, Charles (husband): autobiography, 169; death in plane crash, 179–80; decisive character, 168; falls in love with MOH, 168; flies MOH to ireland after World War ii, 66; founds antilles air Boats, 169; funeral of, 180; golf tournament honoring, 186; homes in St. Croix and Co. Cork, 169; “King of the Skies” sobriquet, 169; marries MOH, 169; MOH’s suspicion that he was murdered, 180; pioneer of nonstop transatlantic flights, 168; retirement suggestion to MOH, 175–76 Blair, Chris, 168, 187 Bloom, Claire, 36 Boetticher, Budd, 125, 127, 172 Bogart, Humphrey, 194 Bolton, Jack, 155 Bond, Ward, 97, 131, 201 Boone, richard, 88, 171 Booth, Shirley, 175 Bottini, Laura Monoz, 208 Bow, Clara, 4 Brando, Marlon, 123–24 Brazzi, rossano, 165–66 Breen, Joseph, 162 Brittania Mews. See Forbidden Street, The Brock, patrick, 18 Brown, george (husband): biography of, 196–98; dates MOH, 18; marries MOH in secret ceremony, 19 Brown, Tina (daughter of george): confronts MOH about her father, 198–99; edits New Yorker, 198; edits Tatler, 198; expelled from various boarding schools, 197; marries Harold evans, 198 Buck, pearl, 149 Buffalo Bill, 47, 54 Burke, Tom, 14 Cab to Canada, 193–94 Cagney, James, 50, 136 Cahill, 173 Cal Cuba enterprises, 167 Candy, John: befriends MOH on set of Only the Lonely, 191; compared to Charles Laughton, 191; death, 191 Capra, Frank, 60 Captive Heart, The, 65 Carey, Macdonald, 84–85, 119–20, 141 Carey, Harry, Jr.: on chemistry of MOH and John Wayne in Rio Grande, 89; on John Ford’s disapproval of Ken Curtis as son-in-law, 117; as president eisenhower in The Long Gray Line, 120; shocked at Ford’s mistreatment of MOH during The Long Gray Line, 122 Carter, Jimmy, 180 Carthew, anthony, 148 Casablanca, 50 Casey, Michael patrick, 137 Castro, Fidel, 147–48 Censoring Irish Nationalism, 105 Chandler, Jeff: “broomstick” insult by MOH, 200; in Flame of Araby opposite MOH, 86–87; in War Arrow, 119 Chaney, Lon, 23, 87 Chaplin, geraldine, 208 Chapman, Connie, 13 Chodorov, Jerome, 149 Christine, 149 Christmas Box, The, 192–93 Citizen Kane, 36 Clifford, Katherine, 130 Index 251 Cochran, Steve, 153 Cohan, pat, 97 Cohn, Harry, 3, 72, 177 Collins, gerry, 208 Collins, Joan, 197 Colman, ronald, 74 Columbus, Christopher: adapts Only the Lonely from italian script, 188; admires MOH for her strength of character, 188; on bigotry of MOH’s character in Only the Lonely, 189; empathy for John Candy’s character in Only the Lonely, 190; mother fixation theme in Only the Lonely, 190; “sells” MOH to his studio, 189; uses MOH as template for her screen character, 188 Comanche Territory, 84–85 Como, perry, 145 Compton, Fay, 76 Confidential: closure of, 143; effect of legal case on career of MOH, 145; farcical elements of legal case, 140; MOH provides alibi against allegations...