Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood actress, dies aged 95
Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara, one of the last living stars from the golden age of Hollywood, has died aged 95, her manager said.
She died sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho, Johnny Nicoletti said.
O'Hara starred in the 1941 multi-Oscar winning drama, How Green Was My Valley, set in a Welsh mining village. She also regularly featured alongside John Wayne, in films such as the Quiet Man.
Born in Dublin, she moved to Hollywood in 1939 and later became a US citizen.
"Her characters were feisty and fearless, just as she was in real life," her family said in a statement.
"She was also proudly Irish and spent her entire lifetime sharing her heritage and the wonderful culture of the Emerald Isle with the world."
Maureen O’Hara receives an Honorary Award at the 2014 Governors Awards
Maureen O'Hara receives an Honorary Oscar (Lifetime Achievement Oscar)
https://www.oscars.org/governors-awards/2014/maureen-ohara
