Maureen O'Hara, one of the last living stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died. The Queen of Technicolor was 95.
Her manager, Johnny Nicoletti, confirmed to The Associated Press that O'Hara died in her sleep at her Boise, Idaho home.
"She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life listening to music from her favorite movie, The Quiet Man," her family said in a statement.
O'Hara made her American film debut in RKO's 1939 adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton. The film launched her career and Technicolor made her an even bigger star, thanks to her long, flowing red hair and fiery temper. She would go on to star in Miracle on 34th Street, Sinbad The Sailor and Disney's The Parent Trap.
But for most, her work with director John Ford and actor John Wayne cemented her status in the halls of film history. She starred in five films with Wayne - Ford's Rio Grande, The Wings of Eagles and The Quiet Man, as well as McClintock! and Big Jake. She also made other films with Ford, including the 1941 Best Picture winner How Green Was My Valley.
Amazingly, O'Hara never received an Oscar nomination. It wasn't until last year that she finally received an Honorary Oscar. O'Hara also attended the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival.
O'Hara was born Maureen FitzSimons in 1920 near Dublin. She is survived by her daughter, Bronwyn FitzSimons; a grandson and two great-grandchildren.