Tag Archives: The Quiet Man

Coming on Nov. 23 in the UK: The Quiet Man released on Blu-Ray (for the first time)

Posted on November 13, 2015 by sheila

John Ford’s The Quiet Man (1952), starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara (with Ford regulars Victor McLaglen and Ward Bond in supporting roles), is being released on Blu-Ray in the UK for the very first time. Released by Masters of … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Maureen O’Hara

Posted on October 26, 2015 by sheila

I was barely home this weekend, so I did not have a chance to commemorate the passing of the extraordinarily beautiful, talented, and sexy-feisty Maureen O’Hara. Coincidentally, I was hired a couple of weeks ago to write an essay about … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Maureen O’Hara

Posted on August 17, 2010 by sheila

Maureen O’Hara was one of those “old” movie stars whom I grew up knowing about because of the yearly showing of Miracle on 34th Street on television, as well as my absolute obsession with Parent Trap. I wanted to be … Continue reading →

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The Books: “‘Tis Herself: A Memoir” (Maureen O’Hara)

Posted on October 23, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: ‘Tis Herself: An Autobiography, by Maureen O’Hara (with John Nicoletti) Maureen O’Hara was one of those “old” movie stars that I grew up knowing about because of the yearly showing of Miracle on 34th Street … Continue reading →

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Chim Chiminy: Summer Solstice

Posted on June 22, 2007 by sheila

I came home yesterday at around 7 pm, and there was a strange stoppered-up feeling in the atmosphere as I walked the couple of blocks from the busstop. Hovering over my neighborhood (it felt like it was over my apartment … Continue reading →

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Talking with Eamon about Sentimentalizing Ireland

Posted on November 28, 2004 by sheila

Last night, Eamon and I discussed the breed of Irish-Americans who are extraordinarily sentimental about Ireland, even thought many of them have never been here. I know the type, and he, as an Irishman, certainly knows the type. I said, … Continue reading →

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Memorable Fight Scenes

Posted on August 25, 2004 by sheila

Yesterday, I referenced the John Wayne film The Quiet Man which has, to my taste, one of the funniest and most memorable fight scenes I have ever seen in a movie. It involves an entire group of townspeople, all fighting … Continue reading →

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