Maureen O'Hara
Posted Monday, November 10, 2014 - 11:45
On Saturday, November 10, the Academy honored four exceptional talents at the 6th Annual Governors Awards in Hollywood: Harry Belafonte, Jean-Claude Carrière, Maureen O’Hara and Hayao Miyazaki.
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Posted Friday, November 7, 2014 - 12:30
With a remarkable acting career spanning more than six decades, Maureen O’Hara had her first starring film role as the beautiful and spirited “Esmeralda” in William Dieterle’s classic 1939 movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Soon after, the Irish-born actress starred in several war dramas, including Jean Renoir’s This Land Is Mine. Later, frequent collaborator John Ford directed John Wayne and O’Hara in The Wings of Eagles, the true story of Frank “Spig” Wead, a U.S. Navy pilot turned Hollywood screenwriter.
Posted Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 10:30
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (August 26) to present Honorary Awards to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Harry Belafonte. All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 8, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®.