DVD Collection

I have a collection of DVD's somewhere in the neighborhood of 300. The favorites would have to be the movies of Maureen O'Hara, pictured below with John Wayne. She was John Wayne's favorite costar. They had a wonderful chemistry together. In this section of the web site you will see a brief bio of Maureen O'Hara and DVD's from today and years past. Please keep in mind that information on this site will be changed from time to time, so please come back often.

Maureen did well in her Abbey training and was given an opportunity for a screen test in London. The test proved to be a huge disappointment for Maureen. The studio adorned her in a "gold lamé dress with flapping sleeves like wings" and heavy make-up with an ornate hair style. Reportedly, her thoughts concerning the incident were, "If this is the movies, I want nothing to do with them!" In short, the screen test was deemed to be far from satisfactory. However, famed actor Charles Laughton later saw the test and despite the overdone makeup and costume was intrigued, paying particular notice to her large and expressive eyes.

Laughton believed the young woman had "something special"- he was haunted by her gorgeous eyes. He subsequently asked his business partner Eric Pommer to see the film clip. Eric agreed wholeheartedly with Laughton. As a result, O'Hara was offered an initial seven-year contract with their new company Mayflower Pictures. Her first major film was Jamaica Inn by Alfred Hitchcock. Laughton was so pleased with her performance in this movie, that he cast O'Hara in the role of Esmeralda opposite him in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which was to be filmed at RKO Studios in Hollywood that same year. Just hours before boarding the Queen Mary to sail to America, a young man from the studio, George Brown, convinced her to marry him. O'Hara's mother and Laughton found out about it, and she was whisked away from the altar to the boat. The marriage was never consummated and later annulled.

After successful completion of Hunchback, World War II began, and Laughton, realizing their studio could no longer film in London, sold her contract to RKO. That studio cast her in low-budget films until she was rescued by famed director John Ford, who cast her as Angharad in How Green Was My Valley.

In 1946, she became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Maureen appeared in many classic films including "Hunchback of Notre Dame," "How Green Was My Valley," "Miracle on 34th Street," "Sitting Pretty," "The Quiet Man," "McLintock," and "Parent Trap".

An icon of Hollywood's Golden Age, at the height of her career O'Hara was considered one of the world's most beautiful women. She is often remembered for her on-screen chemistry with the legendary John Wayne. They made five films together - Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Wings of Eagles, McLintock! and Big Jake. A clip of Maureen O'Hara's radiant face as she waves from a gate in John Ford's Academy Award-winning How Green Was My Valley, remains one of the most classic images preserved on film, and is often featured as a clip in montages and promotions.

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