Editor's note: Maureen O'Hara, best known for her role in "The Quiet Man," was born on August 17, 1920, in Dublin, Ireland. In 2022, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of "The Quiet Man," Ireland ...

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To many, Maureen O’Hara was best known as the mother in 1961’s The Parent Trap and 1947’s Miracle On 34th Street, but dig deeper and you’ll discover she was so much more. Known as the “Queen of ...

L-R: John Wayne as Sean Thornton and Maureen O’Hara as Mary Kate Danaher | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images The Quiet Man tells the story of a boxer named Sean Thornton (Wayne) after he ...