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Maureen O’Hara (born August 17, 1920, Rathmines and Rathgar township, County Dublin, Ireland—died October 24, 2015, Boise, Idaho, U.S.) was an Irish-American actress known for her portrayals of willful women. FitzSimons was the second of six children born to the manager of a hat manufacturer and his wife, a fashion designer and sometime opera singer and actress. She began acting as a child, and, after a series of victories in amateur acting contests, she was...