On this day in 1971 the director of "The Quiet Man", an Irish American favorite, passed away. Today we recall a tender moment between John Ford and Maureen O'Hara, an Irish-themed Valentine's Day card.
Costumes, designer dresses, correspondence and personal items of the Hollywood great, including her Oscar and passport, are now on display in the Foynes Flying Boat and Maritime Museum.
What songs are sung in The Quiet Man? From the fight song to Galway Bay and The Isle of Innisfree, we look through the themes and tracks in this incredible movie soundtrack.
The Dublin-born actress was already a well-established and well-regarded actress by the time she came to appear opposite her favorite leading man John Wayne in John Ford’s 1952 romantic drama “The Quiet Man.”
