Kari and Maureen

Canadian actress. Born in the village of Spalding Saskatchewan Matchett began her career in theater when she moved to Ontario. The late nineties were when Matchett began her acting career on Canadian television. Then she went to the United States where she starred in The Secrets of Nero Wolfe Invasion: 24 Hours at Studio 60 as well as Ambulance Earth. The Last Conflict. In 2001 she won the Gemini Award for her role in the Canadian television show The Department of Wet Cases. Over the course of several seasons, she played the ex-wife of one of the main characters. In the TV program Covert Operations, she plays the character Joan Campbell. Cube 2 (2002), a Canadian film released in 2002. Angel Eyes as well Boys with Broomsticks The Tree of Life. Divorced. The first child she had named Jude Lyon Matchett was born in June of 2013. Maureen O'hara..........................From her first appearances on the stage and screen Maureen O'Hara (b. 1920) received attention because of her gorgeous beauty with stunning red hair and enthralling portrayals. She was an imposing actress and an ebullient woman. She was a standout in her roles, whether being rescued by Charles Laughton in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1939), getting married in the dark coal skies with Walter Pidgeon in How Green Was My Valley (How Green Was My Valley, 1941) or learning about the miracle of life from Natalie Wood in Miracle on 34th Street (Miracle on 34th Street 1947) or in a battle in the face of John Wayne in The Quiet Man (The Quiet Man 1952) Maureen O'Hara: The Queen of Technicolor is one of the few full-length biography of this screen icon. Aubrey Malone, a film reviewer who follows the screen star's career from her beginnings in Dublin through her peak of success in Hollywood, draws new details as well as information on the subject from Irish Film Institute film production notepads and old newspaper articles as well as fan magazines. Malone examines the relationship of the actress with her frequent film co-star John Wayne as well as the relationship she had together with John Ford. Malone addresses the question of whether or not O'Hara was antifeminist or feminist. Though she was an icon of the golden age of cinema, O'Hara's tendency to keep her privacy private and the habit of making public statements that contradicted her personal choices has made her a mystery. This is the first biography that reveals the real woman who was behind the larger-than-life persona The book dispels misconceptions and provides a balanced assessment of one the most well-known stars of cinema.