St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching and while I’m not Irish (German background) I never say no to a Guinness and a cheers with friends on this day. Since we cannot do this on the blog I thought it might be fun to check out some images of some lovely Irish Hollywood actresses from the 1940s and 1950s together (feel free to have a beer while reading).
(Note: This is not a complete list, I’m sure I have missed many names).
Irish Movie Actresses of the 1940s and 1950s
First up..
Maureen O’Hara
Born August 17th, 1920 in Dublin Ireland, she is noted for playing fiercely passionate heroines with a highly sensible attitude. Movie highlights include: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Miracle on 34th Street, plus many more. 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 onscreen chemistry with John Wayne. They made five films together between 1948 and 1972: Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Wings of Eagles, McLintock! and Big Jake (Source: Wikipedia).
Maureen O’Sullivan
Born May 17th, 1911 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. Maureen was an Irish actress best known for playing Jane in the Tarzan series of films.
Angela Greene
Actress Angela Greene was born on February 24, 1921 in Dublin, Ireland. She is best known for playing leads in B pictures including the films Hollywood Canteen (1944) and Mildred Pierce (1945), and also appeared in dozens of TV shows. During World War II, she became a popular World War II pin-up girl and her bikini-clad image graced the nose of the US bomber Skipper 2, which flew 25 missions over North Africa and Europe. She dated naval lieutenant John F. Kennedy before marrying businessman Stuart Martin in 1946.
Constance Smith
Born February 7th, 1929 in Limerick, Ireland, Constance was an Irish film actress, and contract player of 20th Century Fox in the 1950s. She starred in two dozen films during the 1940’s and 1950’s, including films like Treasure of the Golden Condor, Taxi and Man in the Attic.
Do you have any Ireland born screen actresses to add to this list?
Happy St. Patrick’s day!
FURTHER READING:
Vintage St. Patrick’s Day Advertising from the 1930s-1960s
Liz
Lovely. I used to pore through pictures of glamorous ladies of the cinema when I was young, but I had never heard of Constance Smith.
Constance Smith AND Angela Greene were the two actresses I have never heard of personally. I really like Angela Greenes story about being on the plane, that was my favorite discovery
Gosh aren’t they all just so perfect! True style inspiration
I totally agree with your comment! I’m totally loving Angela Greene look especially 🙂
As a kid, I remember watching Maureen O’Sullivan with the Marx Brothers in A Day at the Races. She was absolutely lovely!
Maureen O’sullivan was great in that movie!
I feel dumb as I’ve never even thought about these actesses being Irish! You’d think their last names would’ve been a dead giveaway….
Anywho I love Maureen O’Hara, I think she was in the in the Quiet Man, I used to watch that movie with my Grama when I was a kid.
Lol your right about the last names, I never really gave it much thought myself to be honest till I did this post.
Sweet trip down Memory Lane…. Maureen O’Hara and The Quiet Man endeared me to Ireland forever! Always loved her playing opposite the Duke in movies like McLintock.
I’m glad you enjoyed it frank 🙂 Maureen O’Hara is true fav of mine as well and the chemistry with the Duke was undeniable.
My mother was friends with Maureen. O haras cousin Noreen.
How wonderful! Thanks for stopping by and sharing that 🙂
Liz