Maureen O'Sullivan was an Irish actress, who played Jane in the Tarzan series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller.
27 Facts About Maureen O'Sullivan
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Maureen O'Sullivan is best known for playing Jane Parker in six Tarzan films between 1932 and 1942, alongside Johnny Weissmuller.
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Maureen O'Sullivan appeared in films such as The Thin Man, Anna Karenina, A Day at the Races, Pride and Prejudice, and Maisie Was a Lady.
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Maureen O'Sullivan took a break from acting to care for her family but later returned to the screen in films directed by her husband, John Farrow.
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Maureen O'Sullivan continued to work in film and theater throughout her life, including appearances in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Stranded.
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Maureen O'Sullivan was married twice, first to John Farrow, with whom she had seven children, including actress Mia Farrow, and later to businessman James Cushing.
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Maureen O'Sullivan became a US citizen in 1947 and was a Catholic and Democrat.
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Maureen O'Sullivan has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is remembered for her contributions to the art of film, including receiving the George Eastman Award in 1982.
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O'Sullivan was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, on 17 May 1911, the daughter of Mary Eva Lovatt and Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, an officer in the Connaught Rangers who served in World War I Maureen returned to Boyle in 1988 to be honoured by the town.
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Maureen O'Sullivan attended a convent school in Dublin, then the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton, England.
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Maureen O'Sullivan did and won a part in the movie, which starred Irish tenor John McCormack.
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Maureen O'Sullivan traveled to the United States to complete the movie in Hollywood.
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Maureen O'Sullivan appeared in six movies at Fox, then made three more at other studios.
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Maureen O'Sullivan played Jane in six Tarzan features between 1932 and 1942.
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Maureen O'Sullivan appeared in Pride and Prejudice with Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson, and supported Ann Sothern in Maisie Was a Lady.
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Maureen O'Sullivan retreated from show business, devoting her time to her family.
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Maureen O'Sullivan has appeared occasionally in her husband's movies and on television.
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In 1958, Michael Farrow, eldest son of John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan, died in a plane crash in California.
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Maureen O'Sullivan stuck with acting after Farrow's death; she was the Today Girl for NBC for a while, then made the movie version of Never Too Late for Warner Bros.
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Maureen O'Sullivan was an executive director of a bridal consulting service, Wediquette International.
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In June and July 1972, Maureen O'Sullivan was in Denver, Colorado, to star in the Elitch Theatre production of Butterflies are Free with Karen Grassle and Brandon deWilde.
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Maureen O'Sullivan had roles in Peggy Sue Got Married and the science fiction oddity Stranded.
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Maureen O'Sullivan married James Cushing, a wealthy businessman, on August 22,1983; they remained wed until her death in 1998.
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Maureen O'Sullivan became a US citizen on October 22,1947 in Los Angeles, California.
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Maureen O'Sullivan died in Scottsdale, Arizona, of complications from heart surgery, on June 23,1998, at age 87.
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Maureen O'Sullivan has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard, facing the star of Johnny Weissmuller.
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In 1982, Maureen O'Sullivan received the George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.