1920 to 2015 Irish-born naturalized American actree and singer
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken. /// An old man claims to be Santa and a lawyer defends him in court to stop him from being institutionalized.
"If this court finds that Mr. Kringle is not who he says he is, that there is no Santa, I ask the court to judge which is worse: A lie that draws a smile or a truth that draws a tear." - Bryan Bedford
Maureen O'Hara narrates the story of the Nativity as told in the Gospel according to St. Luke. Sonia Arova and Edmund Novak perform a Pas De Deux from the toy shop scene of the ballet "Coppelia". Phyllis Curtin and the Columbus Boys' Choir sing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing?", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Now We Come A-Wassailing". Other songs include, "White Christmas", "Be A Santa" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1964
12/22/1964
Approved
TV Series Episode 60 minutes
A
Perry Como's last great concert special, filmed in Ireland and screened in 1994. Como appears before an audience of 4,500 in Ireland's celebrated Point Theater, with Irish President Mary Robinson and actress Maureen O'Hara in attendance.
A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter in to an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. While struggling to balance his career and family life, he has recurring dreams about an angel. /// Based on the bestselling book of the same name, a couple and their daughter move in with a widow and discover a box containing the answer to the first gift of Christmas.
Hosted by Maureen O'Hara with performances by John Raitt, Rise Stevens, Donald Voorhees Conducts with The Columbus Boys' Choir, Ballet Dancers Igor Youskevitch and Roberta Lubell, the American Ballet Theatre starring Royes Fernandez, Scott Douglas and Ruth Ann Koesun. On the night before Christmas, Maureen O'Hara reads the story of the Nativity from the Gospel of Luke. She also sings a group of traditional airs.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1960
12/23/1960
Approved
TV Series Episode 60 minutes
B