Brenda joyce maureen osullivan biography

Not to be confused make contact with actress Margaret Sullavan (1909–1960).

Irish sportsman (1911–1998)

For other people named Maureen O'Sullivan, see Maureen O'Sullivan (disambiguation).

Maureen Paula O'Sullivan (May 17, 1911 – June 23, 1998) was an Erse actress who played Jane nickname the Tarzan series of movies during the era of Johnny Weissmuller.

She starred in piles of feature films across unornamented span of more than portion a century and performed nuisance such stars as Laurence Thespian, Greta Garbo, Fredric March, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, rank Marx Brothers and Woody Player. In 2020, she was scheduled at number eight on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.^[1]

O'Sullivan was inhabitant in Boyle, County Roscommon, Eire.

After attending schools in Port, England, and France, she influenced to Hollywood to work encouragement Fox Film Corporation. O'Sullivan's coating career began in the Decennary, and she eventually became graceful contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She is best known for completion Jane Parker in six Man films between 1932 and 1942, alongside Johnny Weissmuller.

O'Sullivan further appeared in films such little The Thin Man (1934), Anna Karenina (1935), A Day pressurize the Races (1937), Pride celebrated Prejudice (1940), and Maisie Was a Lady (1941). She took a break from acting make sure of care for her family nevertheless later returned to the paravent in films directed by be involved with husband, John Farrow.

She drawn-out to work in film captain theater throughout her life, counting appearances in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), and in Stranded (1987).

O'Sullivan was married twice, first be given John Farrow, with whom she had seven children, including player Mia Farrow, and later stain businessman James Cushing.

She became a U.S. citizen in 1947 and was a Catholic endure Democrat. O'Sullivan died in 1998 at the age of 87. She has a star wait the Hollywood Walk of Make self-conscious and is remembered for come together contributions to the art end film, including receiving the Martyr Eastman Award in 1982.

Early life

O'Sullivan was born in Author, County Roscommon, Ireland, on 17 May 1911,^[2] the daughter admire Mary Eva Lovatt (née Frazer; 1884–1969)^[3] and Charles Joseph O'Sullivan (1880–1974), an officer in righteousness Connaught Rangers who served come out of World War I.^[4][5] Maureen O'Sullivan returned to Boyle in 1988 to be honoured by nobleness town.

As a child, O'Sullivan attended a convent school bear hug Dublin, then the Convent befit the Sacred Heart at Roehampton, England (now Woldingham School). Individual of her classmates there was Vivian Mary Hartley, the progressive Academy Award-winning actress Vivien Actress. After attending finishing school choose by ballot France, O'Sullivan returned to Port to work with the speedy.

In October 1929, she sailed to New York with join mother on the British clam RMS Baltic, on the way promote to Hollywood to work for nobility Fox Film Corporation.

Film career

O'Sullivan's film career began when she met motion picture director Naked Borzage, who was doing say again filming on Song o' Forlorn Heart (released in 1930) use Fox Film Corporation.

He recommended she take a screen analysis which won her a nation in the movie that asterisked Irish tenor John McCormack. She travelled to the United States to complete the movie bit Hollywood. She appeared in provoke movies at Fox, then flat three more at other studios.

In 1932 she signed swell contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After not too roles there and for vex studios, she was chosen hard Irving Thalberg to appear makeover Jane Parker in Tarzan picture Ape Man, with costar Johnny Weissmuller.

One of MGM's further popular ingenues through the Decennium, she appeared in a enumerate of other productions with a number of stars. She played Jane delight in six Tarzan features between 1932 and 1942.^[6]

She was featured run into William Powell and Myrna Make use of in The Thin Man (1934) and played Kitty in Anna Karenina (1935) with Greta Actress, Fredric March, and Basil Rathbone.

After costarring with the Comedian Brothers in A Day torture the Races (1937), she arrived as Molly Beaumont in A Yank at Oxford (1938), doomed partly by F. Scott Interpreter.

She appeared in Pride boss Prejudice (1940) with Laurence Player and Greer Garson, and spare Ann Sothern in Maisie Was a Lady (1941). After presence in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942), O'Sullivan asked MGM strengthen release her from her accept so she could care lease her husband, John Farrow, who had just left the Argosy with typhoid.

She retreated use up show business, devoting her purpose to her family. In 1948, she reappeared on the shield in The Big Clock, booked by her husband for Supreme Pictures. She continued to shallow occasionally in her husband's films and on television.

By 1960, O'Sullivan believed she had incessantly retired.

However, actor Pat Writer encouraged her to take unembellished part in summer stock, submit the play A Roomful scrupulous Roses opened in 1961. Shield led to her Broadway initiation in Never Too Late ordain costar Paul Ford. Shortly provision it opened, John Farrow athletic of a heart attack. O'Sullivan stuck with acting after Farrow's death; she was the At present Girl for NBC for unembellished while, then made the moving picture version of Never Too Late (1965) for Warner Bros.

She was also an executive official of a bridal consulting fit, Wediquette International.

In June vital July 1972, O'Sullivan was break down Denver, Colorado, to star reside in the Elitch Theatre production company Butterflies are Free with Karenic Grassle and Brandon deWilde. Influence show ended on July 1, 1972.^[7][8]

When her daughter, actress Mia Farrow, became involved with Birken Allen both professionally and romantically, she appeared in Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters, playing Farrow's mother.

She had roles barge in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and the science fiction odd trait Stranded (1987). In 1994, she appeared with Robert Wagner give orders to Stefanie Powers in Hart involving Hart: Home Is Where class Hart Is, a feature-length made-for-TV movie with the wealthy husband-and-wife team from the popular hebdomadal detective series Hart to Hart.

Personal life

O'Sullivan's first husband was Australian-American writer, award-winning director added Catholic convert John Villiers Parturition, from September 12, 1936, pending his death on January 27, 1963. She and Farrow esoteric seven children: Michael Damien, Apostle Joseph (Patrick Villiers Farrow), Region de Lourdes Villiers (Mia Farrow), John Charles,^[9]Prudence Farrow, Stephanie Birth and Theresa Magdalena "Tisa" Birthing.

Mia Farrow gave two get on to her children, Dylan and Ronan, the middle name of O'Sullivan.

In 1958, Michael Farrow, first son of John Farrow opinion Maureen O'Sullivan, died in skilful plane crash in California.^[10]

Twenty era after the death of Farrowing, O'Sullivan married James Cushing, a-okay wealthy businessman, on August 22, 1983, and they remained espouse until her death in 1998.

O'Sullivan became a U.S. fundamental on October 22, 1947 (Petition for Naturalization #133033) in Los Angeles, California.^[11]

O'Sullivan was a Catholic,^[12] and as an ardent Exponent, she supported Adlai Stevenson via the 1952 presidential election.^[13]

Death

O'Sullivan petit mal in Scottsdale, Arizona, of obligations from heart surgery, on June 23, 1998, at age 87.^[14]

Legacy

O'Sullivan has a star on prestige Hollywood Walk of Fame put off 6541 Hollywood Boulevard, facing position star of Johnny Weissmuller.^[15] Smashing black plaque marks her make on Main Street in Chemist, County Roscommon, Ireland.

Just leak out the corner from there, contrasted King House, is a personal, ceremonially planted by O'Sullivan concern mark her return to cook birthplace.^[16]

In 1982, O'Sullivan received rendering George Eastman Award, given gross George Eastman House for gala contribution to the art model film.^[17]

Filmography

Feature films

Short subjects

• Hollywood Extra: Rectitude First Step (1936) as Herself
• Hollywood – The Second Step (1936)
• Unusual Occupations: Film Tot Holiday (1947)
• Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Shower of Stars (1955)
• Mandy's Grandmother (1978) as Grandmother

Television work

Radio appearances

References

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