Maureen O'Sullivan

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Nationality: Irish
Birthdate: 05/17/1911
Birthplace: Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Death Date: 06/22/1998

biography

This petite, brunette Irish colleen was discovered by ace Hollywood filmmaker Frank Borzage at the International Horse Show in Dublin in 1930 and subsequently enjoyed a lengthy career in film, TV and onstage. After being convent-educated near London and sent to a finishing school in Paris, O'Sullivan accepted Borzage's offer, signed with Fox Studios and soon found herself in Hollywood cast opposite legendary Irish tenor John McCormack in the early sound musical, "Song o' My Heart" (1930). The film was poor and McCormack didn't catch on with filmgoers, but the lovely ingenue soon found herself Continued

Credits

Sara Harper
1953
Actor
1937
Norma--Hannah's Mother
Grace Clark
Edith Lambert
Doretta Mims
Emma Breslin

milestones

Year
Milestone
1930 
Discovered by Hollywood director Frank Borzage at Dublin's International Horse Show
1930 
Was under contract to Fox Film Corp.
1930 
Feature acting debut, "Song O' My Heart"
 
Under contract with MGM, Culver City
1932 
Made first Tarzan film opposite Johnny Weismuller, "Tarzan the Ape Man"
Continued

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