Quinn O'Hara
Quinn O'Hara | |
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| Born | Alice Jones January 3, 1941 |
| Died | May 5, 2017 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Alice Kirk |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, nurse |
Quinn O'Hara (January 3, 1941 – May 5, 2017) was a Scottish-born American actress who starred in movies such as A Swingin' Summer and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini.
O'Hara was born Alice Jones in Edinburgh, Scotland and attended a convent school. Later, she and her mother moved to Wales, to Canada, and eventually to Long Beach, California.[1]
She was crowned "Miss Scotland" in the Miss International Beauty Congress held in Long Beach, California. In April 1963, photographer Gene Lester introduced her to singer-actor Fabian, with whom she was an item for a time in the 1960s. In 1969, she was chosen on The Dating Game and went on a chaperoned trip to Nepal.[2][3]
O'Hara was a regular on The Lively Ones, a musical program that was broadcast on NBC television in the summers of 1962 and 1963.[4]
In 1986, she married William Kirk,[1] some two decades her junior. She became a U.S. citizen in 1992, and later became a nurse, known as Alice Kirk.[5]
Death
O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles on May 5, 2017, aged 76. Her sole immediate survivor was her husband.[5][2]
References
- ^ a b Doherty, Gavin (May 8, 2017). "1960s cinema sex siren Quinn O'Hara dies at 76". Express. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Quinn O'Hara - The Private Life and Times of Quinn O'Hara. Quinn O'Hara Pictures". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Evans, Greg (May 6, 2017). "Quinn O'Hara Dies: 'Ghost In The Invisible Bikini' Actress Was 76". Deadline. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 615. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ a b "Quinn O'Hara, 'Ghost in the Invisible Bikini' Actress, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
External links
- Quinn O'Hara at IMDb
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