AND
AND IS
AND IS BELOVED BY HER LOYAL FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
MANY OF THE MOVIES
SHE STARED IN DURING
WHAT'S CONSIDERED THE
'GOLDEN AGE' OF
HOLLYWOOD ARE STILL
CHERISHED TO THIS DAY.
MOVIES LIKE MIRACLE ON
34 TH STREET, THE QUIET
MAN, BIG JAKE, AND
PARENT TRAP.
AND OF ALL THE PLACES
O'HARA COULD HAVE
CHOSEN TO SETTLE DOWN
FOR HER LAST YEARS OF
LIFE... SHE CHOSE BOISE.
AND NOW... RICOCHET IN
BOISE IS GIVING YOU THE
CHANCE TO OWN
SOMETHING THAT
BELONGED TO HER.
HELLO THERE SUCH A
GREAT CELEBRATION
HAPPENING.. FILL US IN.
HI. YEAH, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT
CELEBRATION AND WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED WE HAVE
A BIG COLLECTION OF
MAUREEN O HARA'S
PERSONAL ITEMS HERE,
AND WE STARTED
POSTING THEM ONLINE
ON THE 14TH, AND WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO
POST THEM
AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE
ITEMS. IT WAS GOING TO
BE IN STORE, BUT WE HAD
TO PIVOT AND SO NOW
THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
THE COMMUNITY ONLINE.
AND CAN YOU REALLY
QUICK DESCRIBE SOME OF
THOSE ITEMS?
YES WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FROM MOVIE POSTERS,
RECORDS, SHE HAD A BIG
COLLECTION OF JEWELRY,
AND WE'RE NOT TALKING
COSTUME JEWELRY. OH,
IT'S THE REAL DEAL AND
SO THERE'S SOME
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
PIECES THAT I'M EXCITED
ABOUT. SHE COLLECTED
PIECES FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD. SO WE HAVE
POTTERY. WE HAVE
SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED
PICTURES OF HER.
OKAY AND CONNER, YOU
ARE THE GRANDSON OF
THE LATE GREAT MAUREEN
OHARA, TELL US THOUGH
WERE SOME ITEMS THAT
YOU BROUGHT INTO THIS
AND WHAT ARE SOME OF
YOUR FAVORITES?
AS THE DIRECTOR OF HER
ESTATE AND HER GREAT
GRANDSON... I HAD TO GO
THROUGH QUITE AN
ORDEAL OF STUFF. IT
TOOK ABOUT A YEAR AND
FIVE MONTHS TO GO
THROUGH EVERYTHING
WAS AN AIRPLANE
HANGAR. SO, DECIDED IS
THAT THE COLLECTION UP
TO FIVE SALES, AND IN
TURN THE THREE SALES
AND THE REST WENT TO A
MUSEUM IN IRLAND. TELL
US ABOUT SOME OF THE
ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
PEOPLE CAN GET ON HERE
LOCALLY THAT YOU
BROUGHT IT. WELL WE
HAVE AS SHE WAS SAYING,
WE HAVE A LOT AT THE
SHOW... JEWELRY ANTIQUE
FURNITURE WE HAVE
AUTOGRAPHED
PHOTOGRAPHS... WE EVEN
HAVE A PICTURE. IT LOOKS
LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A PRACTICE RUN FOR HER
FRIEND FIDEL CASTRO. WE
HAVE SOME WE HAVE A
RING THAT'S A
MOISSANITE... IT'S A 5 AND
A HALF CARROT SITTING
DIAMOND. WHAT THAT IS
IS WHEN HER HUSBAND
WHEN SHE MARRIED HER.
HE WAS A GENERAL. AND
HE KNEW A LOT OF
IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND
HE HAD A METEORITE
TURNED INTO A
DIAMOND. AND IT TELL US
TO CARTER WHAT IS ONE
OF YOUR FONDEST
MEMORIES OF HER?
WHEN SHE USED TO
TEACH ME HOW TO
FENCE. AND SHE TAUGHT
ME HOW TO USE A
BULLWHIP AS A SEVEN
YEAR OLD EIGHT YEAR
OLD NOW IT'S KIND OF
COOL STUFF. YES YOUR
GRANDMOTHER WAS ABLE
TO TAKE A CIGARETTE OUT
OF YOUR HAND WITH A
BULL WHIP. THAT WAS
KIND OF COOL.
ALL HER PIRATE MOVIES,
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW,
TO SIT WITH YOUR
FRIENDS AND BE LIKE,
THATS YOUR
GRANDMOTHER GOING
DOWN THAT BIG PIRATE
SHIP SAIL WITH A KNIFE?
THAT'S FANTASTIC. WHAT
SPECIAL MOMENTS
YOU'VE HAD WITH SUCH
AN ICONIC PERSON. AND
NOW WE CAN ALL
ACTUALLY HAVE A PIECE
OF THAT ICONIC HISTORY,
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO
SO THEY CAN LEARN
MORE PARTICIPATE AND
MAYBE HAVE SOME OF
THAT THEMSELVES.
WELL, THEY CAN FIND US
ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE
EVENT, JUST TYPE IN
MAUREEN O HARA
FACEBOOK SELLS EVENTS,
AND THERE YOU'LL FIND
THE LINK THAT WILL TAKE
YOU TO RICOCHET BOISE .
COM OUR WEBSITE, AND
WE WILL HAVE THINGS
FOR SALE THERE BUT YOU
REALLY DO WANT TO
FOLLOW US ON THE
FACEBOOK PAGE FOR
EXTRA TIPS AND CLUES
ON WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE POSTING NEXT
PERHAPS. OH, EXCELLENT I
LOVE IT, I LOVE IT. OKAY,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S
SUCH A PLEASURE
CHATTING WITH YOU.