Hair in the Face

One night recently, I watched "The Quiet Man" on TV. Good movie, with a few silly exceptions. One was the theme music, the first two lines of "Isle of Innisfree" played over and over, without ever finishing it or playing another part. Another was the yards of footage of John Wayne walking; he walked like a robot.

I was reminded of seeing Maureen O'Hara on TV a few years ago. At age 80, she was still one of the most beautiful creatures imaginable. She said that during the shooting of one scene in "The Quiet Man," they had to keep re-filming because her hair kept blowing across her face, causing her to mess up the scene. The director, John Ford, finally yelled, "Can't you keep your hair out of your face?"

She yelled back, "What does a bald-headed old s.. of a b.... like you know about hair?"