QuoteOriginally posted by ethanedwards@Jan 2 2006, 02:40 PM
Without doubt, Maureen was Duke's greatest female co-star,
and it has always been widely believed, that there was more than screen
chemistry, between them![snapback]24817[/snapback]
Very true! Apparently, they were VERY good friends away from the set, and that friendship extended far beyond the 5 films they did together.
I know, from reading (I think in Pat Stacy's book), that the Duke visited Maureen and her husband Charles Blair at their Caribbean island home, and when asked what he wanted for dinner, he answered, "Steak, steak, steak!"
And of course we all know that Miss O'Hara was instrumental in getting the U.S. Congress to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to John Wayne, which he was able to receive before his death.
Chester 
