Ireland-born MAUREEN O’HARA was not only one of the silver screen's great actresses, she was also a strong independent woman who did not suffer fools gladly. When Confidential magazine, a tabloid known for false stories and unethical journalistic practices, came for her in 1957, she fought back with a vengeance. Her efforts, along with DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, ROBERT MITCHUM, LIZABETH SCOTT, and a bevy of other stars, helped stop the scandal-crazed magazine in its sleazy tracks. Read all about the events and trial that would shocked a nation. 

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Sources:

’Tis Herself, (2005), by Maureen O’Hara, with John Nicolletti

Searching For John Ford, (2011), by Joseph McBride

Confidential Confidential: The Inside Story of Hollywood’s Notorious Scandal Magazine (2008), by Samantha Barbos

Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, America’s Most Scandalous Magazine (2010), by Henry E. Scott

“The Continental Magazine Trial: An Account” (2010), by Douglas O. Linder, University of Kansas City Law School Review

“Confidential’s Reign of Terror,” April 1, 2003, by Neal Gabler, Vanity Fair

“The Press: Putting the Papers to Bed,” April 26, 1957, Time magazine

“Magazine Raises Obscenity Issues,” August 21, 1957, by Gladwin Hill, The New York Times

“Hollywood Flashback: In 1957 the ‘Confidential’ Trail Scandalized Hollywood,” April 4, 2022, by Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter

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