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Martin "Marty" Maher, Jr. (June 25, 1876 – January 17, 1961) was an Irish immigrant from Ballycrine near Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland, who joined the United States Army in 1898 and rose to the rank of master sergeant.
Aug 31, 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Sgt. Martin Maher, who taught swimming to generations of cadets and became a close friend of Dwight D. Eisenhower. His memoirs inspired a classic movie and a book about his experiences at the U.S. Military Academy.
MSGT Martin “Marty” Maher. Section XIII, Row E, Site 174. Master Sergeant, US Army and beloved instructor at the US Military Academy. An Irish immigrant born in Ballycrine, County Tipperary, Ireland, he came to the United States in 1896 and worked for two years as a waiter and busboy in the Dining Facility at the US Military Academy at West ...
The Long Gray Line: Directed by John Ford. With Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis, Donald Crisp. In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- John Ford
- 1955-01-04
A 1955 drama directed by John Ford about the life of Marty Maher, an Irish immigrant and West Point instructor. Power and Maureen O'Hara star as the couple who adopt the young cadets as their own.
The Long Gray Line is a 1955 American Cinemascope Technicolor biographical comedy-drama film in CinemaScope directed by John Ford based on the life of Marty Maher and his autobiography, Bringing Up the Brass, co-written with Nardi Reeder Campion.
Aug 22, 2021 · Long Gray Line, The (1955): John Ford’s Fictionalized Biopic of Irish West Point Officer, Starring Tyrone Power. August 22, 2021 by EmanuelLevy. John Ford directed The Long Gray Line, a fact-inspired biopic of the life of Marty Maher, shot in CinemaScope.
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