 When Maureen O'Hara died in October 2015, her family stated she listened to music from "The Quiet Man" during her final hours.Filmmaker George A. Romero was also said to have died listening to the score.In 1952 A. H. Weiler of "The New York Times" viewed the film "as darlin' a picture as we've seen this year," with "dialogue that is as tuneful as a lark's song."