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Stage Name: Rita Hayworth (AKA Rita Cansino)
Birth Name: Margarita Carmen Cansino
Occupation: Actress / Dancer / Singer /Pinup Model
Years Active: 1934–1972
Notable Works: Rita Hayworth was one of the most popular pinups during WWII she her popularity grew to make her an American Sex Symbol, called a Sex Goddess. She made some good Hollywood movies her first big success, The Strawberry Blonde (1941); her splendid dancing with Fred Astaire in You'll Never Get Rich (1941) made her a star; when the cameras rolled she turn on a explosive sexual charisma that in Gilda (1946) made her a superstar and a 1940s sexual icon. Despite appearing in 61 films over 37 years, including many leading roles in successful classic films, she never received an Academy Award or Oscar nomination;(was nominated for Golden Globe Award as 1965 best actress Circus World) nonetheless, Rita Hayworth is listed as one of the American Film Institute's Greatest Stars of All Time.
Date/Place Birth: October 17, 1918 (1918-10-17); Brooklyn, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date/Death/Cause: Rita Hayworth died May 14, 1987 at age 68 of Alzheimer's disease while in her Manhattan apartment, New York, New York, U.S.A.; she was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California (location: Grotto, Lot 196, Grave 6). Her headstone includes the inscription: "To yesterday's companionship and tomorrow's reunion."
Spouse(s) & Children: Hayworth had five marriages, which all ended in divorce, with each one lasting five years or less: 1) Edward Charles Judson (1937–1942); 2) Orson Welles (1943–1948, one daughter: Rebecca Welles); 3) Prince Aly Khan (1949–1953, one daughter: Princess Yasmin Aga Khan); 4) Dick Haymes (1953–1955); and, 5) James Hill (1958–1961).
Short Biography: Rita Hayworth began taking her first dance lessons at age 3 ½ and sidestepped the child labor laws preventing children from being nightclub entertainers as a teen by working in the popular tourist nightclubs south of the boarder in Tijuana in Mexico. When Pearl Harbor was bombed Rita Hayworth was 21 making her just the right age to engage the American troops, and she did in a big way.
As America was headed for World War II, culture responded, giving the American G.I. the pin-up girl or “cheesecake” photos to take to battle with them for comfort and to remind them what they were fighting for, young Hollywood stars Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable being the most popular pin-ups with the troops. Rita Hayworth’s was perfect being just published with the famous sultry satin negligee shoot; Hollywood also handed out copies of their movies that were shown to all branches of our military services at war around the globe; she went on to provide the world with a long lifetime of beauty and good entertainment. read a complete Rita Hayworth mini biography from IMDb