Rita Hayworth

Name: Rita Hayworth
Birth Name: Margarita Carmen Cansino
Height: 5' 6''
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: October 17, 1918
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York
Profession: actress, former dancer
Place of Death: May 14, 1987
Death Date: New York
Death Cause: Alzheimer's disease
Husband/Wife: Prince Aly Khan (married May 27,1949; divorced on January 26, 1953), Orson Welles (married on September 7, 1943; divorced on December 1, 1948), Edward C. Judson (married on May 29, 1937; divorced on May 24, 1943)
Father: Eduardo Cansino (Latin dancer; married in 1917)
Mother: Volga Hayworth (showgirl; married in 1917)
Aunt: Elisa
Daughter: Rebecca Welles (father: Orson Welles; born on December, 17 1945), Yasmin Khan (father: Prince Aly Khan; born on December 28, 1948;)
   

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RITA HAYWORTH NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • The annual Rita Hayworth charity gala, managed by daughter Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, raised $1.8 million in 1999 alone for the Alzheimer's Assn.
  • Rita appeared in 5 movies with classic leading actor, Glenn Ford, best known for their romantic pairing in the classic hit GILDA (1946).
  • Some legends say the Margarita cocktail was named for her when she was dancing under her real name in a Tijuana, Mexico nightclub.
  • Her dancer father Eduardo Cansino, himself the son of a dancer, came to New York from Spain in 1913 with sister Elisa.
  • Appeared 5 times on the cover of Life Magazine.
  • The famous Bob Landry photo of Rita in Life, 11 August 1941, p. 33, made her the number 2 soldier pin-up of World War II.
  • Her singing was dubbed by Nan Wynn (1941-44), Martha Mears (1945), Anita Ellis (1946-48), and Jo Ann Greer (1952-57).
  • She owns the production company Hillworth Productions A.G. together with her 5th husband James Hill (II).
  • Played the sister of Barbara Stanwyck in A MESSAGE TO GARCIA (1936), but after a test screening all her scenes were cut at the request of Darryl F. Zanuck.
  • Her face was glued onto an A-bomb which was dropped on the Bikini Atol during a test in 1946.
  • Through her father she is descended from the Spanish Jews. And through her mother she is part Irish and part English.
  • In the early 1940s she replaced Jean Arthur as the top female star at Columbia Picture. Coincidentally, the 2 stars share the same birthday (October 17).
  • Amused by Charles Boyer's thick French accent, she giggled her way through the filming of their love scenes together in TALES OF MANHATTAN (1942).
  • Was to appear in TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS (1973) but left after a short time on the set. She was replaced by Kim Novak.
  • Her movie the prisoners are watching in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) is GILDA (1946).
  • Her singing in YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER (1942) was dubbed by Nan Wynn.
  • CRIMINALS OF THE AIR (1937): Her name change came between the preview (where she was credited as Rita Cansino) and the release print.
  • Was nominated Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in 1965 for CIRCUS WORLD.

Quotes
  • "Men go to bed with Gilda, but wake up with me."
  • "I haven't had everything from life. I've had too much."
  • "I never really thought of myself as a sex goddess; I felt I was more a comedian who could dance".

Awards
  • Golden Apple Awards: Sour Apple - Least Cooperative Actress (1952)
  • Golden Apple Awards: Sour Apple - Least Cooperative Actress (1948)
FAN SITES  
  • Classic Movies: Rita Hayworth
    http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/9766/hayworth.html
    This site is merely a collection of links broken into categories, such as bio, filmography, articles, news and more.
  • The Lovely Rita Hayworth
    http://www.matineetoday.com/RITA/RITAPGE2/RITAJ.html
    Decent site about the lovely Rita Hayworth. Includes pictures taken from various sources, filmography and music.
  • Rita Hayworth
    http://www.glamournet.com/legends/Rita/
    A tribute to Rita Hayworth, featuring biography, news, images, related links, and Rita Hayworth fan club info.
  • Mark Edmonds' Rita Hayworth Page
    http://www.mmje.demon.co.uk/hayworth.htm
    Fan page with biography, gallery, filmography, books, magazines, fan club, related links and Gilda section.
  • Divas - The Site/Acting Divas/Rita Hayworth
    http://home2.planetinternet.be/verjans/Acting_Divas/Rita_Hay
    worth.htm
    Decent site, featuring profile, life story, personal quotes, nickname lists, gallery, and related links.