Rita Hayworth

Posted February 14, 200718 yr

Rita is one of my all-time favorite actresses, she should have her thread!!! :yes:

Bio

- taken from wikipedia.org

Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and Irish descent who reached fame during the 1940s as the era's leading sex symbol. She was sometimes called "The Love Goddess" or "The Great American Love Goddess," and was celebrated as an expert dancer and great beauty.

Early career

Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino, the daughter of Eduardo Cansino (Sr.) and Volga Haworth (sic) in Brooklyn, New York. She was trained as a dancer from childhood, and was on stage by the age of six as a member of The Cansinos, a famous family of Roma Gitano Spanish dancers working in vaudeville. At age sixteen Rita attracted the attention of film producers as part of "The Dancing Cansinos" and was signed by Fox Studios in 1935. After her option was not renewed by Fox, Rita freelanced at minor film studios before signing with Columbia Pictures in 1937.

Rita's metamorphosis began after a name change from Rita Cansino to Rita Hayworth and extensive painful electrolysis to raise her hairline. After two more years of minor roles she gave an impressive performance in Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings (1939) as part of an ensemble cast headed by Cary Grant . Her sensitive portrayal of a disillusioned wife sparked the interest of other studios. Between assignments at Columbia Pictures she was borrowed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer for George Cukor's Susan and God (1940) with Joan Crawford and Warner Brothers for Raoul Walsh's The Strawberry Blonde (1941) with James Cagney.

While on loan to Fox Studios for Rouben Mamoulian's Blood and Sand (1941) starring Tyrone Power, Rita achieved stardom with her sizzling performance as the amoral and seductive Doña Sol des Muire. This Technicolor film forever branded her as one of Hollywood's most beautiful redheads. Ironically, Carole Landis was the original choice for the role but was replaced by Rita Hayworth prior to filming because she refused to dye her blonde hair red. Fox then borrowed Rita from Columbia and dyed her raven hair auburn which soon became Hayworth's best remembered feature. Her stardom was solidified when she made the cover of Time Magazine as Fred Astaire's new dancing partner in You'll Never Get Rich (1941).

Super Stardom

The "love goddess" image was cemented with Bob Landry's 1941 Life magazine photograph of her (kneeling on a bed in a silk and lace nightgown), which caused a sensation and became (at over five million copies) one of the most requested wartime pinups. During World War II she ranked with Betty Grable, Dorothy Lamour, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner as the pinup girls most popular with servicemen. Rita would also become Columbia's biggest star of the 1940s, under the watchful eye of studio chief Harry Cohn, who recognized her value. After she made Tales of Manhattan (1942) at Twentieth Century Fox opposite Charles Boyer, Cohn would not allow Hayworth to be loaned out to other studios.

Hayworth's well-known films include the musicals that made her famous: You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and You Were Never Lovelier (1942) (both with Fred Astaire, who wrote in his autobiography that Rita "danced with trained perfection and individuality"), My Gal Sal (1942) with Victor Mature, and her best known musical, Cover Girl (1944) with Gene Kelly. Although her singing voice was dubbed in her movies, Rita was one of Hollywood's best dancers, imbued with power, precision, tremendous enthusiasm, and an unearthly grace. Cohn continued to effectively showcase Hayworth's talents in Technicolor films: Tonight and Every Night (1945) with Lee Bowman, and Down to Earth (1947), with Larry Parks. Her erotic appeal was most notable in Gilda (1946), a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor, which encountered some difficulty with censors. This role — in which Hayworth in black satin performed a legendary one-glove striptease — made her into a cultural icon as the ultimate femme fatale. Alluding to her bombshell status, in 1946 her likeness was placed on the first nuclear bomb to be tested after World War II at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, as part of Operation Crossroads.

Hayworth performed one of her best remembered dance routines, the samba from 1945's Tonight and Every Night, while pregnant with her first child, Rebecca Welles. Hayworth was also the first dancer to partner both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly on film - the others being Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse, Vera Ellen, and Leslie Caron.

Hayworth gave one of her most acclaimed performances in Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai (1948), though it failed at the box office. The failure was in part attributed to the fact that director/co-star Welles had Hayworth's famous red locks cut off and the rest dyed blonde for her role. This was done without Harry Cohn's knowledge or approval who was furious over the change. Her next film, The Loves of Carmen (1948) with Glenn Ford, was the first film co-produced by Columbia and Rita's own production company, The Beckworth Corporation (named for her daughter Rebecca). It was Columbia's biggest moneymaker for that year. She received a percentage of the profits from this and all of her subsequent films until 1955, when Hayworth dissolved Beckworth to pay off debts she owed to Columbia.

Marriage to Prince Aly Khan, and later career

Rita left her film career in 1948 to marry Prince Aly Khan, the heir to the Aga Khan III, leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims. The couple moved to Europe, causing a media frenzy. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, in writing and directing 1954's The Barefoot Contessa, was said to have based his title character, Maria Vargas (played on film by Ava Gardner), on Hayworth's life and her marriage to Khan.

After the marriage collapsed in 1951, Hayworth returned to America with great fanfare to film a string of hit films: Affair in Trinidad (1952) with favorite costar Glenn Ford, Salome (1953) with Charles Laughton and Stewart Granger, and Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) with Jose Ferrer and Aldo Ray, for which her performance won critical acclaim. Then she was off the big screen for another four years, due mainly to a tumultuous marriage to singer Dick Haymes. In 1957, after making Fire Down Below with Robert Mitchum and Jack Lemmon, and her last musical Pal Joey with Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak, Rita finally left Columbia. She got good reviews for her acting in such films as Separate Tables (1958) with Burt Lancaster and The Story on Page One (1960) with Anthony Franciosa, and continued working throughout the 1960s. Hayworth made her last film, The Wrath of God , in 1972.

Personal life

Rita Hayworth liked horses and Thoroughbred horse racing, and became a member of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Her husband Prince Aly Kahn and his family were heavily involved in horse racing and Hayworth's filly Double Rose won several races in France and notably finished second in the 1949 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Naturally shy and reclusive, Hayworth was the antithesis of the characters she played. She once complained "Men go to bed with Gilda, but they wake up with me". She was close to her frequent co-star and next-door neighbour Glenn Ford.

According to Barbara Leaming's biography on Hayworth, If This Was Happiness, her relationships with men were often difficult due to the physical, sexual and emotional abuse she endured from her father at a young age. These revelations were made during interviews with Orson Welles in later years. She confided in him about the incest in particular, as well as several beatings. At one point in the biography Welles recalls that when Cansino tried to visit he would always have to throw him out. "He was a terrible man," Welles recalls. "And she really hated him. She couldn't deal with him at all." However, the fact that Rita remained close to her father, and even hired him as choreographer for her film "The Loves of Carmen", would seem to contradict this.

Hayworth was married five times: first to Edward C. Judson (1937-1943), followed by actor-director Orson Welles (1943-1948, one daughter Rebecca Welles), to Prince Aly Khan (1949-1953, one daughter Princess Yasmin Aga Khan), then to actor-singer Dick Haymes (1953-1955), and finally to director James Hill (1958-1961). She also had a nephew named Richard Cansino, who is a voice actor in anime and video games; he has done most of his work under the name "Richard Hayworth".

Final years

After about 1960, Hayworth suffered from extremely early onset of Alzheimer's disease, which was not diagnosed until 1980. She continued to act in films until the early-1970s and made a well-publicized appearance on The Carol Burnett Show near the end of her career. In 1977, Hayworth was the recipient of the National Screen Heritage Award (see above photo). Lynda Carter starred in a 1983 biopic of her life. She lived in an apartment at the San Remo in New York City.

Following her death from Alzheimer's in 1987 at age 68, she was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California; location: Grotto, Lot 196, Grave 6 (right of main sidewalk, near the curb). Her marker includes the inscription ""To yesterday's companionship and tomorrow's reunion."

One of the major fundraisers for the Alzheimer's Association is the annual Rita Hayworth Gala, which is held in New York City and Chicago. Hayworth’s daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, has been the hostess for these events, which since 1985 have raised more than $42 million for the Association.

Filmography

- taken from imdb.org

1. The Wrath of God (1972) .... Señora De La Plata

2. The Naked Zoo (1971) .... Mrs. Golden

... aka The Grove

... aka The Hallucinators

3. Road to Salina (1970) .... Mara

... aka Quando il sole scotta (Italy)

... aka Route de Salina, La

... aka Sur la route de Salina (France)

4. Bastardi, I (1968) .... Martha

... aka Bâtard, Le (France)

... aka Bastard, Der (West Germany)

... aka Sons of Satan

... aka The Cats

5. Avventuriero, L' (1967) .... Aunt Caterina

... aka The Rover (USA)

6. Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) .... Monique Markos

... aka Danger Grows Wild (UK)

... aka Mohn ist auch eine Blume (Austria)

... aka Opération opium (France)

... aka Papavero è anche un fiore, Il (Italy)

... aka The Opium Connection (USA: video title)

... aka The Poppy Is Also a Flower (USA)

7. The Money Trap (1965) .... Rosalie Kelly

8. Circus World (1964) .... Lili Alfredo

... aka Samuel Bronston's Circus World

... aka The Magnificent Showman (UK)

9. The Happy Thieves (1962) .... Eve Lewis

10. The Story on Page One (1959) .... Josephine 'Jo' Brown Morris

11. They Came to Cordura (1959) .... Adelaide Geary

12. Separate Tables (1958) .... Ann Shankland

13. Pal Joey (1957) .... Vera Simpson

14. Fire Down Below (1957) .... Irena

15. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) .... Sadie Thompson

16. Salome (1953) .... Princess Salome

... aka Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils (USA)

17. Affair in Trinidad (1952) .... Chris Emery

18. The Loves of Carmen (1948) .... Carmen

19. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) .... Elsa Bannister

20. Down to Earth (1947) .... Terpsichore/Kitty Pendleton

21. Gilda (1946) .... Gilda Mundson Farrell

22. Tonight and Every Night (1945) .... Rosalind Bruce

23. Cover Girl (1944) .... Rusty Parker/Maribelle Hicks (in flashback sequence)

24. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) .... Maria Acuña

25. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... Ethel Halloway

26. My Gal Sal (1942) .... Sally Elliott

27. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) .... Sheila Winthrop

28. Blood and Sand (1941) .... Doña Sol des Muire

29. Affectionately Yours (1941) .... Irene Malcolm

30. The Strawberry Blonde (1941) .... Virginia Brush

31. Angels Over Broadway (1940) .... Nina Barone

32. The Lady in Question (1940) .... Natalie Roguin aka Jean Renie

33. Susan and God (1940) .... Leonora Stubbs

... aka The Gay Mrs. Trexel (UK)

34. Blondie on a Budget (1940) .... Joan Forrester

35. Music in My Heart (1940) .... Patricia 'Patsy' O'Malley

36. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) .... Judith 'Judy' MacPherson

37. The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) .... Karen

... aka The Lone Wolf's Daughter (UK)

38. Homicide Bureau (1939) .... J.G. Bliss

39. The Renegade Ranger (1938) .... Judith Alvarez

40. Juvenile Court (1938) .... Marcia Adams

41. Convicted (1938) .... Jerry Wheeler

42. There's Always a Woman (1938) .... Mary

43. Special Inspector (1938) .... Patricia Lane

... aka Across the Border (Canada: English title)

44. Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938) .... Gail Preston

45. The Shadow (1937) .... Mary Gillespie

... aka The Circus Shadow (UK)

46. Paid to Dance (1937) .... Betty Morgan

... aka Hard to Hold (USA: new title)

47. Life Begins with Love (1937) (uncredited) .... Girl Friend

48. The Game That Kills (1937) .... Betty Holland

49. Girls Can Play (1937) .... Sue Collins

50. Criminals of the Air (1937) .... Rita Owens

51. Trouble in Texas (1937) (as Rita Cansino) .... Carmen Serano

52. Hit the Saddle (1937) (as Rita Cansino) .... Rita

53. Old Louisiana (1937) (as Rita Cansino) .... Angela Gonzales

... aka Louisiana Gal (USA: reissue title)

54. Rebellion (1936) (as Rita Cansino) .... Paula Castillo

... aka Lady from Frisco (USA: reissue title)

... aka Treason (UK)

55. Meet Nero Wolfe (1936) (as Rita Cansino) .... Maria Maringola

56. Dancing Pirate (1936) .... Los Polomas dancer

57. Human Cargo (1936) (as Rita Cansino) .... Carmen Zoro

58. Professional Soldier (1935) (uncredited) (as Rita Cansino) .... Gypsy Dancer

59. Paddy O'Day (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Tamara Petrovitch

60. Piernas de seda (1935) (uncredited) .... Ballerina

... aka Silk Legs (USA)

61. Dante's Inferno (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Dancer

62. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Nayda

63. Under the Pampas Moon (1935) (as Rita Cansino) .... Carmen

64. In Caliente (1935) (scenes deleted)

... aka Viva Senorita (USA: poster title)

65. Cruz Diablo (1934) (uncredited) .... Extra

... aka The Devil's Cross

66. Anna Case in La Fiesta (1926) (unconfirmed) .... A Dancing Cansino

... aka Anna Case with the Dancing Cansinos

... aka Fiesta, La

Soundtrack - filmography

(1950s) (1940s) (1930s)

1. Pal Joey (1957) (performer: "Zip", "Bewitched")

2. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) (performer: "HEAR NO EVIL", "THE HEAT IS ON", "BLUE PACIFIC BLUES")

3. Affair in Trinidad (1952) (performer: "I'VE BEEN KISSED BEFORE", "TRINIDAD LADY")

4. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) (performer: "Please Don't Kiss Me")

5. Down to Earth (1947) (performer: "Let's Stay Young Forever", "This Can't Be Legal", "People Have More Fun Than Anyone", "Greek Ballet", "The Muses Come To Earth")

6. Gilda (1946) (performer: "Amado Mio", "Put the Blame on Mame")

7. Tonight and Every Night (1945) (performer: "Tonight and Every Night", "What Does an English Girl Think of a Yank?", "You Excite Me", "The Boy I Left Behind", "Cry and You Cry Alone") ("Anywhere")

8. Cover Girl (1944) (performer: "THE SHOW MUST GO ON", "WHO'S COMPLAINING?", "SURE THING", "MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW", "PUT ME TO THE TEST", "LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY", "POOR JOHN") ("COVER GIRL (THAT GIRL ON THE COVER)")

9. You Were Never Lovelier (1942) (performer: "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942), "I'm Old Fashioned" (1942), "The Shorty George" (1942)) ("Dearly Beloved" (1942))

10. My Gal Sal (1942) (performer: "ON THE GAY WHITE WAY", "COME TELL ME WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER, YES OR NO", "OH, THE PITY OF IT ALL", "HERE YOU ARE", "ON THE BANKS OF THE WABASH", "ME AND MY FELLA AND A BIG UMBRELLA", "MY GAL SAL")

11. You'll Never Get Rich (1941) (performer: "Boogie Barcarolle" (1941), "So Near and Yet So Far" (1941), "The Wedding Cake Walk" (1941))

12. Blood and Sand (1941) (performer: "Verde luna")

13. Criminals of the Air (1937) (performer: "Rumbarita")

14. Hit the Saddle (1937) (performer: "Winding the Trail")

15. Paddy O'Day (1935) (performer: "Which is Which")

Producer - filmography

(1960s) (1950s) (1940s)

1. The Happy Thieves (1962) (producer)

2. Salome (1953) (producer) (uncredited)

... aka Salome: The Dance of the Seven Veils (USA)

3. Affair in Trinidad (1952) (producer) (uncredited)

4. The Loves of Carmen (1948) (producer) (uncredited)

The pictures I found by using google and Dr. Macro's Website.

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February 15, 200718 yr

Thanks CarMELita for this thread I love her,she is a very very talented actress and she is very beautiful :)Her films are very excellent

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February 15, 200718 yr

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Thanks CarMELita for this thread I love her,she is a very very talented actress and she is very beautiful :)Her films are very excellent

Great to have someone appreciate this as much as me :hug:

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February 15, 200718 yr

Thanks CarMELita for this thread I love her,she is a very very talented actress and she is very beautiful :)Her films are very excellent

Great to have someone appreciate this as much as me

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