Rita Hayworth

“After all, a girl is - well, a girl. It’s nice to be told you’re successful at it.” - Rita Hayworth

Although they were said to fight more often than not Rita would, later in life, refer to Orson Welles as “the great love of my life.”

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Getting to know Rita better…

Haircolor: Naturally, Dark Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Hispanic

Height: 5′6″

Weight: Between 114 and 129 lbs

Religion: Roman Catholic

Collected: Perfumes

Father: Eduardo Cansino (dancer)

Mother: Volga Hayworth (Ziegfeld Follies showgirl)

Brother: Vernon (younger)

Brother: Eduardo, Jr. (younger)

Her Husbands (In order!):

Edward C. Judson (married - May 29, 1937, divorced - May 22,1942)

Orson Welles (married - Sept. 7, 1943, divorced - Dec. 1, 1948)

Prince Aly Khan (married - May 27, 1949, divorced - Jan. 27, 1953)

Dick Haymes (married - Sept. 24, 1953, divorced - Dec. 23, 1955)

James Hill (married Feb. 2, 1958, divorced - Sept. 1961)

Her Children:

Rebecca Welles (December 17, 1944)

Yasmin Khan (December 28, 1949)

Joi

Did you know that beautiful Rita Hayworth had her hairline raised with electrolysis?

Here’s are links to more pre-electrolysis pics:

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“We are all tied to our destiny and there is no way we can liberate ourselves.” - Rita Hayworth

Added a new Rita Wallpaper. It looks pretty cool on the screen full size.

Margarita Carmen Dolores Cansino was born on October 17, 1918 in New York City, New York. Her mother was of Irish descent, her father - Spanish. She would later shorten her first name to Rita and use her mother’s maiden name, Hayworth as her own.

As a child, and later as an adult, Rita was extremely shy. The only time she really came out of her shell was when she was dancing (or, later, acting). I can’t even begin to imagine why arguably Hollywood’s most beautiful being ever was shy or insecure - but she struggled with both.

Along with her dad, she danced as part of “The Cansinos” - and was apparently unusually talented, even as a pint-sized beauty. I have read so many varied accounts about the relationship between Rita and her dad: Some say he was overly-domineering, basically “pushing” her into entertainment. Others say she called her own shots and he was a kindly man who allowed her to make her own mind up. Me? I think it was closer to the first than the second. I believe it was his presence that accounted for her shyness and insecurities - she never seemed to think she was good enough for him.

It was while performing with Eduardo at The Caliente Club that she caught the eye of a vice-president at Fox Film Corporation. He invited Rita to join him and his dinner companion, columnist Louella Parsons. Louella would later refer to Rita as a “Painfully shy” girl who “couldn’t look strangers in the eye” and whose voice was so low it could hardly be heard. Sheehan (which is why he was the vp instead of Parsons!) saw the remarkable beauty and potential in Rita and set her up with a screentest. After several such tests, she was signed to a contract and began taking acting and diction lessons.

Tomorrow: Her films and, of course, love life!

Joi

(By the end of the day, we’ll have a page of Rita pics up as well as Rita Wallpapers and IM icons.)