What nationality was rita hayworth
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Rita Hayworth: The life story you may not know
Rita Hayworth was more than just a Hollywood bombshell who could seductively remove a glove like no other. The Spanish American actor had staunch political beliefs and fought for her independence in an industry where men consistently controlled her—from her father to her manager-turned-husband who was twice her age.
Born into a family of performers, Hayworth's dancing prowess and enigmatic stage presence became her tickets to Hollywood even before she reached adulthood. Hayworth would play many dichotomic parts throughout her life—challenging the stereotypical confines of ethnicity in Hollywood, juggling the responsibilities of being a princess and a successful actor, and forever trying to strike a balance between her persona as a sexy siren and her longing for quieter family life.
But Hayworth's life behind the bright lights of fame was difficult. She overcame an abusive childhood, domineering husbands and managers, and battled early onset Alzheimer's disease before the disorder was well-kn
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Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
Promoting a scrap metal drive during World War II
Margarita Carmen Cansino
October 17, 1918
Brooklyn, New York City, USA
The San Remo, Manhattan, New York City, USA
(m. 1937-1943, divorced)
Orson Welles
(m. 1943-1948, divorced)
Prince Aly Khan
(m. 1949-1953, divorced)
Dick Haymes
(m. 1953-1955, divorced)
James Hill
(m. 1958-1961, divorced)
Yasmin Aga Khan
Volga Hayworth
(brother, dead)
Richard Cansino (nephew)
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Rita Hayworth
(1918-1987)
Who Was Rita Hayworth?
American film bombshell Rita Hayworth originally trained as a dancer, but she hit stardom as an actress with her appearance in The Strawberry Blonde (1941). She is best known for her performance in Charles Vidor's Gilda (1946). Her career ended with Ralph Nelson's The Wrath of God (1972). Hayworth died of Alzheimer's disease on May 14, 1987.
Early Years
Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918, in New York City. She changed her last name to Hayworth early on in her acting career on the advice of her first husband and manager, Edward Judson.
Hayworth hailed from show business stock. Her father, the Spanish-born Eduardo Cansino, was a dancer, and her mother, Volga, had been a Ziegfeld Follies girl. Soon after their daughter was born, they shortened her name to Rita Cansino. By the time Hayworth was 12, she was dancing professionally.
Still a young girl, Hayworth moved with her family to Los Angeles and eventually joined her father on the stage in nightclubs both in the United States and in Mexico
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