Rita Hayworth

American actress

Photo by: Columbia Pictures; photographer not identified · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:October 17, 1918

Died:May 14, 1987

Age at death:68

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Alzheimer's Disease

Zodiac Sign:Libra

Height:1.68 m (5′6″)

Born in:New York City, United States

Buried in:United States

Languages:English

Stage Actor Actor Pin-up Model Model Television Actor Dancer Film Actor Producer Musician

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Famous For

Notable Work

GildaThe Lady from ShanghaiCircus World

Movies & TV

GildaThe Lady from ShanghaiSeparate TablesOnly Angels Have WingsBlood and Sand

Songs & Albums

Fire Down Below

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Rita Hayworth

American actress

Biography

Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films over 38 years. The press nicknamed her "The Love Goddess" during the peak of her fame in the 1940s. She was the second favorite pin-up girl for GIs during World War II, after Betty Grable. Hayworth is widely known for her performance in the 1946 film Gilda, opposite Glenn Ford, in which she played the femme fatale in her first major dramatic role. She is also known for her performances in Only Angels Have Wings (1939), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), Blood and Sand (1941), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Pal Joey (1957), and Separate Tables (1958). Fred Astaire, with whom she made two films, You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and You Were Never Lovelier (1942), once called her his favorite dance partner. She also starred in the Technicolor musical Cover Girl (1944), with Gene Kelly. She is listed as one of the top 25 female motion picture stars of all time in the American Film Institute's survey AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Hayworth received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1645 Vine Street in 1960. In 1980, Hayworth was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which contributed to her death in 1987 at age 68. The public disclosure and discussion of her illness drew attention to Alzheimer's and helped increase public and private funding for research into the disease.

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Quotes

“I've had a lot of unhappiness in my life — and a lot of happiness. Who doesn't? Maybe I've learned enough to be able to guide my daughters.”

— AP reports, (November 1, 1963)

“I have always felt that one of the secrets of real beauty is simplicity.”

— Article written as guest columnist for Arlene Dahl, headlined "Rita Hayworth Sees Simplicity As Part Of Beauty" in The Toledo Blade (March 11, 1964)

“Perhaps if we thought for a second of the classic, simple elegance of the Spanish lady it might help us to be "simply" ourselves.”

— Article written as guest columnist for Arlene Dahl, headlined "Rita Hayworth Sees Simplicity As Part Of Beauty" in The Toledo Blade (March 11, 1964)

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Photos

Photo of Rita Hayworth from the American film Down to Earth (1947)

Portrait of Rita Hayworth from Americian film Gilda (1946). See also film still. No copyright notice.

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, rita hayworth

Museo Salvatore Ferragamo

Rita Hayworth in 1977 at a National Film Society convention in Washington D.C. with her National Screen Heritage Award

Randy Neil with Rita Hayworth in 1977 at a National Film Society convention in Washington D.C.

This was one of the last public appearances, maybe the last, of Rita Hayworth. She lived ten more years in declining mental and physical health, dying of alzheimer's disease in 1987. This photo was taken in early November, 1977 in the Palladin Room at the Shoreham Americana Hotel in Washington DC at a National Film Society convention. This was one of Rita's last official public appearances, perhaps the last. She is accepting the National Screen Heritage Award. We didn't know it at the time, but she was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. This photograph is used on Wikipedia with an incorrect date of 1978. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1977/11/03/rita-hayworth-revisited/06a81514-a8b5-4ac2-9734-73b8532aba2d" rel="nofollow">www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1977/11/03/rita-...</a> Scanned from the original black and white 35MM film negative. Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks!