Who is Rita Hayworth?

Rita Hayworth is American actress.

How did Rita Hayworth die?

Rita Hayworth passed away in 1987 (Alzheimer's disease).

Rita Hayworth

Q: What is Rita Hayworth known for?

Rita Hayworth is primarily known as a(n) film actor, dancer, actor, producer, stage actor, pin-up model, musician, model, television actor.

American actress

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

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

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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

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

Original publicity portrait of Rita Hayworth from the film Down to Earth (1947)

Plaque apposée sur le mur de l'ancien Hôtel de Ville de Vallauris (France) où furent célébrés deux mariages de célébrités, celui de Rita Hayworth avec le Prince Ali S. Khan en 1949, et celui de Picasso avec Jacqueline Roque en 1961.

Grave of film actress and dancer Rita Hayworth at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California (grotto, lot 196, grave 6). Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, and changed her name to Rita Hayworth in 1936 ("Rita" as an abbreviation of her first name, combined with her mother's maiden name, Hayworth). She attained fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars. She appeared in 61 films over 37 years, is listed as one of the American Film Institute's Greatest Stars of All Time, and received the National Screen Heritage Award in 1977. She died of Alzheimer's disease on May 14, 1987 in Manhattan, New York at age 68.

Sujet : The lady from Shanghai Contient : coupures de presse. - Concerne : film sorti le 24 décembre 1947 en France et le 9 juin 1948 aux États-Unis Langue : français

Sujet : Tales of Manhattan (film) Contient : coupures de presse. - Concerne : film diffusé en 1944 Langue : français

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, rita hayworth

Tasca Tia Gilda (Calle Ramón y Cajal, Miranda de Ebro)

Museo Salvatore Ferragamo

A Rita Hayworth (left) & Madonna (left) wax figures at Tijuana, Mexico.

Montage of Actors who acting in film noire: from top left to bottom Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Gene Tierney, Alan Ladd, Richard Conte, Sterling Hayden, Lana Turner and Barbara Stanwyck.