Pal Joey
1957
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Apr 15, 2022 · The two married quickly and unexpectedly in 1943, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and their spur-of-the-moment nuptials drew a crowd of photographers. Their relationship didn't last too long and by 1947 it was over. However, at the time it gave Hayworth a slight break from her troubled life before meeting Welles, though their marriage wasn ...
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- Before She Was Rita
- A Painful Rise to Stardom
- Enter Orson Welles
- 'The only Happiness I Had'
- The 'Gilda' Effect
- A Fading Star
- 'The Sweetest Woman That Ever Lived'
Born Margarita Carmen Cansino in 1918, Hayworth faced hardship and heartache from her earliest years. When she was just 12, her entertainer father made her his dance partner, making her perform at wild floating casinos. He would beat her and, as Hayworth later confessed to her second husband Orson Welles, her father would sexually abuse her too. A ...
Judson wanted his wife to be a star; not because she wanted it, but because he had plenty to gain from her success. "He helped me with my career," Hayworth would say after their marriage ended, "and helped himself to my money." Despite Hayworth's quiet nature and shyness, Judson forced her to do just about anything to drum up publicity. He also had...
Director and actor Orson Welles had seen Hayworth's pinup spreads long before he ever met her, and like most people he assumed the real woman would be just like her femme fatale image. But the truth surprised him; instead of a seductress, the real Hayworth was a timid young actress still trying to find her place. He welcomed her into his circle of ...
Both eager to escape the spotlight, Hayworth and Welles moved to a mansion and planned their escape from the pressures of Hollywood. He would go into politics, and she would do anything other than the acting career she'd been pushed into. "She hated being a movie star!" Welles said. "She never got a moment's pleasure out of being a famous movie sta...
Prior to her divorce from Welles, Hayworth starred in the film Gilda, playing one of her most provocative and iconic roles. It was her performance as Gilda Mundson Farrell that would define public view of the actress, and follow her for years to come. After her second divorce, Hayworth would marry three more times – and divorce just as many. She al...
Hayworth first stared showing signs of early onset Alzheimer's in the 1960s, though she wouldn't be diagnosed until 1980. In the years leading up to her diagnosis, the actress became erratic, forgetful and sometimes violent. In the 1980s she disappeared from an appearance in Brazil, only to be discovered soon after sitting on a beach watching child...
Hayworth died in 1987, following complications associated with her Alzheimer's. Though she died single, Welles was widely regarded as the greatest love of her life. Leaming wrote of their relationship: "Rita told him, 'You know the only happiness I've ever had in my life has been with you.' "Welles was overwhelmed with guilt about how badly he had ...
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Sep 23, 2020 · The two would battle over contracts, script approval, and Hayworth’s love life until Pal Joey, her final film for Columbia, in 1957. “As she got older, she got a little more guts,” her ...
Jul 25, 2023 · Hayworth—who, it turns out, was also pregnant at the time—accepted his marriage proposal. With Khan now also divorced, he and Hayworth married in Cannes in May 1949 in front of hundreds of guests who drank 600 bottles of champagne and ate 50 pounds of caviar. Their daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan, was born in December 1949.
Nov 1, 2021 · November 1, 2021 6:00am. Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth get married Courtesy of AP. The news sent photogs rushing to the Santa Monica Courthouse on Sept. 7, 1943. “I’m going to marry Orson Welles ...
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 in total over 37 years.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Hayworth's marriage to Welles in 1943, and subsequent divorce from the director and actor in 1948, garnered plenty of press. It was Hayworth's second marriage, and the couple had a daughter, Rebecca.
