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Biography
Spanish dancer Eduardo Cansino's daughter Margarita trained as a
dancer from early childhood. At age 12, mature-looking Rita joined
Eduardo's stage act, in which she was spotted 3 years later by Fox
studio head Winfield Sheehan, leading to her first studio contract
and film debut at age 16 in _Dante's Inferno (1935)_ (qv). Her Fox
contract was dropped after 5 small roles, but expert, exploitative
promotion by first husband Edward Judson soon brought Rita a new
contract at Columbia, where studio head 'Harry Cohn (I)' (qv)
changed her name to Hayworth and approved raising her hairline by
electrolysis. After 13 mainly minor roles, Columbia lent her to
Warner Brothers for her first big success, _Strawberry Blonde, The
(1941)_ (qv); her splendid dancing with Astaire in _You'll Never
Get Rich (1941)_ (qv) made her a star. In person Rita was shy,
quiet, and unassuming; only when the cameras rolled did she turn on
the explosive sexual charisma that in _Gilda (1946)_ (qv) made her
a superstar. To Rita, though, domestic bliss was a more important,
if elusive, goal, and in 1949 she interrupted her career for
marriage, unhappy almost from the start, to playboy 'Prince Aly
Khan' (qv). Her films after divorce from Aly include perhaps her
best straight acting performances, _Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)_
(qv) and _They Came to Cordura (1959)_ (qv). From 1960 (age 42),
early onset of Alzheimer's disease (undiagnosed until 1980) limited
Rita's powers; the last few roles in her 60-film career were
increasingly small. Almost helpless by 1981, Rita was cared for by
daughter Yasmin until her death at age 68.
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
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Romane Bohringer Florence Thomassin
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1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones, The (1988)
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Shelley Winters Grace Kelly Marilyn Monroe Juliet Mills Silvana Mangano Elizabeth Taylor Joan Fontaine
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That's Action (1977)
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Hedy Lamarr Marlene Dietrich Barbara Stanwyck Joan Crawford
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Wrath of God, The (1972)
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Paula Pritchett
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Road to Salina (1971)
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Nude Zoo, The (1971)
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Bastardi, I (1968)
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Claudine Auger
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Avventuriero, L' (1967)
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Rosanna Schiaffino
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Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)
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Grace Kelly Angie Dickinson Senta Berger
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Money Trap, The (1965)
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Elke Sommer
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Love Goddesses, The (1965)
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Louise Brooks Sophia Loren Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr Clara Bow Jean Harlow Marilyn Monroe Marlene Dietrich Elizabeth Taylor Betty Grable Brigitte Bardot Mae West Carole Lombard Dorothy Lamour Ingrid Bergman Myrna Loy Audrey Hepburn Greta Garbo Barbara Stanwyck
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Circus World (1964)
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Claudia Cardinale
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Happy Thieves, The (1962)
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Lykke og krone (1962)
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Sophia Loren Zsa Zsa Gabor Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor Brigitte Bardot Joan Crawford
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They Came to Cordura (1959)
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Story on Page One, The (1959)
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Separate Tables (1958)
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Deborah Kerr
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Pal Joey (1957)
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Kim Novak
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Fire Down Below (1957)
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Marg Helgenberger Jenna Jameson
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Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Grows Up (1954)
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Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
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Salome (1953)
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Pamela Salem Jo Champa
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Champagne Safari (1952)
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Affair in Trinidad (1952)
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Lady from Shanghai, The (1948)
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Loves of Carmen, The (1948)
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Down to Earth (1947)
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Gilda (1946)
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Tonight and Every Night (1945)
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Shelley Winters
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Cover Girl (1944)
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Shelley Winters
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Show Business at War (1943)
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Hedy Lamarr Irene Dunne Loretta Young Marlene Dietrich Carole Lombard Dorothy Lamour Myrna Loy
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My Gal Sal (1942)
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You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
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Tales of Manhattan (1942)
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Elsa Lanchester Marion Martin
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Blood and Sand (1941)
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Affectionately Yours (1941)
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Strawberry Blonde, The (1941)
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You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
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Susan and God (1940)
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Joan Crawford
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Lady in Question, The (1940)
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Music in My Heart (1940)
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Angels Over Broadway (1940)
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Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 6 (1940)
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Barbara Stanwyck
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Blondie on a Budget (1940)
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Homicide Bureau (1939)
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Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
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Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, The (1939)
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Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
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There's Always a Woman (1938)
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Joan Blondell
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Convicted (1938)
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Special Inspector (1938)
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Renegade Ranger, The (1938)
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Juvenile Court (1938)
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Old Louisiana (1937)
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Trouble in Texas (1937)
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Shadow, The (1937)
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Criminals of the Air (1937)
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Game That Kills, The (1937)
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Paid to Dance (1937)
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Girls Can Play (1937)
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Hit the Saddle (1937)
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Life Begins with Love (1937)
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Rebellion (1936)
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Human Cargo (1936)
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Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
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Dancing Pirate (1936)
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Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
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In Caliente (1935)
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Paddy O'Day (1935)
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Dante's Inferno (1935)
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Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
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Cruz Diablo (1934)
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Fiesta, La (1926)
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Anna Case with the Dancing Cansinos (1926)
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