History Creator / RitaHayworth

Rita Hayworth, born Margarita Carmen Cansino (October 17th 1918 -- May 14th 1987) was a famous film actor and one of the most iconic pin-up girls of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.

Rita Hayworth, born Margarita Carmen Cansino (October 17th 1918 -- May 14th 1987) was a famous film actress and one of the most iconic pin-up girls of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.

!!Tropes associated with Rita Hayworth's work include:

* LatinoIsBrown: Hayworth {{averted}} this with her fair looks, though studio head Harry Cohn made her look even more "white" for her roles.

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. Hayworth would later think of Welles as the one true love of her life, seeing him as the only man in her life that had ever really understood her and classified their relationship as the only time she ever been truly happy ("If this was happiness, imagine what the rest of her life had been!" commented a half-joking, half-serious Welles upon being told this), and though they would remain on friendly terms with each other, [[TheMourningAfter their breakup still weighed heavy on her for the rest of her life]]. She was also the aunt of voice actor Creator/RichardCansino. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1987, raised public awareness of the then little-known disease. Yasmin Aga Khan, her daughter by Prince Aly, looked after Hayworth for her last years of struggling with the disease, and she has since raised awareness of it along with being a strong philanthropist raising charitable funds for Alzheimer's sufferers.

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. Hayworth would later think of Welles as the one true love of her life, seeing him as the only man in her life that had ever really understood her and their relationship as the only time she ever been truly happy ("If this was happiness, imagine what the rest of her life had been!" commented a half-joking, half-serious Welles upon being told this), and though they would remain on friendly terms with each other, [[TheMourningAfter their breakup still weighed heavy on her for the rest of her life]]. She was also the aunt of voice actor Creator/RichardCansino. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1987, raised public awareness of the then little-known disease. Yasmin Aga Khan, her daughter by Prince Aly, looked after Hayworth for her last years of struggling with the disease, and she has since raised awareness of it along with being a strong philanthropist raising charitable funds for Alzheimer's sufferers.

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. Hayworth would later think of Welles as the one true love of her life, seeing him as the only man in her life that had ever really understood her and their relationship as the only time she ever been truly happy ("If this was happiness, imagine what the rest of her life had been!" commented a half-joking, half-serious Welles upon being told this), [[TheMourningAfter and their breakup weighed heavy on her for the rest of her life]]. She was also the aunt of voice actor Creator/RichardCansino. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1987, raised public awareness of the then little-known disease. Yasmin Aga Khan, her daughter by Prince Aly, looked after Hayworth for her last years of struggling with the disease, and she has since raised awareness of it along with being a strong philanthropist raising charitable funds for Alzheimer's sufferers.

* MsFanservice: Very much so, in her films and was a pin-up girl in real life.

She was born in Brooklyn to her Spanish father, Eduardo Cansino, and her American mother, Volga Hayworth. Her father was a dance teacher who started up an act with his daughter when Rita was 12. She was signed to a contract by Fox Studios and made her film debut in 1935, and spent the next few years playing mostly bit parts and dancing. After she was let go by Fox she was signed by Creator/ColumbiaPictures. Studio head Harry Cohn, whom she eventually grew to hate, gave her a RaceLift, which included electrolysis to raise her hair line, dyeing her hair red, and changing her name to her mother's maiden name of Hayworth.

Hayworth continued to enjoy success throughout TheForties, playing [[FemmeFatale femme fatales]] and appearing in more dance movies. After a four-year hiatus due to her marriage with Pakistani Prince Aly Khan, she returned to the screen in 1952 and had several more hits in TheFifties, including UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominee ''Separate Tables''. By him she had her only child, Yasmin Aga Khan (styled as Princess).

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. She was also the aunt of voice actor Creator/RichardCansino. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1987, raised public awareness of the then little-known disease. Yasmin Aga Khan, her daughter by Prince Aly, looked after Hayworth for her last years of struggling with the disease, and she has since raised awareness of it along with being a strong philanthropist raising charitable funds for Alzheimer's sufferers.

She was born in Brooklyn to a Spanish father and an American mother. Her father was a dance teacher who started up an act with his daughter when Rita was 12. She was signed to a contract by Fox Studios and made her film debut in 1935, and spent the next few years playing mostly bit parts and dancing. After she was let go by Fox she was signed by Creator/ColumbiaPictures. Studio head Harry Cohn, whom she eventually grew to hate, gave her a RaceLift, which included electrolysis to raise her hair line, dyeing her hair red, and changing her name to her mother's maiden name of Hayworth.

The famous poster is a plot point in Creator/StephenKing story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", and is seen in the film adaptation of that story, ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''.

Hayworth continued to enjoy success throughout TheForties, playing [[FemmeFatale femme fatales]] and appearing in more dance movies. After a four-year hiatus due to her marriage with Pakistani Prince Aly Khan, she returned to the screen in 1952 and had several more hits in TheFifties, including UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominee ''Separate Tables''.

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. She was also the aunt of voice actor Creator/RichardCansino. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1987, raised public awareness of the then little-known disease.

* ThoseTwoActors: She made many films with Creator/GlennFord [[note]]They were very close friends in real life and even had an affair (according to Ford) when Hayworth's marriage to Creator/OrsonWelles wasn't going well. When Hayworth died, Ford was one of her coffin's pallbearers.[[/note]], and then a few with Creator/FredAstaire.

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1987, raised public awareness of the then little-known disease.

* ''Film/SeparateTables'' (1958)

Rita Hayworth (October 17th 1918 -- May 14th 1987) was a famous film actress and one of the most iconic pin-up girls of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.

She was born Margarita Cansino in Brooklyn to a Spanish father and an American mother. Her father was a dance teacher who started up an act with his daughter when Rita was 12. She was signed to a contract by Fox Studios and made her film debut in 1935, and spent the next few years playing mostly bit parts and dancing. After she was let go by Fox she was signed by Creator/ColumbiaPictures. Studio head Harry Cohn, whom she eventually grew to hate, gave her a RaceLift, which included electrolysis to raise her hair line, dyeing her hair red, and changing her name to her mother's maiden name of Hayworth.

Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) was a famous film actress and one of the most iconic pin-up girls of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.

'''Rita Hayworth''' (1918-1987) was a famous film actress and one of the most iconic pin-up girls of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood.

She was born Margarita Cansino in Brooklyn to a Spanish father and an American mother. Her father was a dance teacher who started up an act with his daughter when Rita was 12. She was signed to a contract by Fox Studios and made her film debut in 1935, and spent the next few years playing mostly bit parts and dancing. After she was let go by Fox she was signed by Creator/ColumbiaPictures. Studio head Harry Cohn, whom she eventually grew to hate, gave her a RaceLift, which included dying her hair red and changing her name to her mother's maiden name of Hayworth.

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1988, raised public awareness of the then little-known disease.

[[caption-width-right:350:The famous poster]]

Hayworth's personal life was fairly tumultuous, with five marriages, including to the aforementioned Aly Khan as well as to Creator/OrsonWelles, who directed and co-starred with her in ''The Lady from Shanghai''. She had a drinking problem, and her erratic behavior in TheSeventies was originally misattributed to alcohol until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Her illness, which eventually led to her death in 1988, raised public awareness of the then little-known illness.

The famous poster is a plot point in Creator/StephenKing story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption", and is seen in the film adaptation of that story, ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''.