Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth (real name Margarita Carmen Cansino) (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was a famous American film star of Spanish and Irish descent during the 1940s who was sometimes called "The Love Goddess" or "The Great American Love Goddess." She was also celebrated as an expert dancer and as a great beauty.

Personal Life

Shy and reclusive in real life, Rita was the antithesis of the characters she played. She once complained that all the men she knew fell in love with Gilda, but woke up with her.

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She was close to her frequent co-star and next door neighbour Glenn Ford.

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She was married five times:

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• 1) Edward C.Judson (1937-1943)
• 2) The actor-director Orson Welles (1943-1948) - (one daughter Rebecca Welles)
• 3) Prince Aly Khan (1949-1953) - (one daughter Princess Yasmin Aly Khan)
• 4) The actor-singer Dick Haymes (1953-1955)
• 5) The director James Hill (1958-1961)