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Rita Hayworth - Actress And The Great American Love Goddess | Mini Bio | BIO

Written By Biography on Thursday, Dec 05, 2013 | 08:00 AM

 
Rita Hayworth was born on October 17, 1918 in New York City. After Co-starring with Cary Grant in the 1939 film Only Angels Have Wings, Hayworth was dubbed "The Great American Love Goddess" by LIFE Magazine. From 1944 to 1947, Hayworth was named one of the top box office draws in the world. Hayworth's signature movie Gilda became famous because of her one-glove striptease. In 1947, Hayworth starred in The Lady From Shanghai and married her director, Orson Welles. But she later caused a media frenzy by leaving Hollywood and having an aggai with Prince Aly Khan, whom she later married in 1949. At the end of her career, Hayworth's health deteriorated rapidly due to alcoholism and alzheimers. Rita Hayworth died at the age of 68 on May 14, 1987. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography for more surprising stories from fascinating lives: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Biography Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/biography Twitter - https://twitter.com/biography Biography.com captures the most gripping, surprising, and fascinating stories about famous people: The biggest break. The defining opportunity. The most shattering failure. The unexpected connection. The decision that changed everything. With over 7,000 biographies and daily features that highlight newsworthy and compelling points-of-view, we are the digital source for true stories about people that matter. Rita Hayworth - Actress And The Great American Love Goddess | Mini Bio | BIO https://www.youtube.com/user/BiographyChannel