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Rita Hayworth's final film was The Wrath of God, filmed in 1972, in which she performed as Senora De La Plata. Her daughter Yasmin continues to hold annual fundraisers for Alzheimer's in memory of her mother, raising millions of dollars a year for education, treatment, and research. Rita Hayworth stands out as a figure in Hollywood history for her somewhat tragic life and the early disintegration of her career. Her image as a famous pinup, combined with her sultry on-screen roles and sensual dancing, is perhaps how she is best remembered by historians and fans alike.
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Synopsis: Mara (Rita Hayworth) is the lonely owner of a gas station on a remote road leading to Salina, Mexico in this psychodrama. A young hippie (Robert Walker Jr.) is mistaken for her son who had left four years earlier. He is encouraged to stay and develops an amorous relationship with his supposedRead More
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Rita and Prince Aly Khan met in Cannes at a party hosted by Elsa Maxwell. After a highly publicised courtship they married on 27th May, 1949 and Rita moved to Europe. Their daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, was born in December, 1949 and later The happy couple toured Europe and Africa. Cracks began to appear... due to the completely contrasting responsibilities and way of the life each was used to and in 1951 Rita and her two daughters returned to America. There was a brief recociliation the following year but in 1953 Rita and Aly Khan were officially divorced.
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In 1949 Rita married again, this time to Prince Aly Khan. The marriage was not a happy one, and soon ended in divorce. The onset of the Alzheimer’s that killed her started early on, when Hayworth was just 42 years of age. It was not diagnosed for a further twenty years.... Rita died from the disease in New York on 14 th May 1987.
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For a short duration, Hayworth was a pin-up girl like Betty Grable. This came to a screeching halt because she was involved in a romantic scandal in 1949. She was involved with Prince Aly Khan, whom she eventually married; the marriage lasted approximately five to six years. The movies Miss Hayworth made after her divorce to the prince were touted as the best performances she had ever given.
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Born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918 in New York City, Rita was trained as a dancer by her father Eduardo, eventually appearing on stage with him. Mature-looking for her age, she was discovered by Hollywood while still a teenager, appearing in Dante's Inferno in 1935 as Rita Cansino. It was during the making of this film that Fox signed her to a 7-year contract. After Fox merged with 20th Century, Darryl Zanuck dropped her contract, reportedly after she refused his advances.
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