Rita Hayworth [ˈɹiːtə ˈheɪwɝθ], née Margarita Carmen Cansino le 17 octobre 1918 à New York et morte le 14 mai 1987 dans la même ville, est une actrice et danseuse américaine, d'origines irlandaise, anglaise et espagnole.
Elle fut l'un des grands sex symbol féminins des années 1940. Surnommée « la déesse de l’amour », elle devient une actrice mythique du cinéma américain avec son rôle principal dans le film Gilda. Elle fut l’épouse d’Orson Welles, du prince Ali Khan et de Dick Haymes. Wikipedia
“Nobody makes up my mind for me. They used to at Columbia.”
As quoted in "Rita Remains Striking, Trim, Busy" in The Palm Beach Post (16 October 1969) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19691016&id=MHwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j7UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2776,5246577
As quoted in New York Times (25 October 1970)
“I've had a lot of unhappiness in my life — and a lot of happiness. Who doesn't?”
AP reports, (1 November 1963)
Contexte: I've had a lot of unhappiness in my life — and a lot of happiness. Who doesn't? Maybe I've learned enough to be able to guide my daughters.
“I never made nude movies. I didn't have to do that. I danced.”
As quoted in "Rita Remains Striking, Trim, Busy" in The Palm Beach Post (16 October 1969)]
Contexte: Everybody else does nude scenes, but I don't. I never made nude movies. I didn't have to do that. I danced. … I was provocative, I guess in some things. But I was not completely exposed.
“Men fell in love with Gilda, but they wake up with me.”
As quoted in Rita Hayworth : Portrait of a Love Goddess (1977) by John Kobal
Article written as guest columnist for Arlene Dahl, headlined "Rita Hayworth Sees Simplicity As Part Of Beauty" in The Toledo Blade (11 March 1964)
“I have always felt that one of the secrets of real beauty is simplicity.”
Article written as guest columnist for Arlene Dahl, headlined "Rita Hayworth Sees Simplicity As Part Of Beauty" in The Toledo Blade (11 March 1964) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19640311&id=AP1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7406,218312
“Movies were much better in the days when I was doing them.”
As quoted in St. Petersburg Times (23 June 1968)
As quoted in St. Petersburg Times (23 June 1968)
As quoted in New York Times (25 October 1970)
