Baby portrait of Rita Hayworth. Before becoming Hollywood icon Rita Hayworth, she was Margarita Carmen Cansino—born in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 17, 1918, a year after her parents married.

Early publicity portrait of Rita Hayworth. Under Edward Judson’s management, Hayworth signed a seven-year contract with Columbia Pictures executive Harry Cohn, but it would come at a huge cost.

In 1980, Hayworth was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, which contributed to her death in 1987 at age 68. She was married five times and had two children, daughters Rebecca Welles ...

Classic Hollywood stars are often known for their many marriages and it turns out actress Rita Hayworth was no different. Best known for her work in My Gal Sal (1942), Cover Girl (1944), Gilda ...

Early publicity portrait of Rita Hayworth. Under Edward Judson’s management, Hayworth signed a seven-year contract with Columbia Pictures executive Harry Cohn, but it would come at a huge cost.

It was the only major U.S. film award Hayworth was up for in her 40 years in the industry. Hayworth’s appearance in 1964’s “The Money Trap” marked her last with Glenn Ford.

Before becoming Hollywood icon Rita Hayworth, she was Margarita Carmen Cansino—born in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 17, 1918, a year after her parents married.