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She appeared in five movies with Glenn Ford. The most famous one being Gilda. Glenn and Rita were also next door neighbors for many years. Years later in Glenn`s life he admitted that he was deeply in love with Rita, and still hurt by her death. Some legends say the Margarita cocktail was named for her when she was dancing under her real name in a Tijauna, Mexico nightclub. The famous red hair was not her natural hair color (which was black). When she was signed, studio heads decided that her hairline was too low on her forehead, and she underwent years of painful electrolysis to make it higher. On May 27th, 1949,she married Prince Aly Kahn. Many people forget that Rita, not Grace Kelly, was the first movie star to become a princess.She was the producers first chioce for Casablanca(1942), but they couldn`t get her and were fortunate to settle for Ingrid Bergman. Ava Gardner`s part Maria Vargas in the Barefoot Contessa (1954) was based on her. Under the influence of second husband Orson Welles, Rita began to read classic literature. While pregnant in 1944, she was very impressed by Sir Walter Scott`s "Ivanhoe," and named her first daughter Rebecca after the novel`s heroine. One of Rita`s famous quotes "Every man I have ever known has fallen in love with Gilda and awakend with me."
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BiographyFriends and FamilyCharles Vidor [Associate] (Rita`s favorite director)PetsDoberman Dog [1940] :: cocker spaniel DogTrivia and QuotesTrivia on her birthday while married to aly kahn he presented her with diamonds that weighed the same amout as her. It has been said in books and other publications that Ginger Rogers was Rita`s cousin. They were NOT blood relatives. Their connection is as follows: Rita`s mother`s brother, Vinton Hayworth, (Rita`s uncle) was married to Ginger`s mother`s sister, Jean Owens (Ginger`s aunt). On July 24, 1942, Rita and four other stars of Tales of Manhattan all put their individual hand and foot imprints in the forecourt of Grauman`s Chinese Theater. To this day, Rita, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Charles Boyer and Edward G. Robinson hold the record for the most number of squares imprinted on the same day. Rita liked to collect perfumes. Rita never sang in her films (including Gilda, as some publications say), but she did sing her own songs in her later television performances, such as when she appeared on The Carol Burnett Show. The yacht used in the film The Lady from Shanghai was actually legndary actor, Errol Flynn`s yacht, the "Zaca". | ||
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