One of the best looking screen stars ever.
Sad that she had serious mental health issues, I think, compromised by the then “star system”.
One of her famous comments, in that regard, was “Men want to go to bed with Gilda (one of her screen siren characters) but they wake up with Rita”
Ronald Reagan
Statement on the Death of Rita Hayworth
May 15, 1987
“Rita Hayworth was one of our country’s most beloved stars. Glamorous and talented, she gave us many wonderful moments on stage and screen and delighted audiences from the time she was a young girl. In her later years, Rita became known for her struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Her courage and candor, and that of her family, were a great public service in bringing worldwide attention to a disease which we all hope will soon be cured. Nancy and I are saddened by Rita’s death. She was a friend who we will miss. We extend our deep sympathy to her family.”
https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/statement-death-rita-hayworth
Complicated by getting her mind messed up by a shrink.
Sad that she had serious mental health issues, I think, compromised by the then “star system”.
Think of the Jack Woltz character in “The Godfather”. And his depiction in the movie was much tamer than it was in the novel.