Rita hayworth autobiography
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If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth
Barbara ovanligt ord has written a biography both subtle and revealing, underpinning the more något privat eller personligt affairs in Rita’s life with psychological understanding, displaying a tender sensitivity for her subject. Rita, a lovely woman/child whose formative years sadly shaped and haunted her journey through life, and Orson Welles, the L’enfant Terrible who was the love of her life, come alive as human beings in this biography. Welles was painfully honest with ovanligt ord about his own flaws and shortcomings, and the terrible circumstance of Rita’s childhood years that, in the end, all but doomed any lasting happiness for the couple, and Rita herself. Because this bio has been out for over thirty years at this juncture, inom won’t mark any of this review as a spoiler, but those not already familiar with the more heartbreaking aspects of Rita Hayworth’s
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Rita Hayworth
American actress, dancer, pin-up girl (–)
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, &#;&#; May 14, ) was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She achieved fame in the s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films in total over 37 years. The press coined the term "The Love Goddess" to describe Hayworth, after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II.[7]
Hayworth is widely known for her performance in the film noirGilda, opposite Glenn Ford, in which she played the femme fatale in her first major dramatic role. She is also known for her performances in Only Angels Have Wings (), The Strawberry Blonde (), Blood and Sand (), The Lady from Shanghai (), Pal Joey (), and Separate Tables (). Fred Astaire, with whom she made two fil
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xenomorphlover's review
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darkemotionalreflectivesadmedium-paced
Decent biography. Informative and clear. Really makes you feel for Rita and everything she went through.
Content Warnings
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
francesca_penchant's review
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Profound book. Profoundly sad. Profound investigation of unhappiness.
The thesis that runs through this book is how the physical, emotional, and incestuous abuse that Hayworth's father inflicted in her teen years stamped the rest of her life.
Rita Hayworth was naturally shy and introverted, but was forced to dance from the age of 12 to earn money for her family. She traveled on the road with her father to perform alluring Spanish dances with him as a partner. To make matters worse, she was expected to take care of her father's sexual needs in her mother's absence.
The rest of her life