This immensely popular red-haired beauty of the 1940s began dancing professionally with her father from childhood. In 1935, Rita Hayworth was “discovered” and made her Hollywood debut the same year. She appeared in mostly small parts in some 25 films before giving her first substantial performance in Howard Hawks’ “Only Angels Have Wings” (1939). In the following decade she became one of Hollywood’s great stars, dubbed the “Love Goddess”, a genuinely talented actress and dancer as well as a celebrated WWII pinup.
Rita Hayworth Biography
