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During her time at Fox, Hayworth was billed as Rita Cansino and appeared in unremarkable roles, often cast as the exotic foreigner. In late 1934, aged 16, she performed a dance sequence in the Spencer Tracy film Dante's Inferno (1935), and was put under contract in February 1935.
Apr 23, 2004 · Who was Rita Hayworth? Born Margarita Carmen Cansino, she spent her life subjected to others' definitions of her, no matter how hard she worked to claim her own identity.
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Margarita Cansino was a shy child, thrust into the sordid limelight by her ambitious father as his dancing partner. His exploitation and abuse set a pattern for life.
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Jul 25, 2023 · 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. Her father, a dancer named Eduardo Cansino, hoped she would follow in the footsteps of him and his father, Antonio Cansino.
Cansino, AKA Rita Hayworth, AKA an all-American “love goddess,” was born on this day in 1918. After being discovered in a Mexican nightclub, she went on to become one of the 1940s’ most famous...
Who was Rita Hayworth? Born Margarita Carmen Cansino, she spent her life subjected to others' definitions of her, no matter how hard she worked to claim her own identity.
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First Published 1999. Imprint Routledge. Pages 5. eBook ISBN 9781315793139. ABSTRACT. Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino in Brooklyn, New York, on October 17, 1918, the first child of Eduardo Cansino, a Spanish- born vaudeville dancer, and Volga Haworth, a showgirl.
