“Rita almost went insane; she was so angry.” Welles said Hayworth wanted to hold a press conference to denounce the move, but Columbia Pictures ... appeared in her last picture with Columbia, ...

With the possible exception of Betty Grable—and her fabled legs—no single Hollywood star was more popular with American troops during World War II than the actress and dancer Rita Hayworth.

Rita Hayworth was the definition of ... husband and manager Edward Judson, she began using Hayworth (her mother’s maiden name) as her last name. It was Judson, according to Biography.com ...

studio PR glossies and news-service photos that catch the star in many moods: sexy Rita, hardworking Rita, maternal Rita. As movie-star lives go, Hayworth had more fireworks than most, including ...

Before becoming one of the most sought-after starlets of the Golden Hollywood era, a young Rita Hayworth was ... He was also the one to advise Hayworth to change her last name and dye her hair ...