Princess Yasmin Aga Khan
The celebrated beauty was glamorous, feisty, and independent!
Her love life was tempestuous at times!
Whenever she appeared on the arm of a powerful mover or shaker in Hollywood - Howard Hughes or Frank Sinatra, for instance - she garnered headlines around the globe.
And, the woman - temptress, ravishing beauty, great luminous talent onscreen and off - never attempted to capitalize on those high-profile love affairs, in contrast to a handful of other young starlets striving for the brass ring in the golden heyday of Hollywood.
Her name?
Rita Hayworth!
Of course, it was her role in "Gilda" that became forever indelibly-etched in the minds of her fans and film buffs.
At the AFI Dallas gala closing night, there will be a screening of the classic film, along with a tribute to Ms. Hayworth.
The American Film Institute will be awarding the show-biz luminary with the Texas Star Award, which will be handed off to her beautiful daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan.
Ms. Khan's father was the globe-trotting playboy - Prince Aly Khan - who led a charmed life.
Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino in Brooklyn to Spanish flamenco dancer - Eduardo Cansino (Sr.) - and English/Irish-American Volga Hayworth who was a Ziegfeld girl.
The vivacious beauty first sauntered onto the stage at the age of six when she performed in the family troupe known as The Cansinos.
At age sixteen, she caught the eye of a producer, who immediately signed her to a lucrative contract at 20th Century Fox (1935).
Rita became known as the "Love Goddess" when a Life Magazine photographer - Bob Landry - photographed the rising star kneeling on her own bed in a revealing silk and lace nightgown.
The image of the sexy siren caused quite a sensation ; indeed, the popular issue sold over five million copies to fans anxious to snap up precious memorabilia.
During war-time, Hayworth became one of the most requested wartime pinups by the troops in the trenches.
After a love tryst with Prince Aly Khan at the Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans - which was much-publicized by the media in scandalous proportions - Ms. Hayworth quit her career in 1948 to marry the Prince.
When the union collapsed in 1951, the actress was anxious to get back to work.
Her return to Tinsel Town was much-ballyhooed and resulted in a string of hit films such as Salome (co-starring Glenn Ford; 1953); Miss Sadie Thompson (Jose Ferrer ; 1953); and Pal Joey with Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak.
Although Ms. Hayworth's schedule was chock full of career commitments and promotional junkets, the popular star became a member of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - in part due to the fact her husband and his family were heavily involved in horse racing.
A Hayworth filly "Double Rose" actually won several races in France and garnered a second-prize ribbon in the 1949 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Although the image of Hayworth may have been that of a high-strung society gal, in fact, the reclusive star was actually quite shy in person.
One one occasion, she famously lamented:
"Men fell in love with Gilda, but they wake up with me."
Her personal life was cause for concern about 1960, when Hayworth started to suffer from an early onset of Alzheimer's disease (diagnossis 1980).
Ms. Hayworth resided at an apartment at the San Remo in New York City before she passed to spirit in 1987 at 68 years of age.
Her love life was tempestuous at times!
Whenever she appeared on the arm of a powerful mover or shaker in Hollywood - Howard Hughes or Frank Sinatra, for instance - she garnered headlines around the globe.
And, the woman - temptress, ravishing beauty, great luminous talent onscreen and off - never attempted to capitalize on those high-profile love affairs, in contrast to a handful of other young starlets striving for the brass ring in the golden heyday of Hollywood.
Her name?
Rita Hayworth!
Of course, it was her role in "Gilda" that became forever indelibly-etched in the minds of her fans and film buffs.
At the AFI Dallas gala closing night, there will be a screening of the classic film, along with a tribute to Ms. Hayworth.
The American Film Institute will be awarding the show-biz luminary with the Texas Star Award, which will be handed off to her beautiful daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan.
Ms. Khan's father was the globe-trotting playboy - Prince Aly Khan - who led a charmed life.
Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino in Brooklyn to Spanish flamenco dancer - Eduardo Cansino (Sr.) - and English/Irish-American Volga Hayworth who was a Ziegfeld girl.
The vivacious beauty first sauntered onto the stage at the age of six when she performed in the family troupe known as The Cansinos.
At age sixteen, she caught the eye of a producer, who immediately signed her to a lucrative contract at 20th Century Fox (1935).
Rita became known as the "Love Goddess" when a Life Magazine photographer - Bob Landry - photographed the rising star kneeling on her own bed in a revealing silk and lace nightgown.
The image of the sexy siren caused quite a sensation ; indeed, the popular issue sold over five million copies to fans anxious to snap up precious memorabilia.
During war-time, Hayworth became one of the most requested wartime pinups by the troops in the trenches.
After a love tryst with Prince Aly Khan at the Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans - which was much-publicized by the media in scandalous proportions - Ms. Hayworth quit her career in 1948 to marry the Prince.
When the union collapsed in 1951, the actress was anxious to get back to work.
Her return to Tinsel Town was much-ballyhooed and resulted in a string of hit films such as Salome (co-starring Glenn Ford; 1953); Miss Sadie Thompson (Jose Ferrer ; 1953); and Pal Joey with Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak.
Although Ms. Hayworth's schedule was chock full of career commitments and promotional junkets, the popular star became a member of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - in part due to the fact her husband and his family were heavily involved in horse racing.
A Hayworth filly "Double Rose" actually won several races in France and garnered a second-prize ribbon in the 1949 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Although the image of Hayworth may have been that of a high-strung society gal, in fact, the reclusive star was actually quite shy in person.
One one occasion, she famously lamented:
"Men fell in love with Gilda, but they wake up with me."
Her personal life was cause for concern about 1960, when Hayworth started to suffer from an early onset of Alzheimer's disease (diagnossis 1980).
Ms. Hayworth resided at an apartment at the San Remo in New York City before she passed to spirit in 1987 at 68 years of age.
Gone, but not forgotten!
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