RITA HAYWORTH MARRIED 5 NONSENCE FELLOWS BORN 1918 OCTOBER 17 -1987 MAY 14
RITA HAYWORTH MARRIED 5 NONSENCE FELLOWS BORN 1918 OCTOBER 17 -1987 MAY 14 Born October 17, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Died May 14, 1987 in New York City, New York, USA (Alzheimer's disease) Birth Name Margarita Carmen Cansino Nickname The Love Goddess Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Bio (1) Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of dancers. Her father, Eduardo Cansino Reina, was a dancer as was his father before him. He emigrated from Spain in 1913. Rita's American mother, Volga Margaret (Hayworth), who was of mostly Irish descent, met Eduardo in 1916 and were married the following year. Rita, herself, studied as a dancer in order to follow in her family's footsteps. She joined her family on stage when she was eight years old when her family was filmed in a movie called La Fiesta (1926). It was her first film appearance, albeit an uncredited one. Sotted by Fox studio h...