Rita Hayworth: A Photographic Retrospective

By Caren Roberts-Frenzel

Book Overview

Fifty years after the peak of her popularity, the world is still captivated by Rita Hayworth. This book provides an insightful look at one of the century's most beloved glamour girls, chronicling her life in more than 300 photographs, many of which have never been seen or have not been published in more than 50 years. The photos run the gamut from publicity shots, film stills, rehearsal photos, candids, news photographs, and, of course, that famous WWII pin-up. The photographs span Rita Hayworth's life her rise from starlet to star, her marriages to such famous men as Orson Welles, Prince Aly Khan, and Dick Haymes, and ending with her death from Alzheimer's disease.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810914344
• ISBN13: 9780810914346
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.5" x 12.0"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary