"Rita Hayworth Leading Lady & Men Names" A Desert Willow Aussie Production
Starring Rita Hayworth & Chub Sullivan
Chub Sullivan & Rita Hayworth FYI:Desert Willow Aussies does not post or begin showing litters until the puppies
are at least 14 - 16 days old...We "Temperament Test" when eyes open up
AND make sure they a
re all Healthy, Fat & Happy first! Get onto our Reserve List today
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Character Name: Rita Owens
Played by: Rita Hayworth
Movie: 1937 Criminals in the Air Black Tri Female New Home: Scott & Linda - Lance Creek, Wyoming Click Slate for more photos
Character Name: Leonora
Played by: Rita Hayworth Movie: 1940 Susan & God Red Merle Female
New Home: Tim, Carrie & Gracie - Tijeras, New Mexico Owners of TWO Desert Willow Aussies! Click Slate for more photos
Character Name: Joey Evans
Played by: Frank Sinatra Movie: 1957 Pal Joey Black Tri Male New Home: Tony & Karin - Stony Point, New York Click Slate for more photos
Character Name: Sheila Winthrop
Played by: Rita Hayworth Movie: 1941 You'll Never Get Rich Red Merle Female New Home: Pete, Laura, Cameron & Daniel - Los Altos, California
Owners of FOUR Desert Willow Aussies! Click Slate for more photos
Character Name: Eve Lewis
Played by: Rita Hayworth Movie: The Happy Thieves
Color/Gender: New Home: Retained by Desert Willow Aussies Click Slate for more photos
Character Name: Johnny Farrell
Played by: Glenn Ford Movie: 1946 Gilda Red Tri Male New Home: Billy & Cymantha - Roswell, New Mexico
Owners of TWO Desert Willow Aussies!
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Character Name: Monique Marko
Played by: Rita Hayworth Movie: 1966 The Poppie is Also a Flower Black Tri Female New Home: Bryan, Aneliese & Zach - Albuquerque, New Mexico Three Desert Willow Aussies in the family! Click Slate for more photos
Character Name: Betty Morgan
Played by: Rita Hayworth Movie: 1937 Paid to Dance Red Tri Female New Home: Meghan S - Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Character Name: Rusty Parker
Played by: Rita Hayworth Movie: 1944 Cover Girl Red Merle Female New Home: Glen, Kim & Marisa - Sandia Park, New Mexico
Owners of TWO Desert Willow Aussies! Click Slate for more photos
Character Name: Lili Alfredo
Played by: Rita Hayworth Movie: 1964 Circus World Red Tri Female New Home: Krista, Bridget, Giselle & Hera - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Margarita Carmen Cansino was born on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of dancers. Her father, Eduardo was a dancer as was his father before him. He emigrated from Spain in 1913. Rita's mother 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.
Rita was seen dancing by a 20th Century Fox executive and was impressed enough to offer her a contract. Rita's "second" debut was in the film Cruz Diablo (1934) at age 16. She continued to play small bit parts in several films under the name of "Rita Cansino" until she played the second female lead in Only Angels Have Wings (1939) when she played Judy McPherson. By this time, she was at Columbia where she was getting top billing but it was the Warner Brothers film The Strawberry Blonde (1941) that seemed to set her apart from the rest of what she had previously done. This was the film that exuded the warmth and seductive vitality that was to make her famous. Her natural, raw beauty was showcased later that year in Blood and Sand (1941), filmed in Technicolor. She was probably the second most popular actress after Betty Grable. In You'll Never Get Rich (1941) with Fred Astaire, was probably the film that moviegoers felt close to Rita. Her dancing, for which she had studied all her life, was astounding.
After the hit Gilda (1946), her career was on the skids. Although she was still making movies, they never approached her earlier success. The drought began between The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Champagne Safari (1954). Then after Salome (1953), she was not seen again until Pal Joey (1957). Part of the reasons for the downward spiral was television, but also Rita had been replaced by the new star at Columbia, Kim Novak. After a few, rather forgettable films in the 1960s, her career was essentially over.
Her final film was The Wrath of God (1972). Her career was really never the same after Gilda (1946). Her dancing had made the film and it had made her. Perhaps Gene Ringgold said it best when he remarked, "Rita Hayworth is not an actress of great depth. She was a dancer, a glamorous personality, and a sex symbol. These qualities are such that they can carry her no further professionally." Perhaps he was right but Hayworth fans would vehemently disagree with him. Rita, herself, said, "Every man I have known has fallen in love with Gilda and wakened with me". By 1980, Rita was hit with Alzheimer's Disease. It ravaged her so, and she finally died at age 68 on May 14, 1987, in New York City.
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