Rita Hayworth

 Rita Hayworth, born Margarita Carmen Cansino on 17 October 1918, and passed away on May 14, 1987. She was an American actress. Her fame was a result of the 1940s, when she was one of the most famous actors of the time performing in 61 films over 37 years. Hayworth was the most well-known screen model of the 1940s, and the press even used the title "The Love Goddess" for Hayworth. Hayworth was the pin-up model preferred by GIs during World War II. Hayworth's role in the 1946 film noir Gilda with Glenn Ford is her most well-known role. She was the femme fatale in her first dramatic role. Hayworth's performances included Only Angels Have Wings (1939), The Strawberry Blonde (41), Blood and Sand (41), The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Pal Joey(57) and Separate Tables (1958) are all notable. Fred Astaire, who she co-produced two filmswith, You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and You Were Never Lovelier (422) together, has said that she was his preferred dance partner. Together with Gene Kelly, she starred in Cover Girl (1944), which was a Technicolor musical. In the survey of the American Film Institute 100 Years...100 stars Hayworth is as one of the top 25 female film stars. Hayworth was diagnosed in the year 1980 with the early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She passed away aged 68 years old. The public disclosure of and discussion of her condition helped increase awareness about Alzheimer's disease and boost the amount of public and private funding available to study the disease.