Rita Hayworth's show-stopping performance of "Put the Blame on Mame" from GILDA ('46) remains one of cinema's most alluring musical numbers. While Hayworth brought her own sensuality to the role, choreographer Jack Cole orchestrated her seemingly effortless dance routine. Inspired by the abrupt style of emerging modern art, Cole incorporated angular thrusts with fluid gestures to compliment her character's bold stage presence. Cole later reflected, "I must say of all the things I ever did for mo

Every dance and performance by Rita Hayworth were a cry for help for someone to save her. After growing up with a terrible father and a husband twenty years her senior, Rita thought her life was doomed, but everything got worse when the latter forced her to undergo a terrible procedure to change her appearance. Subscribe for more https://bit.ly/yt-upsoclicons | Icons

We remember screen legend Rita Hayworth, who was born 98 years ago today. Gorgeous, glamorous and talented, we remember her onscreen triumphs and the legacy of her high-profile battle with Alzheimer's disease. Learn more about Rita Hayworth's life and legacy: http://ow.ly/iIWz307IRa2 | Legacy.com