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

During World War II, Rita Hayworth was an incredibly popular pin-up girl for American servicemen. So much so that a picture of her was affixed to the first atomic bomb tested in the Bikini Atoll in 1946. This act was done without her knowledge or permission, and she was reportedly very upset by it, considering it a deeply disrespectful act.In memory of Rita Hayworth who passed away on this day in 1987. Hayworth was the dance partner for Fred Astaire in two movies, "You'll Never Get Rich" (1941)