Rita Hayworth, is my favourite actress from the 1940s (and fellow "Hispanic"), when women were still proud to be elegant and feminine. Her famous red hair was originally dark brown and I've always thought that she grew more beautiful as time went by. I have included two clips from her films, the first being a dance and song with the great gentleman Fred Astaire in You Were Never Lovelier and the second is from Cover Girl with the equally great Gene Kelly.
I have purposefully left out Gilda, as everyone always talks about that film and I've already written an entry about it, which you can find in the film section. Great film, though, but I suggest viewing all of the classic films from the 30s, 40s and 50s before Hollywood went to the trash because these films not only make you feel good, but you usually end up coming away from them having learned something. Which is more than I can say about most Hollywood films these days.
