The Original Margarita Nov 19, 2009
It is said to have been created for and named after Rita Hayworth (her real name was Margarita Cansino), singer Margaret "Peggy" Lee, and a nice young woman on her wedding day. Maybe it was created when a bartender didn't know what a Magnolia was and improvised. (Suite101.com)
Granddaughter writes history of Nepenthe Nov 14, 2009
Steele's grandparents began with a cabin, purchased, as the legend goes, from Orson Welles, who had intended to move in with bride Rita Hayworth but never did. The Fassetts hired Frank Lloyd Wright protege Rowan Maiden to build the restaurant for $22,000. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Restaurant's history tracks back to 1964 Nov 2, 2009
"My Mom was famous for 00002275 her hamburgers and one time served [Hollywood actors] Dick Haymes and Rita Hayworth. She knew they were famous but didn't know who they were until my Dad came in and said, 'Do you know who you just served?' ". Lydia Furlong was a licensed pilot. (Fresno Bee)
It's BadNeither a concert film nor a documentary but a ghoulish “event”... Oct 29, 2009
Jackson looks incongruous, to say the least, next to re-purposed footage of Humphrey Bogart and Rita Hayworth in a new black-and-white version of Smooth Criminal ... Jackson looks incongruous, to say the least, next to re-purposed footage of Humphrey Bogart and Rita Hayworth in a new black-and-white version of Smooth Criminal. (New York Post -- News)
Afascinating work-in-progress Oct 29, 2009
(Less successful is the Smooth Criminal clip, which edits Jackson into black-and-white footage from film noir classics like Gilda and In a Lonely Place; seeing Jackson in the same frame as classic Hollywood faces like Rita Hayworth and Humphrey Bogart only underscores the damage that was perpetrated upon Jacksons visage over the years. . (MSNBC -- News)
In ‘This Is It,’ the King of Pop lives on Oct 29, 2009
The crew filmed an inspired sequence in which Jackson inserts himself into classic Hollywood movies such as Gilda and The Big Sleep, alongside Rita Hayworth and Humphrey Bogart. The sequence is for Smooth Criminal, and it now has posthumous logic. (Boston Globe)
Jackson movie offers glimpse of future Oct 28, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. " In another sequence, concert extras are left applauding as Jackson produces a virtuoso display of dancing to the strains of "Billie Jean". Earlier Tuesday, movie director and concert choreographer Kenny Ortega told reporters the film shows Jackson's ambitious plans for his comeback. "You see Michael's vision for 'This Is It. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Hollywood’s love affair with aviation has had its ups, downs Oct 18, 2009
So does Grant s ex-flame (Rita Hayworth), who s now married to a disgraced pilot (Richard Barthelmess). And did we mention that Thomas Mitchell, as another pilot, is going blind. (Boston Globe)
The Secret Glamour of the Tin Man Sep 22, 2009
Old Hollywood glamour is Jean Harlow lounging suggestively in a white satin gown or Fred Astaire sweeping Ginger Rogers across a ballroom floor; Rita Hayworth peeling off long black gloves or Greta Garbo staring mysteriously off to sea. It is decidedly not a gingham-clad, jolie laide farm girl and her scrappy little dog. (Slate)
Everyone wants to talk sex with Scarlett Johansson Aug 27, 2009
She's worked hard to ensure that her talent turns as many heads as her pouty lips and Rita Hayworth curves. It's working. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Scarlett woman Aug 26, 2009
" She's worked hard to ensure that her talent turns as many heads as her pouty lips and Rita Hayworth curves. It's working. She has four Golden Globe nominations to prove it. "Playing an ingenue is just a phase," she says, running a hand through her red tresses. She's looking forward to other phases as she matures and says she is not worried about work drying up. "I think the roles will get juicier as I get older," she predicts. So what attracted her to Iron Man 2? "The opportunity to kick some... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Visitors to the village: other gypsy encounters Aug 20, 2009
They can even become dancer and movie star like Rita Hayworth, or a Pablo Picasso. Both were of the Roma Tribe. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
So long, cowboy Aug 16, 2009
"On the set of the television show "Wild, Wild West," Hughes made a big impression on star Bob Conrad. Hughes coordinated a fight scene in which he dove off a wine barrel. Conrad was so impressed that he later asked Hughes to be the stunt coordinator for the show.Standing at only 5 feet 7 inches and weighing no more than 130 pounds, Hughes often doubled for women and children. He doubled for famous leading ladies such as Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Stephanie Powers and Anne Baxter. Dotty... (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
In honor of Stephen King's Portsmouth visit ... Jul 17, 2009
There's this, which became "Stand By Me," plus "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" (you can figure out how that was adapted) plus "Apt Pupil," the Ian McKellen film. "The Body" is my favorite of the group and it became a great film, although "The Shawshank Redempton" is notable for being another film superior to its source material. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
A tribute to Doris Day Jul 13, 2009
She played Rita Hayworth in the original cast of "Beach Blanket Babylon." A San Francisco State dropout, Haran began stitching together songs and stories in little one-woman shows in the Eureka basement. She blossomed into a subtle, storytelling singer who delivers her material with comic flair and deep, unforced emotion. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Jul 11, 2009
Where: What: Host: Start time: End time: What to bring: Metropolitan Correctional Center Visiting hours New York State July 2009 July 2159 Rock hammer, Rita Hayworth poster. Mark Sanford posted a note: I love my wife and family. (Slate)
VIP Patients: From Gehrig To Fawcett Jul 10, 2009
Rita Hayworth: The beautiful actress and dancer 00004000 had always had a drinking problem but in her mid-forties began losing her memory. On the stage, she forgot her lines and was asked to leave the cast of "Applause." Doctors told her family she was an alcoholic and had to stop drinking. (CBS News -- Health)
Editorial: Exit of an 'Angel' Jun 27, 2009
It ranks with images of Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Betty Grable and Christie Brinkley as iconic photographs highlighting female beauty. Fawcett, who skyrocketed to stardom in the 1970s on the ABC detective TV show Charlie's Angels, died Thursday in a losing battle with cancer. (The Augusta Chronicle)
It's not as if Susan Boyle's gone all Joan Collins May 9, 2009
When Rita Hayworth arrived in Hollywood as a young dancer called Margarita Cansino, she had to undergo painful electrolysis to raise her hairline. The studio bosses made Greta Garbo lose weight and fix her teeth. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
15 Reasons to Love Turner Classic Movies May 3, 2009
This led to star-of-the-month tributes to Rita Hayworth and Jack Lemmon, to screenings of rare early Frank Capra dramas, and to a fresh batch of underseen 1930s-40s B movies for viewers to discover and analyze. Lately, the network has been showing British films of the same period. (Time.com)
Ask Mick LaSalle: Actors playing real people Apr 28, 2009
He replied, "Rita Hayworth." Whom would you choose. Ann Frideger, Larkspur. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Bullfighting's Blood Brothers Apr 20, 2009
60 Minutes Interviews A Star Matador, Who Is Then Nearly Killed In The Ring. Blood Brothers Revisited. (CBS News)
San Francisco movie history, part 2 Apr 18, 2009
The scene everyone remembers is of Rita Hayworth in the house of mirrors, her reflection eerily beautiful even distorted ... Rita Hayworth appears as his sugar mommy, a former burlesque queen who married money and buys the club for Joey. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
1944 Gene Kelly film burns at Stanford Theatre Apr 4, 2009
The 1944 film "Cover Girl," starring Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth, caught fire Thursday night about 10 minutes into the film at Stanford Theatre in downtown Palo Alto, forcing evacuation and temporary closure of the 1920s theater. "We cauld see the flickering light from the flames from the orchestra" area near the front of the theater, audience member Kenneth Allen said of the 7:35 p.m. incident. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
It and a bit Mar 29, 2009
I think of people like Ava Gardner and Rita Hayworth, those stars gone by, and they seemed to exist only when they were on camera. They were so glamorous and really made me feel Hollywood was somewhere special. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Valentine's Day events Feb 12, 2009
Lemley stars as Rita Hayworth, performing sultry musical numbers in honor of Valentine's Day. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A childhood memoir of culture clash Feb 8, 2009
Like the characters in Midnight Sun, Elsa uses Hollywood as a cultural touchstone: Her mother's dress transforms her into Rita Hayworth, while the boy Elsa fancies looks like James Dean. Underneath the exotic Nordic-oil and Celtic-vinegar dressing, Elsa's salad days are very perhaps too familiar. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
