“All I wanted was just what everybody else wants, you know, to be loved.” -Rita Hayworth.. watch Ava Gardner NEXT ua-cam.com/video/_oMs9UZGmWw/v-deo.html
My dad went through the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was severely wounded and was one of the first wounded sailors to return home. Rita came and picked him up in her car and escorted him to a Navel hospital in Corona. My dad never talked about his experience at Pearl Harbor but he always talked about Rita's kindness to him. A great human being.
What a heart-warming story to pass down to family and friends! Love it! Thank your father for me for his Service to our Nation. Your Dad is a Hero indeed!
This guy had the gall to be upset with her marriages but forgot about violating his OWN daughter and who knows what else he did to his wife!!! RIP to them both 💐💐💐
Can we just agree how beautiful women were then..whether you were Caucasian African American Spanish,Italian,Chinese PuertoRican,Indian..Just mesmerizing..
The chemical and toxic environment aka pollution was much less in previous generations including the food, meaning clearer skin and less toxic loads on people’s livers.
@@heathereagleson1098 makeup was made with arsenic girls were killed by radiation in factories and birth control made you infertile or could kill you but yeah sure ok let’s pretend things we’re better lmfao
Rita Hayworth is a Hollywood icon. Gorgeous. But so much more. She was a talented actress, singer, and extraordinary dancer. Her 2 films with Fred Astaire are astonishing. He said later on that she was his favorite dance partner and the best dancer. But her childhood was so damaging. Between her father's "advances" and being forced to perform so young, she didn't stand a chance. Despite all that, Orson Welles said she was the sweetest, gentlest woman he ever knew. Thanks, Karine, for this touching tribute to the legendary Rita Hayworth. ❤❤
Orson was a difficult man but he wasn't cruel to her. They both had affairs. (She had an ongoing thing with Glenn Ford) Orson loved and respected Rita. He also directed her in what I consider by far her best role, Elsa in Lady From Shanghai. Gilda is more iconic but Elsa is the meatier and more dramatic role. She goes full gangster in that mirror shout out.
It's sad to see how unhealed trauma leaves people feeling unworthy of love and respect. She accepted poorly behaved men in her life and lashed our in alcoholic fuelled rages because she never came to peace with those traumas. The good she had inside radiated from her and captivated so many. Unfortunately it also drew in abusers who were immature and also hadn't dealt with their own emotional traumas.
She lashed out because she was being attacked. Stop dehumanizing women into "mental health issues" when they are just existing and someone attacks them. The guys that attacked her are horrible, mentally unstable people. Rita is a great actress and lived a great life in spite of the mental people trying to hurt her. She survived. Take your tired crap about women having "mental health issues" because of the fucking wind blowing.
This poor woman was so heavily traumatized that she was abusing alcohol just to survive which in part led to her decline into Alzheimer's Disease. It seems the constant trauma and having little to no personal sovereignty was internally killing her. Although she was forced to work from a very young age, beyond what any child should be ordered to do, with the grueling practicing, schedules, performing, etc, I understand she was quoted as saying that the happiest she ever was was when she was dancing. If you look at footage of her films where she is dancing, you can sometimes see that exuberance in her face and eyes, when she was truly happy. May she be at peace on the other side with no more pain and her heart be joyful and free while she is dancing. RIP, Rita. 🌹
Honestly, I MUCH prefer the theater. I don't know about Broadway. In fact, I know next to nothing about Broadway. However, my experience with local theater has been, with only one exception, wonderful. And as I said in another comment, I have seen special young children absolutely BLOOM from their experiences on the stage. They are taught to be confident in themselves, not just when it comes to acting or singing or dancing, but just BEING. Being in public, with people watching you, and still holding onto your sense of self. Not to mention the help it gives in public speaking. AND, even the most spoiled brat must accept direction, in a stage production, unless the spoiled brat is also the director. And whether you're working on stage, at an office, or out on a road crew, you need to be able to accept direction. It's a truly valuable skill. However, local theater is sort of self-limiting. The rehearsals are done in the evenings, and CANNOT last all day long, every day. And the play runs for a few weeks, and then it's switched for something else. Even if a child wants to be in every show, it's unlikely they will be, because the parts are limited and varied. The only guarantee is that there will be at least one adult part in every show. So, yeah, local theater is awesome. Once you get onto a professional scale, however, the limits are removed, and it's possible to destroy a person's life with overwork, and excuses for why they just HAD to do this thing or that thing, "In order to get the performance we need, to please the audience and to create great ART." And that is where things start to go off the rails. Like the way they forced Judy Garland to take drugs, just to keep going at the ridiculous pace they set. Not to mention the DANGEROUS scenes they filmed with her, WITHOUT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. "Oh, sure, she could have died, and she DID injure herself, but we got the shot! Give her a few pain pills, and a good night's sleep, and she'll be ready to perform again tomorrow!" You just don't get that in local theater, because unless you live in a horror-movie town, the people in town won't LET you.
She was so gorgeous especially with those brushed out pin curls cascading down her back and that beautiful smile. There’s just something about that old Hollywood glam that seems so untouchable to me.
One thing you didn’t mention is that despite her singing lessons she was dubbed in all of her singing roles whether she wanted to be or not, to the point that she complained that Hollywood never gave her a chance to truly become a singer. When you find out how awful her father was it’s no surprise Rita had so many bad marriages
She sang in Gilda when she had the acoustic guitar, though. There are 2 versions of the song in the movie, one by her and one dubbed when she did the club performance.
In the 1940s, my father worked as a busboy at a club where Rita Hayworth appeared every night (and where Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra performed). Among his duties at night's end was not only cleaning tables, but waiting for Rita to finish vomitting in the lady's room before he carried her out, inebriated, to her limosuine. Even at the peak of her stardom she was miserable.
I'm guessing she was already being drugged and/or sexually exploited which connects to her regularly vomiting. Did your father mention anything of that sort?
Studios put a lot of resources into developing their all around stage talent. They were supposed to be god like, all around stars. Today that huge budget is put into advertising because careers aren’t expected to last a lifetime. Very sad.
A sensitive and insightful chronicle of the incomparable Rita Hayworth, who was both a truly beautiful woman and brilliant entertainer. Thank you Karine Alourde for this exhaustive study of a timeless cinematic legend. ❤🙏🏾
Just want to point out that Spaniards, English and Irish are all Europeans, so saying she was changing her looks to look more 'European' doesn't make sense.
Yes people need to be careful how they explain things. Spanish people are from Spain. Hispanic people are from Latin America and have Spanish heritage along with indigenous or African. Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas are Spanish. Salma Hayek is Mexican, so Latina although she also has Lebanese heritage like Shakira who is Colombian. Cameron Diaz is a white Latina. But perhaps Spanish people could still be seen as not white like the Irish and Italians too. They were seen on the same level as black people. Maybe as they have darker skin sometimes and darker eyes. I noticed Americans mix up Hispanic and Spanish which UK people don't do. Because Spain is next door and the UK doesn't really have Hispanic people per se
Thank you for this video! My mother was a real twin of Rita Hayworth. It was spooky. My Dad said that my mother used to have people ask for her autograph and not believe her when she said she wasn't her. I believe it. My mother too was a gifted ballroom dancer until she got MS when there was no treatment and was paralyzed for 15 years. She died only 2 years after Ms. Hayworth. When I see her in the movies, and look at my mother's pictures, it is a comfort. My mother was blessed to have only one husband, my Daddy, for all her life. He took loving care of her until her death. Such a tragic end for them both.
I was moved to tears about your story. So very sorry for your loss. I know how bad it hurts. Lost my Mama on 2012 at only age 69 of cancer. My Mama was also very beautiful and was a fashion model until about 25. She even modeled maternity wear while pregnant with my younger brother!
Miss Gilda herself! Rita Hayworth! She was very talented! Got involved with the wrong men! Her childhood wasn't the best! It carried on sadly into her adult life! Her demise was so sad! She lives on with her style, her talent, and her presence on screen! What a goddess! Thanks love!! Good update!!😁😁😁💋💋💋💋💕💕💕
It's so ironic how most women (including myself) would give anything to be as beautiful as these famous actresses, only to find out their lives were full of misery and abuse. Makes me think: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! ... Rita Hayworth is one of my favorite actresses. I saw Gilda in the 90s when I was only 14 and loved her since then. It's so heartbreaking to hear her story about all the abuse, her transformation, changes to make her like whiter, low self esteem and long work hours at a young age.
Poor Rita!!!! Like you said, she DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE!!!! When you have LOUSY PARENTS, ESPECIALLY FATHERS, WHO ACTUALLY SLEEP WITH THEIR CHILDREN (HORRIBLE), AND THEY PUSH YOU INTO THIS LIFE AS PART OF THEIR OWN FANTASIES, IT'S A WONDER RITA DIDN'T WALK INTO TRAFFIC AS A KID!!!! Rest In Eternal Peace Rita, your father is FIANALLY PAYING FOR HIS ATTROCITIES!!!!
Shows the industry must attract broken people. Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Natalie Wood, Rita Hayworth, Sandra Dee, all abused secsually or mentally
Mom mom lived a few doors down from Rita, outside of the studio. Rita was so desperately lonely, she would confide in my 10 year old mom. When the studio wanted my mom to be a starlet, and her memory of Rita being so lonely and sad was enough to keep her from accepting.
It’s funny how Hollywood saw dark hair as too Spanish….I work with a woman who is french, soanish snd italian and is blonde haired and blue eyed, who’s ex husbsnd is straight down the line spaniard. And he’s paler in skin and has ginger/auburn hair. A lot of spaniards are like this. Hollywood is was so narrow minded.
My family is from Southern Italy and I inherited their dark hair. My husband's father is Irish and French and had dark hair in his youth. I find dark hair to be the most beautiful, but to each their own.
What always blows my mind is the hair. Not just hers, but Marilyn Monroe and all the others who had beautiful hair, had to dye it all kinds of different colors by the studios, and it was their REAL HAIR! There were no hair extensions back then, not as many hair products, and yes I know they wore wigs but in most of the movies these women use their own real natural beautiful hair, I just can’t get over it sometimes.
I wouldn't call electrolysis or dyeing her hair as "drastic" or even as plastic surgery. Rita's beauty was natural and easy. She possessed a charisma that was hypnotic. Without a doubt, she was one of the most gorgeous people to have ever graced the silver screen.
I rode with her daughter Yasmin when she attended Bennington College in the 1970’s… she was a sweetheart ❤ later on when visiting in the Hampton in 2005 I read about her son’s suicide. She was a talented opera singer herself who suffered from the inter generational abuse
I like how the old stars never really lied about their diets to the extent stars do now. she was honest about the fact that she restricted carbs from her diet completely. rather than stars today who get surgery, starve and over exercise and lie and say they eat hamburgers and stuff.
Love your channel, Karine. If you want to learn more about Rita Hayworth, the book "If This Was Happiness" (by Barbara Leaming) is a stellar biography. Be warned: your heart will break for the fragile, incandescent Rita.
I swear Hollywood women were so strong back then. They knew abuse, poverty, war. What it's feels like to not have something to eat. Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Sofia Loren, Joan Crawford, Dorothy Dandridge... That's why in my opinion they got this strong appeal. We can feel they were tough, survivors. They really got humble begenings and succed to transform their life to having the World at their feet by their own hands!
I think all women were stronger at that time. To survive they had to be strong. Today's women don't have to fight every step of the way to make life better for themselves. It was done for them by that generation and they don't even remember to be grateful., 🙏
Karine - I love your biographies because most importantly you show compassion for the people you showcase. Like you mention a very unflattering photo of Ms Hayworth from the early 1970’s, but decline to show it out of respect. You do great work and I really appreciate the seriousness with which you take it.
I have to say, I literally fell in love with Rita Hayworth when I was a teenager! She made me fall in love with the Golden age of Hollywood. Such a beautiful, sweet soul and so much talent!! Thank you for doing research on my all time favorite lady of old Hollywood 🧡
@@karelglasner2673 Yeah she was the big poster on the jail wall🤣. I was so happy when Andy got free and he got his payback on everyone who did him wrong.
@@ajc2208the short story on which The movie was based was called "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". If I remember correctly, Andy covered the hole first with Rita, then ended with Raquel, so you are both right.
It always ends sad! Men always abusive! This is real life! Her kids was going through the trash!😮 My mom died from Alzheimer’s Oct 17 2022 not just Stars we all suffer
She was mesmerizing, wasn't she? And that line... men go to bed with Gilda & wake up with me. I believe Sharon Stone said something similar. It's sad. Thanks for keeping the memories of those women alive. Women have really been going through it for a long time. It's a reminder that feminism wasn't born from frivolous reasons, just like the # me too movement. The older I get & the more I learn, the harder I cry for my mother's generation, my grandmother's generation & all the previous ones. Can't help it
you wrote that so eloquently... it really is a true testament to what our mothers (grandmothers, etc) went through, and having the perspective that you do helps so many of us women realize that our mothers went through so much; they were only human doing the best that they could
Rita Hayworth....The great love of my father's life. He was crazy about her his whole life. My mother kept saying..... "Thank God the other woman is an illusion on the silver screen. " I still laugh about that today and I am 73. Thank you so much for this video. She really was so beautiful. May I also say a big thank you for not showing that photo of Rita at the airport, that was very kind and thoughtful of you. Cheers.
A very beautiful lady with a very sad life. Her "european" look was stunning, but I actually prefered her latin look when she had black hair. Regardless, she was indeed mesmerizing. I think she, Judy Garland, and Marilyn were extremely exploited and completely misunderstood. They were robbed their humanity and turned into fantasy characters that they were forced to embody. No one cared about who they really were as human beings. Even today, Hollywood is run by evil men (Weinstein is one of them, but there are many others who have not yet been caught). Not all that glitters is gold.
I agree about the evil men running Hollyweird but I thought Rita looked pretty but in an ordinary way with the dark hair and lower hairline. After her transformation to the red haired Rita she was stunning. She glowed. Also I didn't like the way she looked with the bleach blonde hair either. It lowered her stunningness a couple pegs as well.
@@reesedaniel5835 I think that was just because she had gotten a bit older. The pics with black hair she was a super young with baby fat and not as chiseled yet.
I love Rita Hayworth, thank you for posting her story. I think most of the stars that were beautiful and famous back in the golden age of Hollywood, all had tragic stories, especially the women and its heart breaking to hear how they were all treated. It's horrible, now days most of those men would be in jail for all the abuse they put on those women.
I worked in a nursing home and had to deal with people with alcohol induced dementia. Most people with it are mean. It's like dealing with a sundowner all day long. Anyone who can care give someone with AID are angels.
Hey Kerine you are right about parents forcing there children to be in show business Shirley Temple Parents did the same thing to her sad along with countless of other child stars.
So important for a daughter to have a loving relationship with her father . Obviously sons too , but he will be a daughters role model 🙏 abusive parents will almost always lead to abusive partners sadly ! Speaking from experience ! What a wonderful, beautiful women 🙏
I live in Europe. We consider Spanish Caucasians and White. Not trying to be rude, just saying. Americans often think South Americans are not White but lots are originally from Spain, Italy. I think of all Europeans no matter what country they are from to be Brothers, it is same like Americans feel about other Americans. I live in Nordic country and think other Nordic countries, Russia and Baltic countries are close to each other and Brothers.
This woman don’t know what she’s talking about. First off Her Spanish side is Romani/gypsy, but she’s speaking like Rita is from Latin America. And 2nd how can someone with European heritage try to “look European”. Dying her hair means nothing as dark hair is also common in Europe
She was gorgeous and talented. Scarlett Johansson could play Rita in a biopic. Regardless of her look ... either way. She was not Latina, she was of European ancestry; Spain - in Europe, along with Irish ancestry. A lot of women get plastic surgery for many reasons, not necessarily to hide any particular features.
correct , being a SPANIARD she partly the heritage of Hispanic not Latin. interesting "Latin America" (a made up term) has many mixed heritage folks of regional indigenous and SPANIARD invaders. so it is a complex issue of heritage and location. some Latinos(as) are actually Spaniards by heritage. hence the reason "latinos speak the SPANISH language.
My father molested my sister & she too has always accepted relationships with sh*t men. Parents who molest their children are garbage, no matter what else they do or don't do in life.
She was a beautiful person inside and out. She was an excellent actor and dancer. Fred Astaire said she was his favorite dancer. Unfortunately she was married to the wrong men,an abusive father & was surrounded by the wrong people. RIP 💖
Karine, I completely agree with u. It is so tragic that some of the most beautiful starlets have lived a shell of a life permanently damaged mentally and emotionally from being taken advantage of from the cradle to the grave. So very sad. A lot of them never stood a chance at a normal life of true happiness 💔💔💔
A starlet is an aspiring actress who longs for fame, pretty but without outstanding talent or unique beauty, often on the arm of an influential man. Rita was a STAR.
I love Rita Hayworth! I know they did her story with who played wonder woman in the 80s, but they should do an update. Old Hollywood is beautiful yet extremely tragic and dark. (Hell even now).
Rita Hayworth was one of old Hollywood's most gorgeous stars. I was surprised to learn that her beautiful hair wasn't naturally red. Thanks for the interesting video.
Rita Hayworth did have a tragic life. Starting with her father. It's really a shame that her marriages were disappointed. Rita Hayworth was thought to be an alcoholic. She had Dementia. Her daughter Yasmin was a great daughter caring for her mom. I'm so glad that she wasn't an alcoholic. She got blamed for things that were not in her control. She had a great career. RIP lovely lady.
Hearing these stories of glamorous women going through this level of abuse shakes me to my core maybe because on screen the seem so untouchable and perfect. How convenient it is to see these manosphere dudes wanting to go back to THESE “Good old days”. I am glad we are waking up ⬆️
Your channel means so much to me. Not to be dramatic but I sincerely love history and learning about femininity(as I’m naturally a more masculine personality) and I love it when the truth is exposed no matter how dark. I just feel it’s important to talk about the truth. But YO! Did you see the trailer for Brooke Shields new Nextflix documentary! I feel like you must’ve already heard about it but it automagically made me think of you. You were the first person I found that opened my eyes to Brooke shields life and upbringing. Thank you for all the effort and research you put in 🙏🏼🌹✨
Her story is so heartbreaking. Hollywood made her hide her Hispanic heritage, she was married to a bunch of jerks, AND people treated her as a laughingstock in her later years because they thought she was a drunk and druggie, but it turned out that her erratic behavior and memory loss was caused by Alzheimer’s.
@@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living Marilyn Monroe dyed her hair and got electrolysis too, does that mean they were making her change her heritage too, even thought she was a white redhead?
One tip: plurals need an 'are' or a 'were'. 'There is 3000 pictures', for example, or 'There was 3000 pictures'...'There ARE 3000', or 'There WERE 3000'. It's a common error made these days, and it's a shame to make such a mistake when the rest of the work looks good.
I'm certainly no star, but I do know what it's like to be told you're never good enough. Even when I earned my bachelor's degree, my father said that it meant nothing. Meanwhile, he only had his high school diploma after being held back for 3 consecutive years! No matter what I did or how I looked, it was never good enough.
You’re broke a ceiling in your family lineage and that’s not always welcome from those you expect to be happy for you. You did a great accomplishment and now you have to cheer yourself on. It doesn’t feel good but it’s going to make you strong whether you like it or not. Much love ❤
@@pigglywiggly3488 i can totally relate to her,and how she never saw who she was except in the eyes of others who clearly treated her the way she felt deserved very sad indeed If only we all learned how to accept ourselves, we would never allow such abuse . I have however found this to be a pattern with us Librans.
I’ve been on a five day mental breakdown, today being peak, and let me just say that not only do I find these videos calming, they are also incredibly interesting and well covered. I can’t imagine the hard work you put into them!! I appreciate them and you a’lot. This is the only thing right now that is keeping me anchored and I feel really grateful that I’m able to feel some peace right now.
So gorgeous. Thank you so much for this video Karine. I love to listen to your voice early in the morning. It so sad to listen to Rita having to experience that with her father. Can you please make more Indian celebrities like Vyajyaanthimala and Sridevi ❤ Thank you and I adore your soothing voice❤❤❤
While I think it's a good thing to shed light on abuse, I think it's wrongminded to sum up a person's entire life as a "HORRIFIC tragedy of ince$t, surgeries, powerful men and worse".
I've always loved Rita, but I had no idea about her backstory. Sadly, the relationship with her father colored the rest of her relationships. It's sad about her and Wells. It's all sad, really. Hollywood is a toxic grist mill, then and now, that ruins people. I really enjoyed this presentation. Very well done and researched. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
These vids make me feel so conflicted because growing up I always wanted to be like one of these stars SO BAD, to be glamorous and admired for my beauty 💅🏻 but then you learn what their lives were really like and it was so much misery for outward perfection
Life has a way of balancing things out. Excel in one aspect of it and suffer in another. No one has it made. Just be thankful and content with what you have.
I don't believe everyone or most people in Hollywood sold their soul. People love to feed into these conspiracies a lot(myself included in the past)because it makes them feel better about themselves, or because they are low-key envious of the celebrities wealth or status. Yes not all that glitters shines, but a lot of these celebrities are human just like this(and some are more suspicious)But, they have really good aspects to them and really bad at the same time. I do not worship or blindly idolize celebrities either but I no longer demonize them too. There are many predators or everyday people who sell their soul too. There are friends that I have had in my past who also did Orgi*s and had lots of wild parties, these things are not exclusive to Hollywood. Sometimes people in Hollywood do sell their soul and a lot of times they don't, they just work their butts off and put in the effort and hard work.
You don't have to sign a contract to "sell your soul".....you do it by choosing this world's fame and fortune over God's truth. IF you chose Jesus instead of the world, you would be hated, never famous. The famous who claim Jesus are false believers. "Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God" ...1 John 2:15/James 4:4 (God's Words not mine, don't attack the messenger 😄)
Umm since when is orgies n wild parties a bad thing....?😅and where was it claimed it was a thing of hers...? Anyway it s called sexual freedom, funnily enough poly seems more popular in US than europe wmeven though they supposed to be all do christian...yet in many pagan countries in europe it s still frowned upopn n thought as "weirdos" ... i ve belgium n Germany more free than others though i do wonder why... never have i ever understood monogamy nor will i ever...why does one person have to so desperately be "the perfection" to one person forever n search for this "perfection" just to not be alone?? Can't we just be happy n free wherever whenever?🤷♀️
Thank you so much Karine. Your videos are amazing. If possible, can you make more videos talking about diet and having a healthy lifestyle? I noticed you have a video on it but I would love to hear more ❤ Thank you Karine
All i see in these videos about beautiful Hollywood stars is the men they marry despising their power and influence and becoming abusive control freaks the levels that toxic masculinity will go to to retain power over someone is disgusting
In Santa Barbara, I worked with Dick Haymes daughter, Nugent with actress Joann Drew. Nugent told me about being a kid and going driving with her dad, saw Rita Hayworth in the front seat. Dick Haymes was a hopeless alcoholic.
I really love how in depth you go. You did so much research and all the photographs are incredible. My only complaint, the background music, It's almost unbearable. Almost stopped watching so many times. Love your content though.
This was a time when people could actually act. They did not need sex scenes to make the movies good. Now a days these actors and actress can not act unless there is soft porn in the movie or ridiculous scenes that are not realistic.
Totally agree……most of the new movies they make nowadays are so hammy or boring, they are not worth the $20-$25 admission to see them. I honestly cannot remember the last extraordinary movie I saw, that stopped me in my tracks.
@@finnsmom8470 I don’t even go any longer. Between the cost of the movie, snacks and bad acting, horrible writing , I prefer not too waste time or money
Uhhh Spain is in Europe... no matter how low her hairline or how dark her hair or how Spanish her last name, she would STILL be European looking and sounding. 10:50-11:05
Love your format! Felt like listening to a friend telling me what she learned. Rita was my mom’s favorite and always said that Hollywood and her family used and abuse her. Thank you.
Wow, I'm in tears. I watched her movies for years I always thought she was the most beautiful and elegant woman I had no idea she was so talented. Orson was the luckiest man on the planet What stupidity and arrogance. ..men!!!! Those men and her father should never bat out of hell Her poor mother, so weak n helpless to help her own daughter from that monster
I had always wondered what her real singing voice sounded like? There’s one song rumored to be her real voice, but it hasn’t been proven. On another note, personal opinion: I really dislike when people FaceTune or photoshop her or other Old Hollywood Stars photos to make them *more* beautiful then the original. It happens so much on IG. It’s disheartening, I’m referring to the cover image of this video. I guess it’s an odd mirror of Hollywood taking what was beautiful already and giving them a full makeover lol
Music is great. Maybe just maybe slow jazz would be better choice for the retro film stars. But it is great as it is. Rita was marrying what she was used to. Controlling man. That’s all. Kids are exploited by greedy parents. Look at Britney or Lindsay Logan Michael Jackson the osmonds. It is crazy. On the other hand we have jealous parents, who put their kids down and never allow them to reach their own potential. Equally sad.
She reminds me of my grandmother a little. Very beautiful and hardworking, with a difficult and sad childhood that would make most people very bitter & suspicious of everyone around them, and yet loving and grateful for anything good in her life. Also enormously talented (my grandmother was an artist). My God. I *DESPISE* her marriages!!!! And *WHYYYYYYY* in the hell was Princess Yasmeen going through the trash under the supervision of a babysitter??? So she was NEVER an alcoholic. She had early onset Alzheimers. I am not surprised that she wasn't an alcoholic. All that physical activity dancing and working as an actress is not conducive to being an alcoholic.
Thankyou for this informative video.I totally agree with all your comments towards the end .A beautiful,sweet person,full of talent.I have always admired her and wished she could have found that special man she deserved and wanted instead of these useless,uncaring ,arrogant , abusive men she endured.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the reason the Mom may have been unhappy is that she was married to an abusive narcissist who was having sex with her daughter. I don’t think that’s a stretch. 🤷🏼♀️
“All I wanted was just what everybody else wants, you know, to be loved.” -Rita Hayworth.. watch Ava Gardner NEXT ua-cam.com/video/_oMs9UZGmWw/v-deo.html
I'm glad her daughter gave her the love that she deserve.
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The same that always said
My dad went through the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was severely wounded and was one of the first wounded sailors to return home. Rita came and picked him up in her car and escorted him to a Navel hospital in Corona. My dad never talked about his experience at Pearl Harbor but he always talked about Rita's kindness to him. A great human being.
That’s simply iconic! Much appreciation for your Fathers service!!🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
It’s good to know Rita “walked the talk” in her support of the troops and that your family member benefited from her kindness.
What a heart-warming story to pass down to family and friends! Love it! Thank your father for me for his Service to our Nation. Your Dad is a Hero indeed!
In corona?
Lies
Men really did a number on her, starting with her disgusting FATHER. Amazing content
Putrid filthy father 🤮👹
Nailed it
This guy had the gall to be upset with her marriages but forgot about violating his OWN daughter and who knows what else he did to his wife!!!
RIP to them both
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Can we just agree how beautiful women were then..whether you were Caucasian African American Spanish,Italian,Chinese PuertoRican,Indian..Just mesmerizing..
The chemical and toxic environment aka pollution was much less in previous generations including the food, meaning clearer skin and less toxic loads on people’s livers.
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Spanish and Italians are caucasians
Why are women of today so unattractive
@@heathereagleson1098 makeup was made with arsenic girls were killed by radiation in factories and birth control made you infertile or could kill you but yeah sure ok let’s pretend things we’re better lmfao
Rita Hayworth is a Hollywood icon. Gorgeous. But so much more. She was a talented actress, singer, and extraordinary dancer. Her 2 films with Fred Astaire are astonishing. He said later on that she was his favorite dance partner and the best dancer. But her childhood was so damaging. Between her father's "advances" and being forced to perform so young, she didn't stand a chance. Despite all that, Orson Welles said she was the sweetest, gentlest woman he ever knew. Thanks, Karine, for this touching tribute to the legendary Rita Hayworth. ❤❤
Orson was a difficult man but he wasn't cruel to her. They both had affairs. (She had an ongoing thing with Glenn Ford) Orson loved and respected Rita. He also directed her in what I consider by far her best role, Elsa in Lady From Shanghai. Gilda is more iconic but Elsa is the meatier and more dramatic role. She goes full gangster in that mirror shout out.
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It's sad to see how unhealed trauma leaves people feeling unworthy of love and respect. She accepted poorly behaved men in her life and lashed our in alcoholic fuelled rages because she never came to peace with those traumas. The good she had inside radiated from her and captivated so many. Unfortunately it also drew in abusers who were immature and also hadn't dealt with their own emotional traumas.
This kid in a movie with Rita, he said she treated him bad, Many people said Rita treated them bad. Rita treating a kid bad makes her pathetic.
So we'll put. May she now Rest In Peace.
Some take advantage, when they see they can.
She lashed out because she was being attacked. Stop dehumanizing women into "mental health issues" when they are just existing and someone attacks them. The guys that attacked her are horrible, mentally unstable people. Rita is a great actress and lived a great life in spite of the mental people trying to hurt her. She survived. Take your tired crap about women having "mental health issues" because of the fucking wind blowing.
@@shellecapos8574 your comment reads as though you are blaming the victim
This poor woman was so heavily traumatized that she was abusing alcohol just to survive which in part led to her decline into Alzheimer's Disease. It seems the constant trauma and having little to no personal sovereignty was internally killing her. Although she was forced to work from a very young age, beyond what any child should be ordered to do, with the grueling practicing, schedules, performing, etc, I understand she was quoted as saying that the happiest she ever was was when she was dancing. If you look at footage of her films where she is dancing, you can sometimes see that exuberance in her face and eyes, when she was truly happy.
May she be at peace on the other side with no more pain and her heart be joyful and free while she is dancing. RIP, Rita. 🌹
This was so insightful
As long as she knew JESUS AS HER LORD ,& SAVIOR
@@doreenstodolski615❤ great comment. Sucks she wasn't a good mother
Many have Alzheimers that don't have alcohol issues and had a kicked back life. WHAT are you talking about ??
@@lilianabatista9867life isn’t it’s about being a mother. It’s like the only thing y’all know how to do and so it’s default. Ppl have other talents.
Hollyweird still treat actresses, and minors like possessions. The entertainment industry is filled with predators.
Honestly, I MUCH prefer the theater. I don't know about Broadway. In fact, I know next to nothing about Broadway.
However, my experience with local theater has been, with only one exception, wonderful. And as I said in another comment, I have seen special young children absolutely BLOOM from their experiences on the stage. They are taught to be confident in themselves, not just when it comes to acting or singing or dancing, but just BEING. Being in public, with people watching you, and still holding onto your sense of self. Not to mention the help it gives in public speaking. AND, even the most spoiled brat must accept direction, in a stage production, unless the spoiled brat is also the director. And whether you're working on stage, at an office, or out on a road crew, you need to be able to accept direction. It's a truly valuable skill.
However, local theater is sort of self-limiting. The rehearsals are done in the evenings, and CANNOT last all day long, every day. And the play runs for a few weeks, and then it's switched for something else. Even if a child wants to be in every show, it's unlikely they will be, because the parts are limited and varied. The only guarantee is that there will be at least one adult part in every show.
So, yeah, local theater is awesome. Once you get onto a professional scale, however, the limits are removed, and it's possible to destroy a person's life with overwork, and excuses for why they just HAD to do this thing or that thing, "In order to get the performance we need, to please the audience and to create great ART." And that is where things start to go off the rails.
Like the way they forced Judy Garland to take drugs, just to keep going at the ridiculous pace they set. Not to mention the DANGEROUS scenes they filmed with her, WITHOUT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. "Oh, sure, she could have died, and she DID injure herself, but we got the shot! Give her a few pain pills, and a good night's sleep, and she'll be ready to perform again tomorrow!" You just don't get that in local theater, because unless you live in a horror-movie town, the people in town won't LET you.
They are everywhere, especially in churches.
She was so gorgeous especially with those brushed out pin curls cascading down her back and that beautiful smile. There’s just something about that old Hollywood glam that seems so untouchable to me.
Yeah the amount of torture she went through as a studio creation.
Hollywood transformed men and woman into beautiful ROBOTS / '30 and '40/
Any actress today to equal her beauty, or her fabulous dancing?
@@LaurenceDay-d2p not in my estimation. Rita’s timeless.
One thing you didn’t mention is that despite her singing lessons she was dubbed in all of her singing roles whether she wanted to be or not, to the point that she complained that Hollywood never gave her a chance to truly become a singer.
When you find out how awful her father was it’s no surprise Rita had so many bad marriages
She sang in Gilda when she had the acoustic guitar, though. There are 2 versions of the song in the movie, one by her and one dubbed when she did the club performance.
Ok
In the 1940s, my father worked as a busboy at a club where Rita Hayworth appeared every night (and where Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra performed). Among his duties at night's end was not only cleaning tables, but waiting for Rita to finish vomitting in the lady's room before he carried her out, inebriated, to her limosuine. Even at the peak of her stardom she was miserable.
The way she was treated and exploited, now wonder she turned to drink.
So tragic 😢
How sad....
I'm guessing she was already being drugged and/or sexually exploited which connects to her regularly vomiting. Did your father mention anything of that sort?
That's sad 😢
I always thought she was beautiful, but until recently, I never realized how well rounded she was an an entertainer. Back then, they could do it all.
Yes, so true. Now, artists can barely do what their trade is. Smh
Studios put a lot of resources into developing their all around stage talent. They were supposed to be god like, all around stars. Today that huge budget is put into advertising because careers aren’t expected to last a lifetime. Very sad.
Back then they HAD TO do it all.
A sensitive and insightful chronicle of the incomparable Rita Hayworth, who was both a truly beautiful woman and brilliant entertainer. Thank you Karine Alourde for this exhaustive study of a timeless cinematic legend. ❤🙏🏾
Today also such people are alivee n exist
They are just not promoted or do not last due to cliques sabotaging them
She was unbelievably lovely. I am troubled by the fact that she started to exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in her late 40’s.
I know getting that stuff that young I know that has to suck but she was a great actress
Dementia yes, Alzheimer's? Probably not. More likely Korsakoff syndrome due to alcohol abuse 🇦🇺♥️
Might be. Alzheimer’s is just the terminology I’ve seen bandied about over the years.
YES GLAD TOO HAVE KNOWN YOU MANM
Alcohol, stress, and mental illness i truly believe will affect a person that way.
Her dancing was incredibly beautiful just as Fred Astaire verified. I see her beyond her physical beauty. She moved like she was walking on air.
Just want to point out that Spaniards, English and Irish are all Europeans, so saying she was changing her looks to look more 'European' doesn't make sense.
She however is a Romani European.
Yes people need to be careful how they explain things. Spanish people are from Spain. Hispanic people are from Latin America and have Spanish heritage along with indigenous or African. Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas are Spanish. Salma Hayek is Mexican, so Latina although she also has Lebanese heritage like Shakira who is Colombian. Cameron Diaz is a white Latina. But perhaps Spanish people could still be seen as not white like the Irish and Italians too. They were seen on the same level as black people. Maybe as they have darker skin sometimes and darker eyes. I noticed Americans mix up Hispanic and Spanish which UK people don't do. Because Spain is next door and the UK doesn't really have Hispanic people per se
Yeah like a Swedish and an Albanian person will look completely different from one another but both are fully European
She was a Romany Calé Gitana. She was dark haired and olive skinned.
Tell the truth. It was to make her looks less Latina.
Thank you for this video! My mother was a real twin of Rita Hayworth. It was spooky. My Dad said that my mother used to have people ask for her autograph and not believe her when she said she wasn't her. I believe it. My mother too was a gifted ballroom dancer until she got MS when there was no treatment and was paralyzed for 15 years. She died only 2 years after Ms. Hayworth. When I see her in the movies, and look at my mother's pictures, it is a comfort. My mother was blessed to have only one husband, my Daddy, for all her life. He took loving care of her until her death. Such a tragic end for them both.
What a loving share of your mum and dad.
I was moved to tears about your story. So very sorry for your loss. I know how bad it hurts. Lost my Mama on 2012 at only age 69 of cancer. My Mama was also very beautiful and was a fashion model until about 25. She even modeled maternity wear while pregnant with my younger brother!
So so sorry....now I'm crying. 😢😢😢😢
Miss Gilda herself! Rita Hayworth! She was very talented! Got involved with the wrong men! Her childhood wasn't the best! It carried on sadly into her adult life! Her demise was so sad! She lives on with her style, her talent, and her presence on screen! What a goddess! Thanks love!! Good update!!😁😁😁💋💋💋💋💕💕💕
It's so ironic how most women (including myself) would give anything to be as beautiful as these famous actresses, only to find out their lives were full of misery and abuse. Makes me think: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! ... Rita Hayworth is one of my favorite actresses. I saw Gilda in the 90s when I was only 14 and loved her since then. It's so heartbreaking to hear her story about all the abuse, her transformation, changes to make her like whiter, low self esteem and long work hours at a young age.
😢 yes.
Now I see why they got rid of the old hollywood system because it destroyed young ladies and that's a d*** shame
Unfortunately when you are beautiful many people become very jealous and bitter even family and close friends also partners.
There's a reason that her poster appeared on Andy's prison wall in 'The Shawshank Redemption".
They lost me at " no baked goods".
Didn't eat carbs but her favorite food was Mexican how to pull that off
Poor Rita!!!! Like you said, she DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE!!!! When you have LOUSY PARENTS, ESPECIALLY FATHERS, WHO ACTUALLY SLEEP WITH THEIR CHILDREN (HORRIBLE), AND THEY PUSH YOU INTO THIS LIFE AS PART OF THEIR OWN FANTASIES, IT'S A WONDER RITA DIDN'T WALK INTO TRAFFIC AS A KID!!!! Rest In Eternal Peace Rita, your father is FIANALLY PAYING FOR HIS ATTROCITIES!!!!
Sheesh! The women back then were mesmerizingly stunning!
You are stunning too
I thought it couldn’t get any more heartbreaking than Judy Garland’s story….until I learned about Miss Rita
Also look up Sandra Dee's story which is equally heart breaking. Nothing was as it seemed in the "entertainment" industry.
Shows the industry must attract broken people. Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Natalie Wood, Rita Hayworth, Sandra Dee, all abused secsually or mentally
Mom mom lived a few doors down from Rita, outside of the studio. Rita was so desperately lonely, she would confide in my 10 year old mom. When the studio wanted my mom to be a starlet, and her memory of Rita being so lonely and sad was enough to keep her from accepting.
It’s funny how Hollywood saw dark hair as too Spanish….I work with a woman who is french, soanish snd italian and is blonde haired and blue eyed, who’s ex husbsnd is straight down the line spaniard. And he’s paler in skin and has ginger/auburn hair. A lot of spaniards are like this. Hollywood is was so narrow minded.
My family is from Southern Italy and I inherited their dark hair. My husband's father is Irish and French and had dark hair in his youth.
I find dark hair to be the most beautiful, but to each their own.
Indeed. The most of Spaniards have light or medium brown hair. The most dye their hair in black (like I do). My natural hair is more light brown.
More european? Spain is not europe?
What always blows my mind is the hair. Not just hers, but Marilyn Monroe and all the others who had beautiful hair, had to dye it all kinds of different colors by the studios, and it was their REAL HAIR! There were no hair extensions back then, not as many hair products, and yes I know they wore wigs but in most of the movies these women use their own real natural beautiful hair, I just can’t get over it sometimes.
I wouldn't call electrolysis or dyeing her hair as "drastic" or even as plastic surgery. Rita's beauty was natural and easy. She possessed a charisma that was hypnotic. Without a doubt, she was one of the most gorgeous people to have ever graced the silver screen.
Exactly I was also commenting on that. It’s a gross insult to her legacy
Yes electrolysis is not surgery! Nor is dying her hair! I feel you went for the clickbait title there, which disrespects her and her natural beauty!
Exactly. Well said and FACT
Well possibly back then electrolysis was more of a severe process then it's modern form
Yah seriously. They shaved her widow's peak, that's not forehead surgery.
I rode with her daughter Yasmin when she attended Bennington College in the 1970’s… she was a sweetheart ❤ later on when visiting in the Hampton in 2005 I read about her son’s suicide. She was a talented opera singer herself who suffered from the inter generational abuse
I like how the old stars never really lied about their diets to the extent stars do now. she was honest about the fact that she restricted carbs from her diet completely. rather than stars today who get surgery, starve and over exercise and lie and say they eat hamburgers and stuff.
celebrities nowadays would get dragged for promoting disordered eating if they ever talked about their true diets
Love your channel, Karine. If you want to learn more about Rita Hayworth, the book "If This Was Happiness" (by Barbara Leaming) is a stellar biography. Be warned: your heart will break for the fragile, incandescent Rita.
Thanks lucky! Ill look for that book! Sounds great!😃
I swear Hollywood women were so strong back then. They knew abuse, poverty, war. What it's feels like to not have something to eat. Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Sofia Loren, Joan Crawford, Dorothy Dandridge... That's why in my opinion they got this strong appeal. We can feel they were tough, survivors. They really got humble begenings and succed to transform their life to having the World at their feet by their own hands!
I read that some were forced to have abortions… or be dropped
Yes!! This is what’s missing from Hollywood these days. Nepotism has killed the industry. 😞
I think all women were stronger at that time. To survive they had to be strong. Today's women don't have to fight every step of the way to make life better for themselves. It was done for them by that generation and they don't even remember to be grateful., 🙏
Karine - I love your biographies because most importantly you show compassion for the people you showcase. Like you mention a very unflattering photo of Ms Hayworth from the early 1970’s, but decline to show it out of respect. You do great work and I really appreciate the seriousness with which you take it.
I have to say, I literally fell in love with Rita Hayworth when I was a teenager!
She made me fall in love with the Golden age of Hollywood.
Such a beautiful, sweet soul and so much talent!!
Thank you for doing research on my all time favorite lady of old Hollywood 🧡
She helped Andy get out of prison in my favorite movie Shawshank Redemption !!❤
Oh that's right 😆 I was going to do my research, then I remembered.
@@karelglasner2673 Yeah she was the big poster on the jail wall🤣. I was so happy when Andy got free and he got his payback on everyone who did him wrong.
It was Raquel Welch, the actress who was on Andy's poster, not Rita Hayworth, though there is a similarity there.
@@ajc2208the short story on which The movie was based was called "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". If I remember correctly, Andy covered the hole first with Rita, then ended with Raquel, so you are both right.
I'm a Raquel and it definitely was Raquel although many graced Andy's wall.
It always ends sad! Men always abusive! This is real life! Her kids was going through the trash!😮 My mom died from Alzheimer’s Oct 17 2022 not just Stars we all suffer
Cause they were either narcs who were jealous of her fame or married her for clout then tried to *change* her like men always do
I’m so sorry you lost your mom😢
She was mesmerizing, wasn't she? And that line... men go to bed with Gilda & wake up with me. I believe Sharon Stone said something similar. It's sad. Thanks for keeping the memories of those women alive. Women have really been going through it for a long time. It's a reminder that feminism wasn't born from frivolous reasons, just like the # me too movement. The older I get & the more I learn, the harder I cry for my mother's generation, my grandmother's generation & all the previous ones. Can't help it
you wrote that so eloquently... it really is a true testament to what our mothers (grandmothers, etc) went through, and having the perspective that you do helps so many of us women realize that our mothers went through so much; they were only human doing the best that they could
They wouldn't want you to cry for them. They didn't know any different. The majority were tougher than women today.
@@baylorsailor this 100%
That's not the point. It shouldn't have been like that
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Rita Hayworth....The great love of my father's life. He was crazy about her his whole life. My mother kept saying..... "Thank God the other woman is an illusion on the silver screen. "
I still laugh about that today and I am 73. Thank you so much for this video.
She really was so beautiful. May I also say a big thank you for not showing that photo of Rita at the airport, that was very kind and thoughtful of you. Cheers.
Nice that he admired some women.
She was more beautiful than Marilyn..
By far & more talented.
Even Betty Grable was too.
She was naturally sexy!!!! M.M. forced herself to come off as sexy!!!
A very beautiful lady with a very sad life. Her "european" look was stunning, but I actually prefered her latin look when she had black hair. Regardless, she was indeed mesmerizing. I think she, Judy Garland, and Marilyn were extremely exploited and completely misunderstood. They were robbed their humanity and turned into fantasy characters that they were forced to embody. No one cared about who they really were as human beings. Even today, Hollywood is run by evil men (Weinstein is one of them, but there are many others who have not yet been caught). Not all that glitters is gold.
I agree about the evil men running Hollyweird but I thought Rita looked pretty but in an ordinary way with the dark hair and lower hairline. After her transformation to the red haired Rita she was stunning. She glowed. Also I didn't like the way she looked with the bleach blonde hair either. It lowered her stunningness a couple pegs as well.
European? Spain is in Europe....
@@reesedaniel5835 I think that was just because she had gotten a bit older. The pics with black hair she was a super young with baby fat and not as chiseled yet.
Well good news. Hollywood is starting to be run by evil women as well as men. I.e. Oprah Winfrey, Kathleen Kennedy.
@@lemku3318I’m amazed by how many people think Latin is non European. Did Latin not come from the Romans😂
I love Rita Hayworth, thank you for posting her story. I think most of the stars that were beautiful and famous back in the golden age of Hollywood, all had tragic stories, especially the women and its heart breaking to hear how they were all treated. It's horrible, now days most of those men would be in jail for all the abuse they put on those women.
And back in Hollywood’s Golden Age, the casting couch was alive and thriving too!
I worked in a nursing home and had to deal with people with alcohol induced dementia. Most people with it are mean. It's like dealing with a sundowner all day long. Anyone who can care give someone with AID are angels.
Rita was probably a raging alcoholic
Bless you for doing that.
Hey Kerine you are right about parents forcing there children to be in show business Shirley Temple Parents did the same thing to her sad along with countless of other child stars.
She was so beautiful and so wanting to be loved for herself. How sad. Someone so lovely couldn't get the love they needed. 😢
So important for a daughter to have a loving relationship with her father . Obviously sons too , but he will be a daughters role model 🙏 abusive parents will almost always lead to abusive partners sadly ! Speaking from experience ! What a wonderful, beautiful women 🙏
Even in her older movies at an older age she still carried herself with grace, ellegance, and glamor!
I live in Europe. We consider Spanish Caucasians and White. Not trying to be rude, just saying. Americans often think South Americans are not White but lots are originally from Spain, Italy. I think of all Europeans no matter what country they are from to be Brothers, it is same like Americans feel about other Americans. I live in Nordic country and think other Nordic countries, Russia and Baltic countries are close to each other and Brothers.
This woman don’t know what she’s talking about. First off Her Spanish side is Romani/gypsy, but she’s speaking like Rita is from Latin America. And 2nd how can someone with European heritage try to “look European”. Dying her hair means nothing as dark hair is also common in Europe
She was gorgeous and talented. Scarlett Johansson could play Rita in a biopic.
Regardless of her look ... either way. She was not Latina, she was of European ancestry; Spain - in Europe, along with Irish ancestry. A lot of women get plastic surgery for many reasons, not necessarily to hide any particular features.
Nope, Scarlett can't really act
@@RAJOHN-ke7mc I didn't say she could act
She favors her a lot
correct , being a SPANIARD she partly the heritage of Hispanic not Latin. interesting "Latin America" (a made up term) has many mixed heritage folks of regional indigenous and SPANIARD invaders. so it is a complex issue of heritage and location. some Latinos(as) are actually Spaniards by heritage. hence the reason "latinos speak the SPANISH language.
@@unjaded2why is it a struggle for people to understand Spanish is European
My father molested my sister & she too has always accepted relationships with sh*t men. Parents who molest their children are garbage, no matter what else they do or don't do in life.
She was a beautiful person inside and out. She was an excellent actor and dancer. Fred Astaire said she was his favorite dancer. Unfortunately she was married to the wrong men,an abusive father & was surrounded by the wrong people. RIP 💖
Karine, I completely agree with u. It is so tragic that some of the most beautiful starlets have lived a shell of a life permanently damaged mentally and emotionally from being taken advantage of from the cradle to the grave. So very sad. A lot of them never stood a chance at a normal life of true happiness
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Hair removal and dying your hair doesnt count as plastic surgery.
They do Not "sell their souls"
They are Tricked into believing they have sold it.
Your soul belongs to God and is not yours to sell.
Where did u learn this?
Thank you. That's true, technically. But, humans are given free will.
I totally agree with everything you said about parents putting their children into this.
Hello, good evening and I hope all's fine with you there? Hope to hear from you soon.. Ok
one of THE most extraordinary woman of all time..in my opinion..beauty , style , acting , and of course dancing..she was one of a kind...
Hello 👋 how're you doing?
A starlet is an aspiring actress who longs for fame, pretty but without outstanding talent or unique beauty, often on the arm of an influential man. Rita was a STAR.
I love Rita Hayworth! I know they did her story with who played wonder woman in the 80s, but they should do an update. Old Hollywood is beautiful yet extremely tragic and dark. (Hell even now).
Linda Carter?
Rita Hayworth was one of old Hollywood's most gorgeous stars. I was surprised to learn that her beautiful hair wasn't naturally red. Thanks for the interesting video.
I thought she was natural red head
@@Dancestar1981 she actually looks good in red hair than dark hair.
In the video you said that her father "sensually" took advantage of her. It is called sexual abuse. There is nothing sensual about it.
Rita Hayworth did have a tragic life. Starting with her father. It's really a shame that
her marriages were disappointed. Rita Hayworth
was thought to be an alcoholic. She had Dementia. Her daughter Yasmin was a great daughter caring for her mom. I'm so glad that she wasn't an alcoholic. She got blamed for things that were
not in her control. She had a great career. RIP lovely lady.
Hearing these stories of glamorous women going through this level of abuse shakes me to my core maybe because on screen the seem so untouchable and perfect. How convenient it is to see these manosphere dudes wanting to go back to THESE “Good old days”. I am glad we are waking up ⬆️
Your channel means so much to me. Not to be dramatic but I sincerely love history and learning about femininity(as I’m naturally a more masculine personality) and I love it when the truth is exposed no matter how dark. I just feel it’s important to talk about the truth. But YO! Did you see the trailer for Brooke Shields new Nextflix documentary! I feel like you must’ve already heard about it but it automagically made me think of you. You were the first person I found that opened my eyes to Brooke shields life and upbringing. Thank you for all the effort and research you put in 🙏🏼🌹✨
So glad I caught this...Rita has been one of my favorite actresses. Thank you! So love your channel.
Her story is so heartbreaking. Hollywood made her hide her Hispanic heritage, she was married to a bunch of jerks, AND people treated her as a laughingstock in her later years because they thought she was a drunk and druggie, but it turned out that her erratic behavior and memory loss was caused by Alzheimer’s.
Her father was from Spain, and her mother was an American of Irish and English heritage.
@@charlesadams2765 I think she looks very Irish. I have a few cousins who look just like her!
Spanish people are white, Spain is literally in Europe 😂
@@diahreea2022 I agree, but back in Rita Hayworth’s day, Hollywood’s idea of “white” was preferably of Anglo-Saxon heritage. Spanish was “too exotic”.
@@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living Marilyn Monroe dyed her hair and got electrolysis too, does that mean they were making her change her heritage too, even thought she was a white redhead?
One tip: plurals need an 'are' or a 'were'. 'There is 3000 pictures', for example, or 'There was 3000 pictures'...'There ARE 3000', or 'There WERE 3000'. It's a common error made these days, and it's a shame to make such a mistake when the rest of the work looks good.
I'm certainly no star, but I do know what it's like to be told you're never good enough. Even when I earned my bachelor's degree, my father said that it meant nothing. Meanwhile, he only had his high school diploma after being held back for 3 consecutive years! No matter what I did or how I looked, it was never good enough.
You’re broke a ceiling in your family lineage and that’s not always welcome from those you expect to be happy for you. You did a great accomplishment and now you have to cheer yourself on. It doesn’t feel good but it’s going to make you strong whether you like it or not. Much love ❤
Your father was a fool
💭 I Love, love, love how the Clothes looked back then... (feminine stylish fun and fancy.) Also the hair, the accessories, etc. Beautiful! 💋💎👍🏼
I definitely do not like this music
I was born on her Birthday October 17th. One of my favorite actresses of all time. You did a fabulous job on this one❤❤❤
Omg me too.
@@pigglywiggly3488 i can totally relate to her,and how she never saw who she was except in the eyes of others who clearly treated her the way she felt deserved very sad indeed If only we all learned how to accept ourselves, we would never allow such abuse . I have however found this to be a pattern with us Librans.
@@hairrum I've heard that's why we incarnate as libras. Balance and proper give and take. We give too much.
@@pigglywiggly3488 For SURE!!!!!
Is that a Libra? Libra is ruled by Venus.
I’ve been on a five day mental breakdown, today being peak, and let me just say that not only do I find these videos calming, they are also incredibly interesting and well covered. I can’t imagine the hard work you put into them!! I appreciate them and you a’lot. This is the only thing right now that is keeping me anchored and I feel really grateful that I’m able to feel some peace right now.
So gorgeous. Thank you so much for this video Karine. I love to listen to your voice early in the morning. It so sad to listen to Rita having to experience that with her father.
Can you please make more Indian celebrities like Vyajyaanthimala and Sridevi ❤
Thank you and I adore your soothing voice❤❤❤
While I think it's a good thing to shed light on abuse, I think it's wrongminded to sum up a person's entire life as a "HORRIFIC tragedy of ince$t, surgeries, powerful men and worse".
Agreed!!!
Very well said!
I've always loved Rita, but I had no idea about her backstory. Sadly, the relationship with her father colored the rest of her relationships. It's sad about her and Wells. It's all sad, really. Hollywood is a toxic grist mill, then and now, that ruins people. I really enjoyed this presentation. Very well done and researched. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
These vids make me feel so conflicted because growing up I always wanted to be like one of these stars SO BAD, to be glamorous and admired for my beauty 💅🏻 but then you learn what their lives were really like and it was so much misery for outward perfection
Because suffering is the only thing that creates beauty. Diamonds form under pressure .
@@kujjitafari8509 exactly 😢😢it's so sad
Like the saying goes"not all that glitters is gold"
Life has a way of balancing things out. Excel in one aspect of it and suffer in another. No one has it made. Just be thankful and content with what you have.
I don't believe everyone or most people in Hollywood sold their soul. People love to feed into these conspiracies a lot(myself included in the past)because it makes them feel better about themselves, or because they are low-key envious of the celebrities wealth or status. Yes not all that glitters shines, but a lot of these celebrities are human just like this(and some are more suspicious)But, they have really good aspects to them and really bad at the same time. I do not worship or blindly idolize celebrities either but I no longer demonize them too. There are many predators or everyday people who sell their soul too. There are friends that I have had in my past who also did Orgi*s and had lots of wild parties, these things are not exclusive to Hollywood.
Sometimes people in Hollywood do sell their soul and a lot of times they don't, they just work their butts off and put in the effort and hard work.
If they wanted fame and money in hollyweird.. then they sold it to em
You don't have to sign a contract to "sell your soul".....you do it by choosing this world's fame and fortune over God's truth. IF you chose Jesus instead of the world, you would be hated, never famous. The famous who claim Jesus are false believers. "Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God" ...1 John 2:15/James 4:4 (God's Words not mine, don't attack the messenger 😄)
Umm since when is orgies n wild parties a bad thing....?😅and where was it claimed it was a thing of hers...? Anyway it s called sexual freedom, funnily enough poly seems more popular in US than europe wmeven though they supposed to be all do christian...yet in many pagan countries in europe it s still frowned upopn n thought as "weirdos" ... i ve belgium n Germany more free than others though i do wonder why... never have i ever understood monogamy nor will i ever...why does one person have to so desperately be "the perfection" to one person forever n search for this "perfection" just to not be alone?? Can't we just be happy n free wherever whenever?🤷♀️
Thank you so much Karine.
Your videos are amazing. If possible, can you make more videos talking about diet and having a healthy lifestyle? I noticed you have a video on it but I would love to hear more ❤
Thank you Karine
All i see in these videos about beautiful Hollywood stars is the men they marry despising their power and influence and becoming abusive control freaks the levels that toxic masculinity will go to to retain power over someone is disgusting
What a beautiful person inside and out. She’s pretty, smart, sweet, she can act, sing, dance. The quintessential Renaissance woman 😇😘💗🌸🙏👍👏💯☀️🎉🎊
In Santa Barbara, I worked with Dick Haymes daughter, Nugent with actress Joann Drew. Nugent told me about being a kid and going driving with her dad, saw Rita Hayworth in the front seat. Dick Haymes was a hopeless alcoholic.
I think she is more attractive than Marilyn
Gilda is such an amazing film but she had such a sad ending. She needed therapy and protection and it seems she got neither.
I think Yasmin tried her best
I really love how in depth you go. You did so much research and all the photographs are incredible. My only complaint, the background music, It's almost unbearable. Almost stopped watching so many times. Love your content though.
This was a time when people could actually act. They did not need sex scenes to make the movies good. Now a days these actors and actress can not act unless there is soft porn in the movie or ridiculous scenes that are not realistic.
Totally agree……most of the new movies they make nowadays are so hammy or boring, they are not worth the $20-$25 admission to see them. I honestly cannot remember the last extraordinary movie I saw, that stopped me in my tracks.
@@finnsmom8470 I don’t even go any longer. Between the cost of the movie, snacks and bad acting, horrible writing , I prefer not too waste time or money
Uhhh Spain is in Europe... no matter how low her hairline or how dark her hair or how Spanish her last name, she would STILL be European looking and sounding. 10:50-11:05
Her father was Romani.
@@petalchild a white man
@@dreamdoll521 You clearly don't know anything about Romani people then
@@petalchildRomani in Spain are mixed unlike the rest of Europe, they have been mixing in Spain for centuries so they all have European heritage too
Love your format! Felt like listening to a friend telling me what she learned. Rita was my mom’s favorite and always said that Hollywood and her family used and abuse her. Thank you.
Wow, I'm in tears. I watched her movies for years
I always thought she was the most beautiful and elegant woman
I had no idea she was so talented. Orson was the luckiest man on the planet
What stupidity and arrogance.
..men!!!!
Those men and her father should never bat out of hell
Her poor mother, so weak n helpless to help her own daughter from that monster
I had always wondered what her real singing voice sounded like? There’s one song rumored to be her real voice, but it hasn’t been proven.
On another note, personal opinion: I really dislike when people FaceTune or photoshop her or other Old Hollywood Stars photos to make them *more* beautiful then the original. It happens so much on IG. It’s disheartening, I’m referring to the cover image of this video. I guess it’s an odd mirror of Hollywood taking what was beautiful already and giving them a full makeover lol
Ali Agha Khan cheated on her with Irene Papas while Rita's daughter was really a little toddler
She was my favorite actress ever. I still think she is one of the most beautiful and glamorous stars ever!!!
You’re one of my favorite video essayists, thank you! ❤
Took a DNA test and I'm related to this lady❤
Music is great. Maybe just maybe slow jazz would be better choice for the retro film stars. But it is great as it is. Rita was marrying what she was used to. Controlling man. That’s all. Kids are exploited by greedy parents. Look at Britney or Lindsay Logan Michael Jackson the osmonds. It is crazy. On the other hand we have jealous parents, who put their kids down and never allow them to reach their own potential. Equally sad.
poor rita her father was a monster
She already looked European. Not all of Europe is light skinned and light/red haired
Will you do one on Velma Hopkins?…she always seems to get forgotten about. I’m sure her life journey would be nice to see. Love your channel😊
I love these videos Karina….and you know what….you are a goddess yourself!!!! So beautiful. ❤❤
She reminds me of my grandmother a little. Very beautiful and hardworking, with a difficult and sad childhood that would make most people very bitter & suspicious of everyone around them, and yet loving and grateful for anything good in her life. Also enormously talented (my grandmother was an artist).
My God. I *DESPISE* her marriages!!!! And *WHYYYYYYY* in the hell was Princess Yasmeen going through the trash under the supervision of a babysitter???
So she was NEVER an alcoholic. She had early onset Alzheimers. I am not surprised that she wasn't an alcoholic. All that physical activity dancing and working as an actress is not conducive to being an alcoholic.
The music is distracting.. Just an observation.. Your voice is smooth enough that you do not need the crazy scratching words, or whatever!!
Thankyou for this informative video.I totally agree with all your comments towards the end .A beautiful,sweet person,full of talent.I have always admired her and wished she could have found that special man she deserved and wanted instead of these useless,uncaring ,arrogant , abusive men she endured.
Could you make a video about Romy Schneider? Incredible actress with a sad story!
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the reason the Mom may have been unhappy is that she was married to an abusive narcissist who was having sex with her daughter. I don’t think that’s a stretch. 🤷🏼♀️