Rita Hayworth & Alzheimer’s disease By the late 1950s, Hayworth began to display symptoms of early onset Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately, her confusion and fading memory were misdiagnosed by her friends and family as alcoholism. In the 1970s, as Hayworth’s mental status worsened, she experienced several distressing public spectacles. The worst was in 1976, when she became agitated on a plane trip to London, and photos of the disheveled actress were broadcast worldwide. Although the original patient d

48K views · 2.5K reactions | Rita Hayworth, who was born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Spanish and Irish parents, was discovered by a film producer when she was dancing onstage in Mexico. After a few bit parts, her name and image was changed. Author Luis Reyes explains how she resonated with audiences. If you missed our evening honoring #HispanicHeritageMonth, the films are available on Watch TCM. https://myt.cm/vfmk9t | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

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67K views · 2.5K reactions | Some classics  Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You’ll Never Get Rich, 1941  | The Wonderful World of Dance | Facebook

21K views · 515 reactions | Rita Hayworth e Fred Astaire em cena no filme "'Ao compasso do amor' | 'You'll Never Get Rich'". - direção: Sidney Lanfield (1941) Música: 'So Near and Yet So Far', de Cole Porter | Vitrola e película | Facebook

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968K views · 10K reactions | Dance with me  Rita Hayworth___✏ | Wonderful song and picture | Facebook

48K views · 1.9K reactions | Rita Hayworth dances to "Love's Holiday" — with the greatest popular-music dancer of all time, Fred Astaire.  Song by Earth, Wind & Fire (1977)  Artificial intelligence was NOT used in the making of this, meaning this dance compilation was created entirely by myself. | Jack Jenkins | Facebook

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