Rita Hayworth's potential was obvious at an early age. In 1935 at age 17 she had already signed a short term studio contract with Fox . By 19 she had signed on with Colombia Studios.
From those early beginnings in the mid-1930s RIta Hayworth would finish the 1940s as one of Hollywood's major stars.
Rita Hayworth aolong side Betty Grable and other 1930s and 40s bombshells graced the footlockers and barrack walls of many an enlisted soldier during World War II.
Her crowning glory, however, was her fiery auburn mane of hair which set her appart from the stereotypical blonde bombshells and sultry brunettes in movies such as Gilda famous for it's one glove striptease, the Loves of Carmen and the Lady from Shanghai .
